UV Chemistry:
Chemistry for Graphics industry-
UV offset, flexo and screen inks. UV and Aqueous coatings, overglosses and adhesives
including low odour systems for food packaging. UV laminating systems, release agents,
gas/moisture barriers, domes and lenses etc. We specialise in UV coatings with co-polymerisable
photoinitiators to avoid migration/taint, and coatings with specific coefficients
of friction to facilitate packing line efficiency. All gloss levels and all means
of application from gravure to ink jet can be formulated for. CONTACT US for details
or to design a product for your end use.
Chemistry for Building and Furniture products-
Everything for rollcoat, curtaincoat or spray lines -- UV and aqueous fillers, sanding
sealers, colourcoats, and wear resistant coats. Also specialised functional coatings
such as fire resistant and laser markable systems for almost any substrate from
wood to glass, flooring to furniture components. Cure-in-place or field applied
coatings are now also available with special mobile or hand held lamps to cross-link
these coatings in situ. CONTACT US to arrange a demonstration or to discuss your
proposed process in confidence.
Chemistry for All Sorts Of Things-
UV curing has an unending number of uses which capitalise on the high speed of cure
and film build which can be achieved with 100% solids materials (liquid at room
temperature but converted entirely to a solid under UV light without the need for
an evaporation phase in the drying process). Some examples are - Electronic encapsulants/adhesives,
glass assembly adhesives, medical device adhesives/coatings, pultrusion resins/coatings,
resins and photoinitiators for the GRP/fibreglass industry.
If you can dream it, chances are we can make it work.
CONTACT
US
to kick it around.
Our "Cure-in-place" coatings are combinations of aqueous and 100% solids coatings
which can be applied on site rather than by OEM machines. This requires specialised
hardware (see below) for cross-linking to achieve "two pot" quality with a single
pot. It also saves valuable time - especially useful when rooms need to be brought
into service without delay. We can supply the training and safety procedures for
handling UV chemistry and UV equipment -- CONTACT US
Some jobs are more suited to arc lamps - such as the mobile floor curing units used
for our CIP or cure-in-place coatings, or hand held units for automotive repair
etc. CONTACT US for details or to arrange a demonstration and help you choose the
most appropriate equipment. Check our Gallery page - we will soon have more visuals
on this.
Machines for paint application can be supplied or we can work with your prefered
supplier to match machines to chemistry. A collaberative approach is often the best,
and we have good working relationships with a range of suppliers.
Remember also that we may be able to arrange for your product to be contract coated - ask us.