By Dianna Brodine, managing editor, UV+EB Technology RadTech, the nonprofit association for UV/EB photopolymer chemistry, in cooperation with The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has formed the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA), to engage industry, academia, government and nongovernmental organizations to advance materials and systems … [Read more...] about RadTech and NIST Collaborate on New Alliance
UV Rocks! Fender Reduces Cycle Time with UV Curing
By Jim Raymont, EIT LLC Ever dream of being in a rock band? Still playing the air guitar and singing in the shower? As a trumpet player who was unable to sing, the closest I came to rock stardom was an aunt in the 1960s girl group, The Secrets (http://www.spectropop.com/gg/secrets.html). They managed to get a few songs on the radio and, at the “peak” of their brief run, had a … [Read more...] about UV Rocks! Fender Reduces Cycle Time with UV Curing
Nebraska Company Leads in Ceramic Additive Materials
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Tethon 3D (“Tethon”), of Omaha, Nebraska, is a company on the cutting edge of ceramic 3D printing, offering UV-curable ceramic, metal and polymer resins, ceramic powders and custom-formulated materials. Tethon also sells its own 3D UV printer – the Bison 1000 ceramic DLP printer – and proprietary resins for it. Poised as a provider for … [Read more...] about Nebraska Company Leads in Ceramic Additive Materials
Intermolecular Attractive Forces: The Key to Understanding Polymer Properties, Part 1
To understand the nature of solids and liquids, the forces of attraction holding the component atoms, molecules and/or ions together must be considered. Without these forces, only gases would be possible, and the universe would be a very different place. So, for solids and liquids to exist at all, gaseous species must have the inherent ability to attract one another strongly … [Read more...] about Intermolecular Attractive Forces: The Key to Understanding Polymer Properties, Part 1
Embellishing with Electron Beam
From glitz and glam to texture and realism, embellishment can provide an added layer of pizzaz to any package. And when competition for the consumer’s attention has never been so fierce, embellishment can be the differentiator that makes a package fly off the shelf – figuratively speaking, that is. Embellishment has not quite yet risen to the level of magic, though what some … [Read more...] about Embellishing with Electron Beam