Seeing the light on technological benefits. (radiation curing)

From: Chemical Week | Date: April 26, 1995| Author: Pospisil, Ray | Copyright information

Chemical companies that supply raw materials for radiation curing are now focusing their promotional efforts on new markets, such as furniture, beverage cans and automobile exteriors. So far, the coating process is used on fiber optic cables, automobile headlamps and floor tiles, among other applications, but chemical companies are touting the quality improvement possibilities and shorter production times that the process can yield. Radiation curing involves the curing of coatings by ultravio...

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