By Rebecca Banton, Brian Casey, Christian Maus, Ph.D., and Matthew Carroll, Evonik Corporation Ensuring proper adhesion between energy-curable coatings and nonabsorptive substrates has long been a significant challenge. Whether it’s high shrinkage seen with the coating itself or low surface energy of the substrate, multiple factors can negatively influence the adhesion … [Read more...] about Adhesion Promotion for UV Coatings and Inks onto Difficult Plastic Substrates
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Residual Building Block Chemicals in Raw Materials and Finished Printing Inks: A Risk Assessment
Residual Building Block Chemicals in Raw Materials and Finished Printing Inks: A Risk Assessment By Natasha Hausler Banke, Ph.D. INX International Ink Company . " title="FIGURE 1. Diagram of sample introduction to detection of a Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. Q1: The first quadrupole detects the parent ion and focuses the ion to pass through to the collision cell. … [Read more...] about Residual Building Block Chemicals in Raw Materials and Finished Printing Inks: A Risk Assessment
Real-Time Composting of Polymers Coated with UV Radiation-Cured Printing Inks
by Marcelo Augusto Gonçalves Bard1, Rafael Auras2 and Luci Diva Brocardo3 Machado, 1Grupo de Pesquisas em Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade (GPMAS), Universidade São Francisco (USF); 2School of Packaging, Michigan State University (MSU); 3Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN) Editor's Note: A member of the UV+EB … [Read more...] about Real-Time Composting of Polymers Coated with UV Radiation-Cured Printing Inks
Regulatory Point of View: UV/EB Inks and Coatings
By Eric F. Greenberg, Eric. F. Greenberg P.C. For ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) inks and coatings that potentially contact food, the regulatory scene has been unusually active of late. There have been some welcome developments, as well as some that could become serious concerns. To begin, ideological opponents of federal regulatory power - who in the past have … [Read more...] about Regulatory Point of View: UV/EB Inks and Coatings
Advances in Energy Cure Inkjet
By Dene Taylor, Ph.D., and Vince Cahill, SPF-Inc. Inkjet printing using energy-cure (EC) inks is expanding rapidly through the graphic arts and industrial printing markets. Printers in use number in the 10,000s, built by more than 40 graphic arts printer OEMs and at least 100 integrators for other industries. More than 40 companies manufacture UV-cure inkjet ink - about … [Read more...] about Advances in Energy Cure Inkjet