The Q4 2021 Issue of UV+EB Technology introduced us to a group of companies (The UV Band) that worked cooperatively to design, prove and implement a UV-based solution for the base coat of a guitar. The link to the original magazine issue can be found at: https://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=730064. This column provides a VH1-inspired update, “Where Are They Now.” Customer … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now?
2023 Quarter 1
Low-Energy EB Bioburden Reduction and Sterilization
Electron beam has been used to cure coatings and cross-link films, but did you know that it can sterilize, too? Radiation-based bioburden reduction and sterilization methods have been used commercially for several decades.1 Including gamma, x-ray, and electron beam, these methods work by harnessing ionizing radiation to break bonds within microbial DNA, thus inactivating the … [Read more...] about Low-Energy EB Bioburden Reduction and Sterilization
Free Radical Polymerization Kinetics
Happy New Year! Welcome to “Professor’s Corner” for 2023! And a special welcome to those readers who are new to the exciting field of UV/EB polymerization. If you are just beginning to read UV+EB Technology, let me encourage you to find back copies of the magazine to review all 16 of the previous editions of this column. Each new article is given meaningful context by all the … [Read more...] about Free Radical Polymerization Kinetics
Direct-to-Shape Printing for the Craft Beer Can Market
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Juno DTS, West Chester Township, Ohio, is a new commercial direct-to-shape printer that chose craft beer cans as its first market sector and then geared up with the equipment, technology, inks and varnishes to print on empty cans ranging from 7.5 oz to 32 oz. The pallet-to-pallet service features an online presence for custom artwork … [Read more...] about Direct-to-Shape Printing for the Craft Beer Can Market
UV-Curable Wood Coatings: Answering the Industry’s Questions
By Lawrence (Larry) Van Iseghem is President/CEO of Van Technologies, Inc. Over the course of doing business with industrial customers on an international basis, we have addressed an incredible number of questions and have provided many solutions associated with UV-curable coatings. What follows are some of the more frequent questions, and the accompanying answers may provide … [Read more...] about UV-Curable Wood Coatings: Answering the Industry’s Questions