When the UV+EB Technology editorial team did a review of the most popular articles from 2023, Professor Byron Christmas’s article from Q1 2023 on free radical polymerization kinetics was a leader of the pack. As often is the case, this led the editorial team down a rabbit hole to investigate which other Professor’s Corner columns were hits, and it quickly became apparent that … [Read more...] about The Greatest Hits: Professor’s Corner
UV Curing
Hurdles and Solutions to Matting of UV Wood Coatings: Part 1
By Hossein Riazi and K. Michael Peck, Evonik Corporation, USA Achieving a matte finish in 100% solids energy-curable coatings can be a challenge. Viscosity increases with traditional particle matting agents, and minimal film shrinkage of the binder creates hurdles in efficiently building a suitable matte surface structure. In addition, getting a deep-matte finish in … [Read more...] about Hurdles and Solutions to Matting of UV Wood Coatings: Part 1
Cationic Curing Can Be a Sustainable Solution for Challenging Applications
By Vanessa Maurin, David Engberg, Stefan Lundmark, Pia Wennerberg and Martin Olofsson, Perstorp AB, and Guillaume Bano, Céline Croutxé-Barghorn and Xavier Allonas, Laboratory of Macromolecular Photochemistry and Engineering Cationic UV curing brings clear benefits, such as low shrinkage and excellent adhesion, to difficult substrates like as plastic, metal and glass. Cationic … [Read more...] about Cationic Curing Can Be a Sustainable Solution for Challenging Applications
When Choosing Lightweight Materials, Don’t Forget the Coatings
By Michael R. Bonner, St. Clair Systems Advanced materials are forefront in virtually every design project today – most notably in the transportation sector, where lightweighting is essential. Unfortunately, the coatings generally are ignored. Nowhere is this contrast more apparent than in the automotive industry. In Formula 1 – where every gram counts – coatings are … [Read more...] about When Choosing Lightweight Materials, Don’t Forget the Coatings
Using UV to Cure at Vampire Optical Coatings
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Vampire Optical Coatings Inc., Pataskala, Ohio, designs and manufactures coatings and coated films to control light reflectivity, refractive index and static electricity, and also to increase surface hardness and mar resistance and to prolong the life of outdoor plastics. Customers served include integrated circuit manufacturers, touch … [Read more...] about Using UV to Cure at Vampire Optical Coatings