By Dianna Brodine, managing editor, UV+EB Technology Additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – is a rapidly growing technology with applications across a wide variety of markets. From prototyping and tooling to small-scale production and the potential for high-volume manufacturing, the process is only limited by the ability of materials and equipment developers to keep up with … [Read more...] about Market Outlook: The Future of 3D Printing
2019 Issue 4
Effectiveness of UV Light-Emitting Diodes for Inactivating Biomolecules and Microorganisms
By Theresa Thompson, Ph.D., Application Scientist, Phoseon Technology Ultraviolet (UV) LED technology for curing is one of the market segments that has gained worldwide acceptance and continues to grow. But, there are many other industrial and life sciences applications throughout the UV spectrum that utilize UV LED technology. This article examines the effectiveness of UV LED … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of UV Light-Emitting Diodes for Inactivating Biomolecules and Microorganisms
Comparison of Coating Coverage and Applied Cost for Solvent-Based, Water-Based and 100% Solids UV Coating
By Michael Kelly, Allied PhotoChemical, Inc., and Michael Bonner, Saint Clair Systems In this article, we provide a guide comparing the cost of solvent-based and water-based coatings to UV coatings, using a real-life customer example. The customer is running a return-on-investment analysis of coating costs for a pipe production operation. The goal is to reduce the part … [Read more...] about Comparison of Coating Coverage and Applied Cost for Solvent-Based, Water-Based and 100% Solids UV Coating
UV LED Makes a Strong Showing at PRINTING United
By Dianna Brodine, managing editor, UV+EB Technology In October, nearly 30,000 visitors converged in Dallas, Texas, for PRINTING United. The event was hosted by Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and replaced the former SGIA Expo. With more than 700,000 square feet and 600+ exhibitors, the tradeshow built on SGIA Expo’s foundation of apparel, graphics/wide-format and … [Read more...] about UV LED Makes a Strong Showing at PRINTING United
Resin Viscosity Determines Validity of Exposure Reciprocity Law in Resin-Based Dental Composites
By S. Palagummi, T. Hong and M.Y.M. Chiang, all of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Z. Wang, Wuhan (China) University In restorative dentistry, the replacement of quartz tungsten halogen lamps with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for photocuring dental composites has been a trend due to their narrow bandwidth of operation that closely overlaps with … [Read more...] about Resin Viscosity Determines Validity of Exposure Reciprocity Law in Resin-Based Dental Composites