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Ultraviolet Curing

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Ultraviolet (UV) Curing is a process which utilizes light energy to increase the viscosity of a material after it has been applied to another surface. Generally, a liquid material is coated onto the surface and through a photopically driven chemical process. The process causes the liquid to undergo a phase transition to a solid state. Traditionally, this process has been accomplished utilizing purely chemical means. The material to be deposited is dissolved in a solvent which is applied to the surface. This solvent is then evaporated, leaving the material behind. These evaporated solvents are generally nonreactive and play no role in the finished, cured coating. They are most often disposed of after one use, adding a toxic burden to the environment. A great deal of effort has been invested into the development of clean technologies which eliminate the need for non-reactive solvent use in the film coating of materials. As of the 1960's, this push has resulted in a commercially viable film deposition process, based on several photochemical properties of ultraviolet light.
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UV curing systems use ultraviolet radiation to initiate reactions and cure adhesives, coatings and other UV curable resin products. Search by Specification | Learn more about UV Curing Equipment
Product Announcements
Imego - MERMAID
MERMAID is a unique measurement instrument for analysis of liquid and thin film properties using magnetoelastic resonance (MER) sensors. Dynamic events such as viscosity change, phase transitions or... (read more)
Royal Purple, Ltd. - Max-Chain® Chain Lubricant
Max-Chain® is recommended for chains and open gears operating in dusty environments. (read more)
Xenon Corporation - Blu-Ray, CD & DVD Manufacturing
Pulsed UV is inherently able to provide shorter cure times for DVD and Blu-Ray bonding. High power can be delivered in a short period of time. Xenon Corporation's RC-742 system can cure DVD-5 in 0.3... (read more)
Control Instruments Corp. - PrevEx Analyzers for Monitoring Ovens & Dryers
PrevEx Flammability Analyzers for monitoring the LFL of flammable gases & vapors in process ovens & dryers. (read more)
Nuhill Technologies, Inc. - Prototypes, Design, Stereolithography (SLA)
In theory, the Stereo Lithography Process (SLA) is deceptively simple: photosensitive liquid plastic is hardened when a bright light strikes it. By controlling the location of the light beam only... (read more)
Bayer MaterialScience LLC - UV Cure Coatings
One of the fastest growing segments in the paint and coatings industry is ultraviolet (UV) processing to cure or dry a coating on wood, metal or plastic products. Ultraviolet cure coating — also... (read more)
Manufacturers Supplies Co. - Adhesive Coating Systems
M.S.C. specializes in the engineering & manufacturing of roll coating machinery used for the application of adhesives or coatings to sheet and roll materials. We supply machinery such as hot melt... (read more)
Glas-Col, LLC - High Speed Solvent Evaporation
This system is designed to rapidly evaporate/concentrate solvents from samples by heating both the sample bottom and the incoming nitrogen. These systems compete with the Savant, IST, Apricot, Zymank,... (read more)
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc - Anti Reflective and Transmissive Optical Coatings
Oxford has developed a broad spectrum optical coating that achieves high performance (<0.5% reflectivity) and is implemented via a single layer wet coat. (read more)
 
Topics of Interest
Two-Component Room Temperature Cure.   One of the distinct advantages of epoxy adhesives is that they can be cured at room temperature or even at lower temperatures. The major advantages and... (Read More)
When confined in a thin film between two surfaces or sprayed with a chemical activator, cyanoacrylate adhesives cure rapidly at room temperature to form rigid thermoplastics with excellent adhesion... (Read More)
Active Medium. The active medium in a dye laser is a fluorescent organic compound (a dye) dissolved in a liquid solvent. Intense illumination by light from a separate source—another laser or a... (Read More)
5.7 Butyl Rubber Adhesives Butyl rubber is an elastomeric polymer used widely in adhesives and sealants, both as primary binders and as tackifiers and modifiers. Butyl rubber is a copolymer of... (Read More)
Plastics piping can be joined by different methods (see Table D1.8) depending on the characteristics of the material. For example, ABS, PVC, and CPVC can be solvent cemented. However, polyolefins... (Read More)
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OmniCure® S2000

OmniCure® S2000
EXFO Life Sciences and Industrial Division


Ultra-Cure UV Systems

Ultra-Cure UV Systems
Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.


MKIII

MKIII
American Ultraviolet Company


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