by R.W. Stowe, director of applications engineering, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC Editor's Note: The following paper won the 2014 John Matteucci Technical Excellence Award for Web Coating at the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) Web Coating & Handling Conference USA. Abstract Enthusiasm and rapid development are two … [Read more...] about Comparing Traditional UV Systems with UV-LED Systems for UV Curing
2015 Issue 4
EB Curing Q&A
by Stephen C. Lapin, Ph.D., BroadBeam Applications Specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, a division of Ebeam Technologies, Comet Group Question: What is the range of available commercial electron beam systems? Answer: One way to classify electron beam (EB) equipment is by the electrical potential used to accelerate the electrons. The broadest definition could include equipment … [Read more...] about EB Curing Q&A
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 Dental Medicine Nanogel particles with very diverse structures have been produced by a wide range of synthetic strategies. There are collapsed, internally "cross-linked" single-chain polymers and self-assemblies of … [Read more...] about Modifying and Making Photopolymer Networks with Functional Nanogels
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 its customers in the coatings and plastics industries. The refurbished 32,000-square-foot building can accommodate up to 50 people engaged in research, development and technical service and represents an investment of … [Read more...] about Industry News
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 clean them with whatever is handy – a shop rag, a shirt sleeve or finger. Sometimes optics get cleaned with a dry cloth and other times they are cleaned with whatever solvent is handy. A little to a lot of elbow grease also might be applied. … [Read more...] about It’s What You Don’t See …