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The paper will present the status and future direction of UV refinish for the auto repair industry in North America. The paper will present the resufts of market research performed in the refinish industry, as well as the consensus of the various raw material, formulators and equipment suppliers to the industry. The paper will survey the commercial

The dual-curing of an isocyanate functionalized polyurethane-acrylate, associated to an alcohol, was investigated by infrared spectroscopy to address the issue of the curing of coatings in shadow areas on three-dimensional objects. The thermal polycondensation was followed through the decay of the isocyanate group and the photopolymerization throug

Electron beam curable flexographic inks have recently been introduced to the flexible packaging market. The new EB ink system offers the benefits of UV curable inks—like good print quality, high gloss and product resistance—while eliminating needs in interstation curing. The system has an efficient cure response that allows for complete cure with l

EB/UV curable technology has been known for many benefits including zero-VOC, production speed enhancement, overall cost reduction, and processing enabling capability. Recently, with the help of comprehensive and FDA compliant migration determination testing protocols, EB/UV chemistry has emerged as one of the mainstream chemistries for food packag

Ink Jet printing is now available for color printing in High Definition with UV inks on different kinds of media such as glossy papers, plastics, glass, wood or metal. We shall make a first overview of the present digital technologies: Ink jet versus others technologies such as Thermal Transfer- DyeDiffusion and liquid toner methods.. We shall pres

For years radiation curing lacquer systems have been broadly accepted in industry because of their environmental friendly and economical advantages. Important applications like coatings for furniture and packaging have a need for matt surfaces. So it is a challenge for the coatings industry to offer matt 100% UV systems with the same application an

Much has been written about the potential benefits of UV curable powder coatings, but little about actual the performance of the coatings for commercial applications. This paper presents test data of UV cured powder coatings on MDF. The tests are performed using typical commercial formulas or performed on commercially produced parts in order to pre

To date the efforts to promote UV powder coatings have been spent educating those responsible for finishing about the mechanics and technical benefits of UV powder coatings compared to alternatives such as thermal cure powder, liquid paints and a wide range of laminates. However, some of the most successful implementations have arisen from the uniq