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The Japanese economy was still on the decline in 1998 and this brought about an imbalance between supply and demand in many industries. As a result the capital investment for extension of capacity has also been in decline. This trend is exceptional where the capital investment brings higher value added products, where the new process enable the man

IKEA is a home furnishing company. Our vision is to contribute to a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of home furnishing items of good design and function, at prices so low that the majority of people can afford to buy them. This is our business idea. Low price with a meaning. IKEA aims to have as short a

UV processes have a curing 'process window', where the appropriate UV level in the correct partsof the spectrum is required to activate the formulation to a sufficient level to be considered'cured'. This paper discusses some recent improvements in the measurement of UV radiationused in various curing processes and practical methods for acquiring re

Radiation curable powder coatings are now in the early stages of commercialisation. For years, the coating industry has sought ways to lower the curing temperature of powder coatings. The recently developed UV-curable powder coatings offer the possibility to cure powder coatings at temperatures is low as 100 -120°C. Another advantage of these radia

Detailed analyses of photo-cured vinyl ether blends with epoxysilicone polymers have confirmed prior reports that such compositions are useful radiation-cure release coating systems. We have found that release performance of such blended coatings are consistent with coatings' organic content, micromorphology, and thermomechanical properties. Reacti

It is well recognized that the photoinitiator represents the key component of any light curable formulation through radical process. Indeed, the photoinitiator is responsible for the absorption of the incident light radiation producing the primary radical species that initiate the conversion of multifunctional monomers, prepolymers and oligomers to

Styrenic block copolymers (SBC) are widely used in a variety of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applications both in tapes and labels. The most commonly used styrenic block copolymers for adhesive applications are tn-blocks containing an elastomenc mid-block and thermoplastic end-blocks. They are obtained via an ionic polymerization and are avail

UV-curing technology is well established in coatings and printing ink applications, but is not often used for curing of thicker materials. Interestingly, some advantages of UV curing for glass fiber reinforced resins have been known since the early 70's.Glass-fiber reinforced laminates are useful materials for architectural and building application