Ultraviolet and electron beam curing are in use in many converting processes and it’s time for all converters to take notice and join in.

By Megan Wolf

Wilson agrees. “[UV provides] cost and liability reduction through overall process management. The inefficiencies associated with heating elements (conventional oven drying formats) don’t lend themselves to being energy efficient with electricity or petroleum-based curing systems,” he said. “UV and EB energy curing is more maintenance and production friendly. The science behind UV is to produce a greater level of constant results while increasing speed. Bottom line—it was created for these environments.