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,...
RadTech Reaches Out to UV/EB Students, Future Leaders
By Brittany Willes, UV+EB Technology
"Students are our future," remarked RadTech International North America Executive Director Gary Cohen. "More than ever, now is the time...
Regulatory News
TSCA Reset
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, requires the US...
Seeing Clearly with 3D-Printed Lenses
By Amos Dudley, applications engineer, and Jon Bruner, director, digital factory, Formlabs
Modern high-precision lenses are fabricated using a process pioneered by ancient Egyptian artisans:...
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...
Three-Dimensional and Uniform UV Curing Using Integrating Sphere Technology
By Thomas Efsen, managing director, Efsen UV & EB Technology
An integrating sphere uses multiple diffuse reflections of light incident on the sphere inner surface...
FDA Weighs In on UV Curing Nail Lamps
By Doug Schoon, president, Schoon Scientific
The facts demonstrate that UV curing nail lamps are safe, despite repeated attacks by the misinformed media, fear-mongers and...
Q&A: Can you comment on surface cure and factors affecting it?
By R.W. Stowe, UV applications engineering consultant, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC
It is generally accepted that short-wavelength UV has a major influence on surface cure,...
Advances in Energy Cure Inkjet
By Dene Taylor, Ph.D., and Vince Cahill, SPF-Inc.
Inkjet printing using energy-cure (EC) inks is expanding rapidly through the graphic arts and industrial printing markets....
