By Anthony Carignano, business development and strategic marketing specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, LLC Introduction Electron beam technology has many potential uses in automotive applications. From curing carbon fiber composite coatings to polymer grafting, over the past decade, with the integration of compact 280mm and 400mm sealed tube electron beam and X-ray lamps, … [Read more...] about The Development of Low-Energy Electron Beam Technology for Automotive Interior Plastic Coating Applications
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EB Curing Q&A
by Stephen C. Lapin, Ph.D., BroadBeam Applications Specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, a division of Ebeam Technologies, Comet Group Question: What is the range of available commercial electron beam systems? Answer: One way to classify electron beam (EB) equipment is by the electrical potential used to accelerate the electrons. The broadest definition could include equipment … [Read more...] about EB Curing Q&A
EB Q&A: What Types of Processes are Possible Using Electron Beam Treatment of Materials?
by Stephen C. Lapin, Ph.D., PCT Engineered Systems The RadTech trade association and the associated conferences and publications traditionally have focused on UV/EB curing technology. Curing often is characterized by the rapid conversion of a layer liquid coating, ink or adhesive to a solid cross-linked polymer state. It is well known that free-radical UV curing requires a … [Read more...] about EB Q&A: What Types of Processes are Possible Using Electron Beam Treatment of Materials?
Q&A: How is EB-Curing Technology Being Used in Web Package Printing Applications?
By Stephen C. Lapin, Ph.D., BroadBeam Applications Specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, division of Ebeam Technologies, Comet Group Answer: Electron beam (EB) technology has become well established in several web package printing applications. The type of EB equipment used in these applications is known as low energy system, which the industry defines as systems operating … [Read more...] about Q&A: How is EB-Curing Technology Being Used in Web Package Printing Applications?
Q&A: EB-Curing Technology
by Stephen C. Lapin, PCT Engineered Systems LLC Question: What are the Fundamental Differences Between UV and EB Technology? Answer: Ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curing technologies are often grouped together. This is certainly the case in this new publication, UV+EB Technology. The main reason the technologies are considered together is that UV and EB energy can … [Read more...] about Q&A: EB-Curing Technology