Between UV and EB, EB often has been the preferred choice for indirect food applications because it does not require a photoinitiator (PI) for free-radical polymerization, and thus, there is no concern for PI or PI-fragment migration into foodstuffs. 1-5 This abridged migration argument usually is the main takeaway from the fact that EB is PI-free; however, the discussion … [Read more...] about Photoinitiators Reevaluated: PI-Free EB is About More than Just Migration
EB Curing
EB Myths and Misconceptions
For any given technology, there are myths and misconceptions of how that technology works, how that technology can be implemented, and all the other little whats and whys and hows that surround using that technology for a particular application. Electron beam is no exception to this rule, and, as a technology that has less everyday familiarity than some, it certainly is prone … [Read more...] about EB Myths and Misconceptions
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
Ateios Systems Reshapes Battery Manufacturing with Electron Beam Curing
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Ateios Systems is a company in Newberry, Indiana, and a RadTech RadLaunch Class of 2022 awardee. UV+EB Technology spoke with Ateios Systems’ Chief Executive Officer Dr. Rajan Kumar about the start-up’s quest to take new developments in battery component manufacture beyond the laboratory and into the commercial mainstream. Kumar … [Read more...] about Ateios Systems Reshapes Battery Manufacturing with Electron Beam Curing
Adhesion and Energy-Curable Coatings
Adhesion, or lack of it, is one of the most critical attributes for most coatings, inks and, of course, adhesives themselves. While the concept of adhesion may sound simple, the details can be more complex. A key factor for most types of adhesive bonding is substrate wetting, which refers to whether the coating flows over the substrate or whether it “beads up.” If the … [Read more...] about Adhesion and Energy-Curable Coatings