RadTech 2022: Back to Business in Orlando
By Dianna Brodine, managing editor, UV+EB Technology
The UV/EB/LED curing industry gathered in Orlando, Florida, May 9-12 for RadTech 2022, getting “back to business” by...
Let’s Do a Deep Dive…on Underwater Strobes, UV Sources, Measurement and Reliability
This quarter’s column was inspired by an underwater photography blog (“How Good Are the Strobes for Light Intensity and Coverage?”1), generated by Reef Photo...
Intermolecular Attractive Forces: The Key to Understanding Polymer Properties, Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series on intermolecular attractive forces in polymers, discussions of London Dispersion Forces (LDFs)1 and dipole-dipole attractions2, respectively,...
A Long-Lived EB: Machine Function and Maintenance, Part 2
Part 1 of this article reviewed the basics of how a low-energy electron beam operates and the commonly consumable parts that are needed to...
Wilson Utilizes 3D Printing to Manufacture Pickleball Paddle of the Future
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology
Azul 3D™, a Skokie, Illinois-based 3D printing company, and sports equipment manufacturer Wilson Sporting Goods, Chicago, Illinois, were able...
Advantages of LED Cationic Cure Cycloaliphatic Epoxy
By Jose A. Lafuente, technical manager, Phlex Teknologies
Cationic UV LED cured systems are expanding into a broader array of coatings, composites, adhesives and ink...
Q&A: New Chemicals and SNURs
How do new chemicals get a SNUR? What is a SNUR? And how do companies work with a SNUR?
Manufacturers are creating new chemicals to...
Quick-Cure UV Putty for Wood Flooring
By Dr. Gary Sigel, Senior Principal Scientist for Armstrong Flooring
UV putty compositions were prepared from a mixture of an epoxy acrylate oligomer and flexible...
Introducing RadTech’s Sustainability Committee
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...
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...
