When UV Needs TLC

"Converters want the car that will go 100,000 miles without an oil change," says Doug Colton, U.S. operations manager, Nordson Spectral Technology Group. "We have to build UV packages with good diagnostics and minimize the maintenance required."

Indeed, the list of UV components requiring periodic attention is short. According to Tom Heffernan, director of marketing, UV Process Supply, the UV lamp and irradiator (lamp housing reflector), are the two most critical elements of the system, requiring regular service and cleaning.