By Angelique Runacre, Fujifilm Ink Solutions Group Across all manufacturing sectors, there is a drive for sustainability. In the printing world, inkjet provides huge opportunities for reducing the environmental footprint of printed products throughout the value chain. This paper explores the challenges of formulating a UV-curable inkjet ink with this in … [Read more...] about Formulating Inkjet Inks with Sustainability in Mind
Inks & Coatings
Giant Print of Iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring Created with Aid of UV-Curable Inks
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Girl with a Pearl Earring, the painting made by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in 1665, is a treasured artwork in the possession of the Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague, Netherlands. The painting, while known the world over, remains a mystery in many respects, even hundreds of years after its creation. In one of the Mauritshuis Museum’s … [Read more...] about Giant Print of Iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring Created with Aid of UV-Curable Inks
UV-A Hard Coat for Polycarbonate Headlight Refinishing
By Michael J. Dvorchak, Dvorchak Enterprises, LLC The automotive industry over the last several decades has pushed the technology for automotive forward headlighting from glass to polycarbonate plastics (PC). Although there are obvious advantages to polycarbonate, such as weight reduction and improved safety, there also are issues with deterioration over time of the … [Read more...] about UV-A Hard Coat for Polycarbonate Headlight Refinishing
The Structure of Color: Cypris Materials, Structural Color and Groundbreaking Colorant Materials
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Cypris Materials, Inc., San Leandro, California, is a new RadTech member poised to offer a novel, sustainably oriented alternative to traditional pigments and dyes for matchless coloration in paints, inks and coatings, including UV-curable coatings. In November 2023, Ryan Pearson, CEO and a co-founder of the company, presented … [Read more...] about The Structure of Color: Cypris Materials, Structural Color and Groundbreaking Colorant Materials
Energy-Cost Reduction and No VOCs with UV LED Coatings Technology
By Michael Kelly, Chief Customer Officer, Allied UV Companies today are aggressively exploring and implementing energy-savings programs within their manufacturing facilities, mainly due to the continued rate increases besieging manufacturing entities. Current powder, water-based and solvent-based paint operations utilize expensive gas, IR ovens and induction heating, with … [Read more...] about Energy-Cost Reduction and No VOCs with UV LED Coatings Technology