Light-curing resin applications
UV curing

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Light-curing resin applications
UV curing

Author : Christian DECKER

Publication date: July 10, 2000 | Lire en français

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6. Light-curing resin applications

Two characteristics are mainly responsible for the industrial boom in light-curing systems:

  • the speed of the process that transforms the molecule into a polymer material in a fraction of a second;

  • Spatial selectivity, which enables polymerization of only the illuminated areas.

There are currently four main areas of application for photopolymers that take advantage of these two characteristics: graphic arts, coatings, adhesives and microelectronics.

6.1 Graphic arts

This is the most important application of UV-curing technology (40% of the market). It is used both in the manufacture of printing plates using a photolithographic process, the various...

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