UV LED EB curing technology basics
Move to the HSE friendly and cost efficient UV LED 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, 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 oAption 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
Discover our recommendations to improve the performance of your UV-LED curing acrylate systems.
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
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