UV-Curable Two-Piece Can Printing Inks: Composition, Application and Industry Insights
By John Hobson, R&D chemist, INX International
The packaging industry has undergone significant technological evolution in recent decades, driven by demands for efficiency, sustainability and...
Life Cycle Assessment Sheds Light on KPIs of the UV/EB/LED Industry
By Cara Bommarito, sustainability manager, RadTech
Historically, sustainability and its benefits have been challenging to quantify. This is because ‘sustainability’ is a subjective term, with...
Regulatory News
A Win for UV/EB/LED in SCAQMD
In response to comments by RadTech, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) modified its proposed Rule 1171...
Scotty, We Need More Power!
In the original Star Trek television series, Captain Kirk often avoided disaster with the simple command: “Scotty, we need more power!” Star Trek is...
Vacuum 101 for Electron Beam Users
Accelerated electrons often steal the spotlight when it comes to electron beam (they even are listed as the titular character!), but behind the curtain...
UV Binders for Li-ion Batteries: Part 2
In the last edition of Professor’s Corner, the construction and components of the lithium-ion battery (LiB) were reviewed, with emphasis on the overall performance...
Additive Manufacturing for Electronics Applications
In the preceding column, I compared the feature size and print area of the principal UV vat printing technologies from large to small and...
Large-Area Nanopatterning at Smart Material Solutions
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology
Smart Material Solutions, Inc. (SMS) is a precision engineering company in Raleigh, North Carolina, with expertise in precision manufacturing,...
A New Chapter for PAMA: Strengthening the Future of Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing
As I step into the role of chair of the Board for the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA), I find myself reflecting on the...
Photopolymer Week 2025 Provides Two Events in September
The Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) is a collaboration between the National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST), a US federal agency, and RadTech,...
