This paper examines the effects of some key operating parameters of UV sources on the curing of various UV inks, coatings and adhesives. The effects of peak UV wavelength and peak intensity are quantitatively evaluated using FT-IR. The data are helpful in guiding both formulators, raw material suppliers and end users to better understand the impact of the UV sources, especially UV LED sources, ...

UV cured epoxy systems represent complementary technology to the established heat cured epoxy systems for coating, adhesion and encapsulation of electronic devices. The UV cured epoxy systems offer significant benefits in terms of fast cure and thus very short production cycle time; low stress and better colour due to room temperature cure; process wise no mix ratio problem or anhydride handlin...

Radiation curing of adhesives and coatings continues to make technology advances. In particular, curing with light has seen many developments. Ultra violet curing technology has been enhanced by and is now allied with visible light curing. Visible light curing offers process improvements and advantages in health and safety. Synergistic use of UV and visible light gives better cure speeds and de...

The photo-curing behavior of composites containing nanosized SiO2 in an acrylated hyperbranched polymer matrix was investigated by means of photo differential scanning calorimetry. The chemical conversion data were analyzed using an autocatalytic model, paying close attention to the influence of composition and UV intensity. It was shown that the reaction order and the autocatalytic exponent we...

Orientation with respect to the sun has been observed in a wide range of species and has generally been interpreted in terms of thermoregulation and/or ultraviolet (UV) protection. For countershaded animals, orientation with respect to the sun may also result from the pressure to exploit the gradient of coloration optimally to enhance crypsis.Here, we use computational modelling to predict the ...

afinite element model is developed for simulation of the curing process of a thick axisymmetric rubber article reinforced by metal plates during the molding and cooling stages. the model consists of the heat transfer equation and a newly developed kinetics model for the determination of the state of cure in the rubber. the latter is based on the modification of the well-known kamal-sourour mode...

As UV lamp technology changes, so must the tools we use. The evolution of UV LEDs to cure inks, coatings and adhesives is having an effect on UV measurement equipment and technique. UV LEDs are narrow bandwidth sources with typical emission in the 365-405 nm region. Contrasted to medium pressure UV microwave and arc lamps, which emit across a broad spectrum, UV LEDs have high output in a very l...