Gigahertz-Optik Inc., Amesbury, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of innovative UV-VIS-NIR optical radiation measurement instrumentation for specification critical industrial, medical and research applications, now offers “Light Measurement Solutions for General and Specialized Lighting,” a short-form catalog. The catalog includes sections covering lighting quality, LED … [Read more...] about Gigahertz-Optik Offers Short-Form Catalog
2020 and 2021: No End to Chaos in Sight
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence It has been pointed out for years that business hates uncertainty more than anything – even certainty over bad news and crisis is preferable to not knowing what is happening. Planning is the essence of business – setting strategies that can be executed and evaluated in terms of whether they are reaching set … [Read more...] about 2020 and 2021: No End to Chaos in Sight
Effect of post-curing process on the performance of automotive 3D-printed specimens
By Forough Zareanshahraki, Coatings Research Institute, Eastern Michigan University; Amelia Davenport, Colorado Photopolymer Solutions; and Neil Cramer, Christopher Seubert, Ellen Lee and Matthew Cassoli, Research and Innovation Center, Ford Motor Company Abstract The final material properties of 3D-printed parts that utilize UV-curable resins are highly dependent on any … [Read more...] about Effect of post-curing process on the performance of automotive 3D-printed specimens
Electron-Beam Induced Grafting Enables Ophthalmic Surgical Products
By Liz Stevens, contributing writer, UV+EB Technology AST Products, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, produces a range of ophthalmic surgical products. It was selected for a RadTech 2020 Emerging Technology Award for its novel and innovative use of electron beam technology for the surface treatment of a medical device. The surface treatment applies a lubricious hydrophilic layer … [Read more...] about Electron-Beam Induced Grafting Enables Ophthalmic Surgical Products
Real-Time Monitoring and Degree of Cure of UV-Cured Resin
By Huan Lee and Stephen Pomeroy, Lambient Technologies Abstract High-speed dielectric cure monitoring has the unique ability to measure cure in real time under actual process conditions, which is valuable for studying materials that polymerize in seconds, such as H.B. Fuller U3345,1 the UV-curable adhesive used for this study. Under UV irradiation, U3345 reacts rapidly and … [Read more...] about Real-Time Monitoring and Degree of Cure of UV-Cured Resin