Wood you like to know more about UV process control?
As I enter the third year of writing this column, my plans are two-fold: 1) Tie the topic of this column to the issue...
EB Operation 101
While electron beams are complex machines to build, the day-to-day operation of an EB is quite straightforward. Despite the wide array of possible applications,...
Special Topic: Microgels – Part 2
We begin this new year with a continuation of the discussion of microgels, i.e., “nanogels,” introduced in the previous issue of UV+EB Technology.1 Recall...
Matting Optimization: Achieving High-Quality, Ultra-Low Matte Radiation-Curable Wood Coatings
By Mike Toth, BYK USA
In modern wood coatings, UV-curable technologies are growing worldwide. High-quality aqueous, solvent-borne and solvent-free UV coatings exist to protect consumer...
Self-Healing UV Curable Coatings for Wood Substrates
By Chloé Paquet, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt; Jean-François Morin, Département de chimie et Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux...
Sustainability and the Plastics Industry
By Liz Stevens and Dianna Brodine, UV+EB Technology
In early February, Michael Regan, President Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator, spoke directly to plastics pollution during...
UV-Curable Coatings: Options for Challenging Substrates
By Curtis Lustig and Srinivasan Chakrapani, IGM Resins
The use of UV-curable coatings continues to expand into applications that traditionally have been the domain of...
RadTech Supports UV End Users through Advocacy
By Rita Loof, director of environmental affairs, RadTech
RadTech International North America promotes the use and development of UV & EB processing as an industrial...
UV Coatings in the Pipe and Tube Marketplace
By Mike Kelly, Chief Customer Officer, Allied PhotoChemical
In today’s competitive environment, pipe and tube manufacturing companies are being challenged to manufacture a superior product...
Meet Susan Bailey: Newly Elected President of the RadTech Board of Directors
By Lara Copeland, contributing writer, UV+EB Technology
What is your educational and professional background?
I like to introduce myself as being all California educated. I don’t...
