By Christian Frank, Kristina Hager, Reka Csizmadia, Markus Kury and Christian Gorsche, Cubicure GmbH Additive manufacturing (AM) has gained wide acceptance in R&D departments of companies in major industries (e.g., mobility, electronics, medical, aerospace, tooling) and their strategic initiatives toward industrial production solutions greatly contribute to the AM … [Read more...] about Hot Lithography: High-Precision 3D Printing of Flame-Retardant Photopolymers for the Electronics Industry
2022 Quarter 2
Formulation Insights for Excimer Lamp Curing to Achieve Well-Balanced Film Properties
By Dr. Volker Petry, RadLab AG, Michael Gould, RAHN USA From an application perspective, the following report features guidance for the formulation of acrylate-based systems cured with excimer lamps. This work captures specific information helpful for attaining low gloss in UV-curable formulations, including oligomer, monomer and photoinitiator choices; cure speed; film … [Read more...] about Formulation Insights for Excimer Lamp Curing to Achieve Well-Balanced Film Properties
Sustainability Award Winners Announced at RadTech 2022
RadTech is excited to announce the winners of the 2022 Sustainability Awards. The award was created to recognize the sustainable advantages of UV/EB/LED technology for end users. The RadTech Sustainability Committee has chosen four winners, each in a different sector of the UV/EB/LED market and offering unique product and/or process sustainability advantages. The awards were … [Read more...] about Sustainability Award Winners Announced at RadTech 2022
I-CAR Automotive Refinish at the Speed of Photons
By Michael J. Dvorchak, Dvorchak Enterprises LLC Over the last decade, the automotive refinish industry has been forced to look at new technologies to reduce volatile organic content (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), while providing a rapid return to service of the consumers’ vehicles. UVA-cured 1K auto refinish primers first were introduced in the mid-1990s. UVA … [Read more...] about I-CAR Automotive Refinish at the Speed of Photons
PAMA Highlights Women in Photopolymer AM
By David A. Walker, Executive Chairperson, Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) and Callie I. Higgins, Ph.D.; Co-Project Leader, Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing; National Institute of Standards and Technology Additive Manufacturing (AM), despite its size and recent growth, still is a nascent technology at the beginning of its journey into the manufacturing … [Read more...] about PAMA Highlights Women in Photopolymer AM