New Classification for TPO Has Multinational Impacts
Prepared by RadTech Environmental Health and Safety Committee, Michael Gould, Rahn, Chair; and Shannon Gainey, TechCheck LLC, Consultant
TPO, a widely used material in photopolymer...
Updated Poster Offers Safety Tips for UV-Curable AM
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, UV+EB Technology
RadTech has updated its UV 3D Printing Safe Handling Guide.
3D-printing technology has decreased in cost, encouraging increased...
2023 RadLaunch Class Includes Advances in Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing
Created to recognize innovative startups and innovators for ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) technologies, RadTech, the UV/EB industry association, has announced its RadLaunch Class...
Making Strides with UV-Curable Composites and Thermosets
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology
More companies are moving to UV-curable composites, leaving behind prior curing methods. UV curing can yield significant savings during...
Standards for Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing
By Stephanie Benight, Ph.D., Tactile Materials Solutions LLC, sbenight@tactilems.com;
Callie Higgins, Ph.D. NIST, Colorado School of Mines, callie.higgins@NIST.gov
As additive manufacturing technology matures and 3D-printed parts...
Thought Leadership Sails into San Diego with 2023 BIG IDEAS Conference
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, UV+EB Technology
The BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology Conference was held March 6-8, 2023, in San Diego, California. Focused...
Cure Test Methods: UV/EB/LED Coatings & Inks
By Jake Staples, technical manager, Wausau Coated Products, Inc.
Identifying the point at which a coating is cured is important to maintain consistent physical properties...
A New Class of UV-Curable Binders for Battery Applications
By Gary Sigel, Dan Baumann, Oliver Hamann, Pam Abbott, Donovan Hensley, Miltec UV, Inc.
UV-based binders for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery applications from Miltec first appeared...
Terminology Clarification
In the first issue of Professor’s Corner, three objectives for the column were outlined. 1 The second objective for the column, “… is to...
EB Myths and Misconceptions
For any given technology, there are myths and misconceptions of how that technology works, how that technology can be implemented, and all the other...
