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UV+EB Technology

The Official Publication of RadTech North America

BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology Takes Place in San Diego

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Press release submitted on behalf of RadTech.

RadTech, Chevy Chase, Maryland, can’t wait to welcome you aboard the legendary USS Midway Aircraft Carrier in San Diego, California, for BIG IDEAS 2026. The conference program for BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology, taking place March 2-3, 2026, is available now at https://bigideasconference.com/.

This year’s program brings together innovators from advanced materials, automotive, defense, wearables, robotics and next-gen printing and packaging to explore how UV and EB technologies are powering the next wave of technological breakthroughs.

Featured Speakers:

  • Adrian Lungu, DuPont — UV Curing at the Frontier of Wearables and Smart Electronics
  • Christopher Bowman, University of Colorado Boulder — Dynamic Polymer Networks: Making Photopolymers Recyclable, Renewable, and Reprocessable
  • Nihat Isitman, 1X Technologies — Accelerating Innovation in Humanoid Robotics Through Polymer 3D Printing
  • Chris Seubert, Ford Motor Co. — Precision Painting Enabled by UV Technologies for Automotive Coating Systems
  • Ian Muceus, Firestorm — The Holy Trinity of Additive Manufacturing
  • Craig Bandes, Pixelligent — The Materials Revolution Powering Today’s Technological Convergence

BIG IDEAS Panel Discussions:

  • Coil Coating: New frontiers in UV+EB performance and innovation (Panelists announced soon)
  • Photoinitiators & Formulation: TPO Under Pressure — formulating beyond the targeted photoinitiator landscape (Panelists announced soon)
  • DefenseTech: Insights from Firestorm, Harpoon Ventures, Intrepid Automation, and more on how UV+EB intersects with the defense industrial base
  • Recyclable Packaging: The next wave of sustainable, UV+EB-enabled packaging systems (Panelists announced soon)

Be part of the conversations shaping the next decade of UV+EB technology.

A conference event like no other, BIG IDEAS features evening sessions with leaders in photopolymer chemistry, energy, materials science, DefenseTech and more to explore the breakthroughs shaping the future of UV and EB curing.

Spend your days with optional activities that connect attendees with cutting-edge manufacturing environments, including tours of local guitar manufacturers and label companies.

BIG IDEAS 2026 offers a forward-looking forum to examine how UV+EB enabled curing technologies are transforming modern manufacturing.

For more information, visit www.bigideasconference.com.