Modifying and Making Photopolymer Networks with Functional Nanogels
By Dr. Jeffrey Stansbury, senior associate dean for research, professor and vice chair of the Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado School of...
Industry News
BASF Opens Technical Lab in Michigan for Plastics Customers
The BASF site in Southfield, Michigan, is celebrating the opening of a new technical laboratory for...
It’s What You Don’t See …
By Jim Raymont and Paul Mills, EIT Instrument Markets
If the optics on a radiometer look dirty, the first reaction of many people is to...
Regulatory News
U.S. EPA Proposes Changes to Hazardous Waste Generator Rule
At the end of August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) signed a proposed rule...
RadTech Hosts Inaugural Hands-On Surface Curing Workshop
By Melissa DeDonder, former managing editor, Peterson Publications, Inc.
RadTech International North America hosted a hands-on UV/EB Surface Curing Workshop on Sept. 10 at Georgia...
Technology Showcase
Excelitas Introduces New UV LED Fiber Curing System
Excelitas Technologies® Corp., Waltham, Massachussetts, introduced its new OmniCure® AC8225-F UV LED Fiber Curing System with a...
Trends: UV Coatings in the Digital Era
by William Goughenour, Jr., Wood Coatings Expert
UV-curable inks have long been a standard in the digital printing industry, so there's been a vested interest...
UV Curing Q&A
by R.W. Stowe, Director of Applications Engineering, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC
Question: What does "optical thickness" mean, and how can it be measured in the...
Waterborne UV-Curable Coatings for Industrial Market Segments
by Raymond Stewart, CAS-NAFTA applications development, Covestro LLC
Abstract
Ultraviolet (UV) light-cured waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) are versatile in many industrial market segments. Today, there are...
Good Vibrations: Ultrasonic Acoustically Assisted Inline Drying for Waterborne Wood Coatings
By Anthony Carignano, business development and strategic marketing specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, LLC
"Acoustic waves are characterized by their frequency (cycles per second), wavelength (distance...
