By Liz Stevens, contributing editor, UV+EB Technology Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the 2020 Quarter 2 issue of UV+EB Technology magazine, page 28-30. More info: www.uvebtechnology.com and www.radtech.org Researcher Janos Veres and his colleagues at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) are shaping the future with their research and development – and with a … [Read more...] about UV curing advances printed and novel electronics at PARC
Drying & Curing
The path forward in UV-LED web converting
By Jennifer Heathcote, business development mgr., GEW, Inc. Editor’s Note: This article won the AIMCAL Women’s Leadership Committee Best Paper Award at the 2020 AIMCAL R2R Virtual Conference USA, held online in October 2020. Introduction Ultraviolet (UV) curing systems routinely are integrated into roll-to-roll (R2R) and roll-to-sheet (R2S) manufacturing processes. … [Read more...] about The path forward in UV-LED web converting
MN printer Meyers achieves sustainability goals via GEW UV-LED, ARC curing technology
Minneapolis-based Meyers, a renowned packaging and labeling printer, has successfully implemented its ambitious retrofit program to upgrade to UV-LED curing systems from supplier GEW across all main production lines at its headquarters facility. Chris Dillon and Michael Dillon, alongside one of the three presses that have been upgraded to run GEW UV-LED curing … [Read more...] about MN printer Meyers achieves sustainability goals via GEW UV-LED, ARC curing technology
Charting a course for UV: A guide to optimizing curing solutions on the print-production floor
Via Bill Bonallo, president/CEO; and Errol Moebius, vp, IST America Corp. Introduction Dry. Cure. Bond. Adhere. Over the past several decades, ultraviolet (UV) printing, often referred to as energy-curable, has gone from a nascent, specialized, add-on press “drying” option to the prolific print solution across commercial and packaging segments that it is today. Yet as the … [Read more...] about Charting a course for UV: A guide to optimizing curing solutions on the print-production floor
The physics behind drying of pressure-sensitive adhesives
By E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ph.D., principal consultant, Ted Lightfoot LLC There are many kinds of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) (e.g., aqueous emulsions, solvent-borne, hot-melt and curable 100% solids adhesives). Aqueous emulsions and solvent-borne PSAs require drying before lamination. Drying proceeds through various distinct stages – in most cases a “constant rate … [Read more...] about The physics behind drying of pressure-sensitive adhesives