UV SHOWCASE:CURING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

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The robustCoolWave2-610 CuringUV System by Nordson

UV SPOT LIGHT SOURCESHamamatsu's LightningcureLC8 series (L9566 and L9588)features a 200-W mercury­xenon lamp with high lightoutput (4,500 mW/cm2 at 365nm) and 3,000-hour life, cover­ing 300- 700 nm . (Connectableto a PC via the built-in RS232port.) Use the LC8 for UV cur­ing, fluo rescenc e excita tio n,and precision bonding of elec­tronics. For more information,visit www.hamamatsu .com.

and consistent exposure times.Additionally, th e SideCure conveyorcan be outfitted with up to four5000-EC lamps on top and up tofour 5000- EC lamps on th e sides.When 5000-EC lamps are configuredin series, the con veyor belt speeds canoften be doubled. The SideCure con­veyor system from DYMAX is idealfor bonding, masking, and coatingapplications for high-tech sectors,such as the medical , elect ron ic,industrial, and aerospace industrieswhere 180 0 UV curing is required.For more information on th e UVCSSideCure line, or other cur ing sys­tems from DYMAX, please, visitwww.dyrnax.corn .

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CURING CONVEYOR SYSTEMDYMAX offers its UVCS SideCureconveyor system for 180 0 curing.Designed for UV curing of DYMAXadhesives and coatings from th e left ,right, and/or top, the innovativeSideCure con veyor can be outfittedwith up to eight DYMAX 5000-ECUV curing flood lamps. The convey­or 's 12"-wide belt and 7.5" vert icalclearance, with 5"-high side-cur ingcapability, allows for th e curing oflarge parts and mak es th e SideCure avery versatile UV curing solution. Inaddition, th e relatively small convey­or size (51 " x 30 " x 21.5") minimizesthe footprint required for UVcuring.The use of th e DYMAX SideCureconveyor system can often eliminatepotential "shadowed areas" aroundcomponents that are detrimental toa light curing proces s. Furthermore,the high-intensity DYMAX 5000 -EClamps used with the UVCS SideCureconveyor pro vide 225 mW/cm2 ofintensity for fast UVcuring, as well ascomplete shielding from UV light

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cooler op eration via propri etarydichroic-coated glass reflectors thatabsorb heat-generating IR energy.The fully variable CoolWave 2 con ­troller features adjustable UV poweroutput, a cooling pressure readoutand remote parent machine inter­face offering multiple methods ofconnection for seamless integra­tion . Visit www.nordson.com formore information.

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UV CURING SYSTEM Therobust CoolWave 2-610Cur ing UVSystem by Nordsonprovides greater applicationflexibility and system durabili­ty at a lower cost of own ership.Th e CoolWave 2 lamp head fea­tu res no internal gas keting;elimina tes maintenance-int en­sive internal gasketing in th emic rowave cavity; provides

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UV ROBOTICSCleveland-based UV Robotics, LLChas been select ed by SouthernCompany, on e of th e largest produc­ers of electric power in the U.S., tomodern ize its Technical ApplicationsCenter in Birmingham, Ala. The cen­ter, which serves as a technical R&Dresource for th e four-stat e region(Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi ,Florid a) will include a robotic UVcuring system. This installation willhelp Southern Company work withth e largest manufacturers in theirservice area to develop cost-efficientUV curing pro cesses. For more infor­mation about UV Robotics, visitwww.uvrobotics.com or contact PaulMills at (440)570-5228.

UV-CURING RESINSartomer Company offers CN820, aUV/ EB curing resin. CN820 is a free

radical-curable acrylicoligomer designed topromote adhesion onmetals such as steeland aluminum, glass,and pol ymer sub­strates. Th e oligomercan be used in energycurable applicationsth at include screenand offset inks , lami ­nating adhesives andcoatings. Please visitwww.sartomer.com orcall (800 ) SAR­TOMER for moreinformation.

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