etic.a was founded in 2009 by Gianni Olivieri and his wife Patrizia. The company has grown steadily and now employs around 35 people. etic.a, driven by its guiding mantra ‘the customer is first.’, serves a wide range of industries, including automotive, food, wine, spirits, cosmetics, home and personal care. The company stays at the forefront in a competitive market, through … [Read more...] about GEW (EC) Limited
UV LED
Cure Speed Improvements and Yellowing Effects in UV LED-Curable OPVs and Clear Coats Using Acrylated Amines
Cure Speed Improvements and Yellowing Effects in UV LED-Curable OPVs and Clear Coats Using Acrylated Amines By Jo Ann Arceneaux, Ph.D. and Celia Buono, allnex USA Inc.; and Kevin Poelmans, Ph.D., allnex Belgium SUBMITTEDFIGURE 1. Mercury lamp and UV LED lamp emission spectra SUBMITTEDFIGURE 2. Photoabstraction reactions with thioxanthone and amine … [Read more...] about Cure Speed Improvements and Yellowing Effects in UV LED-Curable OPVs and Clear Coats Using Acrylated Amines
Q&A: Why is there no ‘standard unit’ similar to lighting products for the radiant output of UV lamps?
By R.W. Stowe, UV applications engineering consultant, Heraeus Noblelight America LLC The visible portion of the output (luminous flux) of lamps used for illumination is expressed in lumens, a measure of the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source. This is possible because the output is measured only in the wavelength response range of the human eye. This … [Read more...] about Q&A: Why is there no ‘standard unit’ similar to lighting products for the radiant output of UV lamps?
RadTech Sponsors UV LED Symposium in China
On June 2, UV LED Symposium, hosted by both RadTech China and RadTech International North America, was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. As an emerging environmentally friendlier technology, UV LED is gaining momentum in China, thanks to the government's initiative of addressing pollution issues with "green manufacturing." Sponsored by Guangdong Industrial University, … [Read more...] about RadTech Sponsors UV LED Symposium in China
Floor Coatings with UV LED Curing: A Focus on Performance and Properties
By Gary Sigel, Ph.D., senior principal scientist, Armstrong Flooring Floor coating compositions were prepared from monofunctional, difunctional and trifunctional acrylates, as well as urethane acrylates (UA), and used to determine the effect of double-bond equivalent weight (DBEW) mercapto-based resin, high-viscosity UA and LED photoinitiators on final cured film properties … [Read more...] about Floor Coatings with UV LED Curing: A Focus on Performance and Properties