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Radiation cured coatings
Radiation Cured Coatings(UV/EB)
As you may have heard of, radiation curing is an actual growing
technology. Coatings which are
radiation-curable (radcure)are in fact either cured by
ultraviolet (UV), visible, or
electron beam (EB)radiation. Although EB’s share
is increasing fast, UV curing is still predominant and accounts for 90% of the radcure
processes.
Most of the time,
formulations consist of oligomers, monomers, a photoinitiator and additives.
The initial liquid coating is easily converted into solid by exposure to UV light.
Photoinitiators present in the coating material get broken into radical or ionic
pieces by exposure to UV light. The photoinitiators then absorb the UV light
and cause the coatings to cure by
chemical reaction.
Benefits of UV/EB processes:
increased speed and cycle time
improved coating properties
cost reduction (reduced work in process, lower maintenance costs,
decreased overall quality costs, cleaner process including zero VOCs and no HAPs
reducing environmental reporting requirements & lower emissions handling costs)
environmental compliance
Installing radcure technology will improve your return on investment and make you
benefit from its environmental benefits!
The coatings category includes Wood (flooring, cabinetry,
post-assembled furniture),
Plastic, Flexilble packaging, Interior aerospace and defense
Increased productivity, enhanced product performance, greater cost efficiencies
and environmental compliance, this
unique combination of benefits will definitively make radiation-cured
coatings more and more important in the paints, coatings a inks industry.
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