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Dec 14, 2021 | Article
By SpecialChem
Explore the basic components of UV-curable inks and how to overcome the challenges faced by formulators while formulating UV inkjet ink formulation using Resonac’s monomers...
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Dec 10, 2021 | Article
By Richard Kennedy
Learn how the coatings industry can support UN Sustainable Development goals by using bio-renewable & safe materials, reducing energy usage & improving low-VOC coatings...
Mar 18, 2021 | Article
By Annirban Bhattacharya
Check out a large variety of technologies and formulations that are increasing the sustainability of UV curable wood coatings leading to their high growth in untapped applications...
Oct 13, 2020 | Article
By Terence Kenneth
UV ink technology has already replaced solvent- and water-based inks and it continues to grow because of its: rapid curing rate, tough adhesion on a wide variety of substrates and excellent color...
Aug 20, 2018 | Article
Explore various curing processes used today to paint vehicle parts and understand how hybrid cure process can help you overcome challenges associated with traditional methods...
Apr 13, 2016 | Article
By J. Pesenti
UV-inks are made of different chemical components. Among all those components, one has a crucial role: the photoinitiator. Indeed, the photoinitiator is the UV-ink component that will react with the...
Dec 19, 2012 | Article
CHINACOAT 2012 opened under an unseasonably cool November day. But inside the halls of the Guangzhou Int’l Convention and Exhibition Center, Pazhou Complex, the damp, overcast morning was replaced...
Jun 1, 2012 | Article
Coating companies are constantly looking for novel ways to develop sustainable coatings that have a minimum impact on the environment. Some of the approaches industry has been using over the years...
Apr 1, 2012 | Article
The United Nations issued the Brundtland Report in the 1980s that defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future...
Sep 26, 2011 | Article
By Jochum Beetsma
During film formation paint should transform from a liquid into a closed, solid film called coating. In order to give optimum protective and aesthetic properties most coatings should be smooth and...