UV, UV LED and EB curing technology basics
Move to the HSE friendly and cost efficient UV, UV LED and EB curing technologies
Principle of UV curing technology
Curing process
Benefits of UV curing
- Green technology
- No solvent waste
- Low hazard
- Process efficiency and flexibility
- Room temperature curing
- Low heat generation
- Simply adaptable to existing lines
- Ease of cleaning
- High productivity and cost savings
- Reduced cycle time
- Increased throughput
- Instant on/off
- Low energy consumption
- No recycling of solvent wastes
- Minor maintenance cost
The right acrylate for the best performance
Sartomer is a market-leading manufacturer of specialty acrylates designed for advanced UV, UV LED and EB curable systems:
Towards UV LED curing
We believe UV-LED technology to be the future of UV curing, for it is a lower energy-consuming option than traditional Hg-doped lamps. It is also the technology of choice to coat or print on to heat sensitive substrates.
Benefits:
- Very long lifetime and consistent energy output
- No infra-red emission ➞ no heat generated
- No warm-up time required
- Compact and flexible lamp design
- No generation of O3
- Mercury-free system
Recommended applications:
- Industrial coatings
- Graphic arts
- Food packaging
- Electronics
- Adhesives
Specificities and advantages of EB curing
Definition:
EB : electron beam ➞ accelerated e-
Benefits:
- No photoinitiators required ➞ minimized migration and low migration
- N2 atmosphere needed to avoid O2 inhibition
- High energy radiation, high penetration
- Improved dot gain control
- No heat for sensitive substrates
Recommended applications:
- Coatings
- Outdoor panels
- Food packaging
- Flooring
- Adhesive tapes
