By Mike Kay, director of product management, UV Curing, Excelitas Technologies UV LED solutions have demonstrated the ability to successfully replace older mercury lamp solutions in a number of curing applications by providing reduced operational costs through longer lifespans, reduced electrical consumption, higher reliability and reduced heating of substrates. At the same … [Read more...] about Improving Surface Cure with UVC LEDs
2018 Issue 1
A Look at UV Print Technologies for Plastics Decoration
by Jay Roberts, UV printer product manager, Roland DGA Corporation Digital printing technology is pushing the envelope when it comes to what we can print on and how to do so more efficiently. "Can I print on that?" is the new mantra, as customization increasingly replaces mass production as the new norm. Let's take, for instance, a plain cellphone cover. There's nothing … [Read more...] about A Look at UV Print Technologies for Plastics Decoration
Microplastics Works with Clients to Achieve Satisfaction Using UV Cure
By Nancy Cates, contributing writer, UV+EB Technology A focus on ensuring customer satisfaction, as well as eliminating handling and excessive line maintenance, led the management at Microplastics, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois, to move to UV cure about a dozen years ago. "We started using UV applications around 2005," said Jim Krause, vice president for engineering. Prior … [Read more...] about Microplastics Works with Clients to Achieve Satisfaction Using UV Cure
RadLaunch 2018: Connecting Technology Start-Ups to UV/EB Industry Leaders
Editor's Note: The Innovations column is a recent addition to UV+EB Technology magazine and will feature impactful discoveries and technology evolutions that have the potential to significantly influence the industry. RadLaunch, a new effort from RadTech International North America, is featured in this issue's column to expand the program's reach. Future columns will feature … [Read more...] about RadLaunch 2018: Connecting Technology Start-Ups to UV/EB Industry Leaders
Real-Time Composting of Polymers Coated with UV Radiation-Cured Printing Inks
by Marcelo Augusto Gonçalves Bard1, Rafael Auras2 and Luci Diva Brocardo3 Machado, 1Grupo de Pesquisas em Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (GPMAS), Universidade São Francisco (USF); 2School of Packaging, Michigan State University (MSU); 3Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) Editor's Note: A member of the UV+EB … [Read more...] about Real-Time Composting of Polymers Coated with UV Radiation-Cured Printing Inks