By Cara Bommarito, RadTech UV/EB technology is known for many environmental positives, offering users a great opportunity to transform their systems to more efficient and cleaner processes. RadTech has formed a sustainability committee to better promote the environmental benefits of UV/EB and explore how the industry may address increasing environmental concerns. The committee … [Read more...] about Introducing RadTech’s Sustainability Committee
Enabling Energy-Curable Adhesion Through Polymer Design
By Namgoo Kang, Ph.D.; Ken Myers; Mark Adams; Andrew Sandt and William C. Miles, Ph.D., Penn Color, Inc. The adhesion of energy-curable coatings is a subject of great interest, particularly for substrates that are low energy (i.e. plastics) or in the joining of substrates with different surface energies.1 Advantages of energy-curable coatings are that they often are very … [Read more...] about Enabling Energy-Curable Adhesion Through Polymer Design
Mighty Buildings’ 3D-Printed Sustainable Homes
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Oakland, California-based construction company Mighty Buildings is a cutting-edge builder using 3D printing, robotics and automation to create stylish, affordable and sustainable factory-built homes. The company’s custom-designed 3D printer extrudes a proprietary thermoset composite, which hardens into a lightweight but stone-like … [Read more...] about Mighty Buildings’ 3D-Printed Sustainable Homes
LED Measurement Solutions for Adhesive Applications
UV LEDs with peak spectral outputs between 365-405 nanometers (nm) are increasingly being used to cure adhesives, but converting a process from mercury to LED may involve more than “turning on” an LED and “turning off” a mercury source. It is important to work with your supplier/formulator to test, evaluate and – if needed – make changes to the formulation. Three parameters A … [Read more...] about LED Measurement Solutions for Adhesive Applications
A Long-Lived EB: Machine Function and Maintenance, Part 1
Did you know there still are electron beams in operation that were manufactured over 30 years ago? With relatively few moving parts and a solid industrial build, electron beams are prone to long lifetimes; however, true longevity, as with most machines, comes from establishing and performing good maintenance practices. By understanding a bit about how an EB functions and what … [Read more...] about A Long-Lived EB: Machine Function and Maintenance, Part 1