Free Radical Polymerization Kinetics
Happy New Year! Welcome to “Professor’s Corner” for 2023! And a special welcome to those readers who are new to the exciting field of...
Photoinitiator Selection for LED-Cured Coatings
By Michael Wyrostek, director of sales and marketing, and Matthew Salvi, Hampford Research
Background
LED sources are rapidly gaining in popularity in the UV-cured coatings market...
Sneak Peek at the First-Ever ASTM Vat Photopolymerization Design Guide
By Callie Higgins, NIST
With the rapid advancement and adoption of vat photopolymerization (VPP) as an additive manufacturing (AM) technology, it naturally follows that discussions...
Novel Approaches to Improve Scratch and Abrasion Resistance in UV Coatings
By Bob Lin, Marco Heuer, Roger Reinartz, Aline Skotarczak and Maria Nargiello, Evonik Corporation
As UV coatings are applied to a broader range of substrates,...
Auto Collision Repair with UV-Curable Products and UV LED Area Lights
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology
When performing automotive collision repair on auto bodies, it is important to perform certain steps during the pre-paint phase...
Regulatory News
US EPA Releases Final Amendments on CDR Rule, Extends Reporting Period
On March 17, 2020, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability...
Residual Building Block Chemicals in Raw Materials and Finished Printing Inks: A Risk Assessment
By Natasha Hausler Banke, Ph.D., INX International Ink Company
Editor’s Note: The following received RadTech 2018’s Best Paper Award in the Professional division at the event held...
Regulatory News
Toxic Substance Control Act Reform
Late in 2015, the Senate passed a bill overhauling the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), called the Frank R. Lautenberg...
Energy Density Matters…and This is Why
By Mike Higgins, director of sales – Americas, Phoseon Technology
Now that UV LED has been established as a viable alternative to traditional curing methods,...
3D-Printed Clothing Emphasizes Innovation, Sustainability
Edited by Nancy Cates, contributing editor, UV+EB Technology
Imagine a sustainable, low-waste, highly personalized method of designing, fitting and producing clothing and accessories. How? How...
