Microplastics Works with Clients to Achieve Satisfaction Using UV Cure
By Nancy Cates, contributing writer, UV+EB Technology
A focus on ensuring customer satisfaction, as well as eliminating handling and excessive line maintenance, led the management...
RadLaunch 2018: Connecting Technology Start-Ups to UV/EB Industry Leaders
Editor's Note: The Innovations column is a recent addition to UV+EB Technology magazine and will feature impactful discoveries and technology evolutions that have the...
Real-Time Composting of Polymers Coated with UV Radiation-Cured Printing Inks
by Marcelo Augusto Gonçalves Bard1, Rafael Auras2 and Luci Diva Brocardo3 Machado, 1Grupo de Pesquisas em Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (GPMAS), Universidade São Francisco...
Regulatory News
Attainment Designations Issued, Nonattainment on Hold
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued "Round 1" of final area designations under the 2015 ozone standard. The...
Q&A: Are there different ways to use radiachromic films?
By R.W. Stowe, UV applications engineering consultant, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC
Since discussing the use of radiachromic films in UV+EB Technology,1 we have received a...
An Environmental Approach to UV/EB Resin Disposal
By Nick Talken, senior chemist, Molecule Corp., and Paul Snowwhite, CEO, Applied Molecules
Background
Ultraviolet- and electron beam-curable resins are rapidly becoming more commonplace in many...
Association News
Selected Highlights from RadTech 2018 Fall Committee Meetings
After the RadTech Printing and Packaging Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RadTech members met on October 25 to...
Ink Migration and Food Safety Take Center Stage at Inaugural RadTech Packaging Conference
By Richard Romano, What They Think
One of the hottest topics these days is packaging, and to take an in-depth look at the technical requirements...
Non-Reciprocity of Exposure of UV-Curable Materials and the Implications for System Design
By R. W. Stowe, UV applications engineering consultant, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC
Abstract
Using exposure data of various (mostly commercial) coatings, inks and paints, this study...
Photopolymerization Fundamentals Event Convenes in Colorado
By Darryl Boyd, US Naval Research Laboratory, and Mike Idacavage, Colorado Photopolymer Solutions
The Photopolymerization Fundamentals Meeting convened September 17 through 20 in scenic Boulder,...
