Waterbased UV LED-Curable Compositions for Graphics Applications
By Jo Ann Arceneaux, Tong Wang and Hwei-Ling Yau, allnex USA Inc.; and Michel Tielemans, Kevin Poelmans and Laurence Boutreau, allnex Belgium SA/NV
Abstract
With the...
Facile One-Step Synthesis of Photocurable Urethane Acrylates
By Igor V. Khudyakov, PhD, DSc, Research and Development Director, Performance Coatings International Laboratories
Introduction
Urethane acrylates (methacrylates) are valuable oligomers widely used in industry. They...
Regulatory News
Changes to Public Availability of TSCA Section 5 Submissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to a real-time system of providing information to...
Structure and Property Relationships for Polymers
The second edition of “Professor’s Corner” included a discussion about the fundamental physical property differences between low molecular mass materials and polymers1. These included...
UV Enhances Print Project
By Lara Copeland, contributing editor, UV+EB Technology
Performing print finishing services, Feiereisen, Inc., is a family-owned business with headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In business...
FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Allow UV Decorating Techniques to Shine
The FSEA Gold Leaf Awards competition evaluates print and packaging submissions that utilize a wide range of specialty finishing techniques, from foil stamping and...
Recent Progress in UV-/EB-Curable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
By Chris Orilall, Zack Weinert, Jon Scholte, Chuck Dong, and Jeff Klang, Arkema Inc., Sartomer Business Unit
Abstract
Energy-curable pressure sensitive adhesives (EC-PSAs) eliminate the need...
UV LED Low-Migration Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging
By Jake Staples, Technical Team Leader, Ashland
The global flexible packaging market continues to evolve as shifts in consumer preference lean more toward convenience in...
Association News
2020 RadTech Conference Abstract Deadlines Near
Abstract deadlines are approaching for the 2020 RadTech UV+EB Technology Conference and the 2020 IUVA Americas Conference, scheduled for...
“Do you have time to answer a few questions…”
Seventy-one years ago, the headline (Dewey Defeats Truman) in the Chicago Daily Tribune incorrectly identified the winner of the 1948 presidential election. Was this...
