Association News
RadTech Elects 2018 Board Members
RadTech has announced the election of new board members. Todd Fayne, Pepsico; Sunny Ye, 3M; and Mike Bonner, Saint Clair...
EHS Guide Enhances Safety for Users of UV-Curable 3D Printing
By Nancy Cates, contributing writer, UV+EB Technology
Increasingly, 3D printers are being used in non-laboratory settings such as libraries, schools or workshops. While many different...
Microfabrication of Riblets for Drag Reduction: A Novel UV Approach Utilizing Photolithographic Methods
By H. Bilinsky, CEO, MicroTau Pty Ltd.
I. Introduction
Although drag-reducing riblet microstructures have been researched for over two decades and reliably demonstrate up to 10...
RadTech 2016 UV/EB Technology Conference and Exhibition
With attendance up five percent over the 2014 event, RadTech 2016 has been deemed a success. More than 80 exhibitors and 1,400 attendees gathered...
The Effect of Different Curing Methods on Tack-Free Curing
By Amelia Davenport, Mike Idacavage and Neil Cramer, Colorado Photopolymer Solutions
From coatings to biomedical implants to photolithographically controlled materials, photopolymerization has dramatic advantages. It...
Adhesion Enhancement of UV-Cure Inks onto Polymers by Gas-Phase Plasma Pretreatments
By Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, Inc.
Abstract
The demand for UV-cure inkjet printing and coating onto two-dimensional and three-dimensional plastic products – including thin...
Effectiveness of UV Light-Emitting Diodes for Inactivating Biomolecules and Microorganisms
By Theresa Thompson, Ph.D., Application Scientist, Phoseon Technology
Ultraviolet (UV) LED technology for curing is one of the market segments that has gained worldwide acceptance...
UV LED curing systems: Measuring accurately and eliminating safety hazards
By Geri Tangdiongga, Don Moncy Dominic and Dominik Stephan, Dymax Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Abstract
Ultraviolet (UV) LED technologies are progressing very rapidly in recent years,...
Q&A: EB-Curing Technology
by Stephen C. Lapin, PCT Engineered Systems LLC
Question: What are the Fundamental Differences Between UV and EB Technology?
Answer: Ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB)...
New Oligomers for 3D Printing Inks
By Heather Francis, chemist, and Ahmet Nebioglu, R&D manager, Dymax Corporation
Abstract
The present work addresses a strong market demand for oligomers for 3D printing formulations....
