By Curtis Lustig and Srinivasan Chakrapani, IGM Resins The use of UV-curable coatings continues to expand into applications that traditionally have been the domain of other coating technologies. UV-curable materials offer the advantages of faster cure times, shorter production lines, greater energy savings and a reduced environmental impact. UV-curable materials now are found … [Read more...] about UV-Curable Coatings: Options for Challenging Substrates
UV Curing
Self-Healing UV Curable Coatings for Wood Substrates
By Chloé Paquet, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt; Jean-François Morin, Département de chimie et Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA); and Véronic Landry, Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, industrial research chair NSERC/Canlak; all Université Laval, Québec Introduction Abrasion and scratch resistance are amongst the most … [Read more...] about Self-Healing UV Curable Coatings for Wood Substrates
Wood you like to know more about UV process control?
As I enter the third year of writing this column, my plans are two-fold: 1) Tie the topic of this column to the issue focus and 2) Ask others in the industry for their input and thoughts. In this issue, the focus is on UV cured wood products, including flooring, cabinets, furniture, molding and even guitars. Considerations for process control in wood applications are discussed … [Read more...] about Wood you like to know more about UV process control?
Sirrus Announces Partnership with Nagase Specialty Materials
Chemistry company Sirrus, Inc., Loveland, Ohio, has announced a commercial and application development agreement with NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC, Itasca, Illinois, a distributor of specialty chemicals and manufacturer of chemical products for various industries, including plastics, packaging, pharmaceuticals and electronics. This agreement focuses on Sirrus’s methylene … [Read more...] about Sirrus Announces Partnership with Nagase Specialty Materials
GEW Launches Excimer UV Mattifying System
UK-based GEW, a manufacturer of arc and UV LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications, has announced the launch of its EXC Excimer UV lamp system. EXC utilizes dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) lamps to produce quasi-monochromatic vacuum ultraviolet radiation, typically at 172 nm. This radiation is commonly used for mattification of surface coatings … [Read more...] about GEW Launches Excimer UV Mattifying System