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Improved economic conditions, advances in e-beam chemistry and e-beam processing
technology, and expansion of production capacity by multi-national companies have all
contributed to increases in the installed base of e-beam processors in Europe during the past
2-3 years. In addition to the "traditional" e-beam applications in the curing of printing inks,
coatings and adhesives, e-beam processing in Europe is expanding in two other important
markets, film crosslinking and sterilization. On the negative side, there are still gaps in the
performance capability of certain e-beam chemistries that have limited the growth rate of
e-beam processing, and attempts by several start-up e-beam suppliers to prematurely
introduce new, non-industrial, and in some cases inappropriate e-beam systems have only
served to confuse the European marketplace during this same time period.
Increasingly severe environmental restrictions continue to be one of the most important
driving forces for the expanded utilization of e-beam processing in Europe, even more so
than in North America. Requirements for CE-marking introduced yet another significant
and time-consuming responsibility for machinery manufacturers who supply equipment in
European Union countries.
