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Efficient Curing with Innovative UV Technologies

New options make curing processes more efficient and sustainable.

June 3, 2013

Ultraviolet (UV) coatings are cured by UV light. They contain almost no solvents that may evaporate during the curing process. Instead, the UV curing process is achieved through polymerization—a crosslinking reaction of the coating constituents.

UV Curing with Lasers

Lasers may provide the ultimate light source to achieve ultra-fast polymerization and micronic resolution.

Alejandro Esquivel de la Garza Cuauhtémoc Pozos Vázquez Raúl J. Revilla Vázquez Eugenio Rodríguez González, CICATA-IPN

June 3, 2013

The photo curing extent of styrenic block copolymer (SBC)-based adhesive formulations applied as a uniform layer on a Mylar film can be readily determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).

Editor's Memo: Dispensing Quality, Curing Inefficiency

Welcome to our annual Dispensing & Curing Equipment Directory!

Susan Sutton

June 3, 2013

Welcome to our annual Dispensing and Curing Equipment Directory! The handy chart-style directory, found on pp. 14-19, includes supplier companies* and contact information for dispensing equipment like dispensers, pumps, mixers, and dispense heads.

DYMAX: UV Curing Flood Lamp

May 13, 2013

The ECE Series UV light-curing flood lamp systems from this company are designed to optimize safety and convenience for process-controlled cures.

Heraeus Noblelight Acquires Fusion UV Business Group

January 7, 2013

Heraeus Noblelight, a business group of the Germany-based precious metal and technology group Heraeus, recently announced it is acquiring the Fusion UV business group from British manufacturer Spectris.

Methacrylates in Sealant Applications

James Goodrich

January 4, 2013

Understanding how certain monomers and oligomers hold up under adverse conditions is critical.

RADTECH: UV Measurement Microsite

December 20, 2012

This organization has launched a new ultraviolet (UV) measurement microsite, which offers information and tools for the understanding and implementation of UV process and control used in a growing number of industrial applications.

2012 #ASIFaves

Developing a UV-Curable Bore Sealant

December 4, 2012

Thanks to Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies for contributing one of our most-viewed articles of 2012.

DIGITAL LIGHT LAB: UV LED Light Panel

November 12, 2012

A large-scale panel UV LED illumination system is now available. At 12 x 12 in., the AccuCure panel family of products is intended for large-area UV-curing applications.

SPECTROLINE: UV Lamp

July 10, 2012

The new MAXIMA™ ML- 3500C UV lamp can reduce the time it takes to cure adhesives, coatings, inks, epoxies, resins, printed circuit boards, plastics and other materials.