UV and EB curing are replacing conventional heat curing systems

Energy Curing of Inks and Coatings

After we published an update on energy curing in our last issue, a lot of readers have come back to us seeking more information and requesting us to do a detailed technical article on this subject. S. Chidamabar lays out some basics and an overview on the relative merits and limitations of the newer energy curing technologies, viz. ultra-violet (UV) curing and electron beam (EB) curing.

May 08, 2009

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Both UV and EB curing have been around for some time and are used in a wide range of industrial applications but are just beginning to break into packaging applications in a big way. This article focusses on their use in conversion of packaging materials using processes like printing, coating and lamination or combinations thereof. They are used in conversion of continuous webs as well as in sheet-fed operations.
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