By Curtis Lustig and Srinivasan Chakrapani, IGM Resins The use of UV-curable coatings continues to expand into applications that traditionally have been the domain of other coating technologies. UV-curable materials offer the advantages of faster cure times, shorter production lines, greater energy savings and a reduced environmental impact. UV-curable materials now are found … [Read more...] about UV-Curable Coatings: Options for Challenging Substrates
2021 Issue 1
Sustainability and the Plastics Industry
By Liz Stevens and Dianna Brodine, UV+EB Technology In early February, Michael Regan, President Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator, spoke directly to plastics pollution during his Senate confirmation hearing. In a comment acknowledging the need to address single-use plastics, he said plastics are a concern, “especially the impacts that we’ve seen with our marine life and … [Read more...] about Sustainability and the Plastics Industry
Self-Healing UV Curable Coatings for Wood Substrates
By Chloé Paquet, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt; Jean-François Morin, Département de chimie et Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA); and Véronic Landry, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, industrial research chair NSERC/Canlak; all Université Laval, Québec Introduction Abrasion and scratch resistance are amongst the most … [Read more...] about Self-Healing UV Curable Coatings for Wood Substrates
Special Topic: Microgels – Part 2
We begin this new year with a continuation of the discussion of microgels, i.e., “nanogels,” introduced in the previous issue of UV+EB Technology.1 Recall from that previous discussion that in UV/EB polymerization processes, particularly those involving free radical addition polymerization of (meth)acrylate-functional monomers and oligomers, a large number of amorphous nanogels … [Read more...] about Special Topic: Microgels – Part 2
Wood you like to know more about UV process control?
As I enter the third year of writing this column, my plans are two-fold: 1) Tie the topic of this column to the issue focus and 2) Ask others in the industry for their input and thoughts. In this issue, the focus is on UV cured wood products, including flooring, cabinets, furniture, molding and even guitars. Considerations for process control in wood applications are discussed … [Read more...] about Wood you like to know more about UV process control?