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
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Trends: UV Coatings in the Digital Era
by William Goughenour, Jr., Wood Coatings Expert UV-curable inks have long been a standard in the digital printing industry, so there's been a vested interest in science and research dedicated to the formulation and application of UV-curable inks and UV-curing technology. A wide range of market trends and coatings performance criteria have been driving research and … [Read more...] about Trends: UV Coatings in the Digital Era
Good Vibrations: Ultrasonic Acoustically Assisted Inline Drying for Waterborne Wood Coatings
By Anthony Carignano, business development and strategic marketing specialist, PCT Engineered Systems, LLC "Acoustic waves are characterized by their frequency (cycles per second), wavelength (distance between cycles) and amplitude (height of the wave). Depending on the frequency of the waveform, sound waves can be classified as infrasonic, sonic and ultrasonic. Sonic … [Read more...] about Good Vibrations: Ultrasonic Acoustically Assisted Inline Drying for Waterborne Wood Coatings