UV LEDs with peak spectral outputs between 365-405 nanometers (nm) are increasingly being used to cure adhesives, but converting a process from mercury to LED may involve more than “turning on” an LED and “turning off” a mercury source. It is important to work with your supplier/formulator to test, evaluate and – if needed – make changes to the formulation. Three parameters A … [Read more...] about LED Measurement Solutions for Adhesive Applications
UV Curing
Artist Taps UV to Create ‘Time and Matter Photography’
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology In addition to its value in commercial curing applications, UV’s scientific and medical values are well established, and this slice of the electromagnetic spectrum is becoming a household word. UV, however, enjoys a little-known double life at the intersection of science and art. UV+EB Technology spoke with a practitioner of scientific … [Read more...] about Artist Taps UV to Create ‘Time and Matter Photography’
UV Rocks! Fender Reduces Cycle Time with UV Curing
By Jim Raymont, EIT LLC Ever dream of being in a rock band? Still playing the air guitar and singing in the shower? As a trumpet player who was unable to sing, the closest I came to rock stardom was an aunt in the 1960s girl group, The Secrets (http://www.spectropop.com/gg/secrets.html). They managed to get a few songs on the radio and, at the “peak” of their brief run, had a … [Read more...] about UV Rocks! Fender Reduces Cycle Time with UV Curing
Nebraska Company Leads in Ceramic Additive Materials
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Tethon 3D (“Tethon”), of Omaha, Nebraska, is a company on the cutting edge of ceramic 3D printing, offering UV-curable ceramic, metal and polymer resins, ceramic powders and custom-formulated materials. Tethon also sells its own 3D UV printer – the Bison 1000 ceramic DLP printer – and proprietary resins for it. Poised as a provider for … [Read more...] about Nebraska Company Leads in Ceramic Additive Materials
UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats
By Jennifer Heathcote, business development manager, GEW, Inc. Optically transparent UV-cured hardcoats, topcoats, overcoats and clearcoats are utilized in numerous plastics decorating processes. As the descriptors suggest, these coatings tend to be clear but also can be tinted or formulated with other visual additives, are applied to the outermost surface of manufactured … [Read more...] about UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats