What is UV Curing?
Originally developed and introduced in the 1960’s, this technology has streamlined and increased automation in many areas of the manufacturing sector.
UV Curing is the process of using UV Light to initiate a photochemical reaction that generates a cross linked network of polymers.
Unlike other technologies such as infrared curing, UV is considered a low temperature process and is therefore ideal for using on substrates that are unsuitable for use with heat producing products.
As cure occurs via polymerisation rather than evaporation, processing times are dramatically improved without the need for drying ovens and large amounts of racking. This faster drying time also helps to reduce flaws and errors as well as improving consistency.
As UV energy has unique interactions with many different materials, UV curing can produce unique products that have characteristics that can not be produced via other means.
This has made the technology essential for certain industries where changes in strength, durability, chemical resistance and more are required.
Victory medium pressure and metal halide UV light sources have many uses in curing, disinfection of air and water, and the printing industry.
Capillary sealed UV lamps — also known as roll sealed — are made by hand, using the vacuum within the lamp to form accurately the heated quartz around the conducting foil.
This method allows for short, specialised, high quality production runs such as for high current double foil designs.
We currently manufacture and sell many OEM equivalent UV curing lamps.
Click on the button below to see Amba part numbers that we can provide equivalent lamps for. If you are unable to see the lamp you require, contact our Sales Department on +44 (0)1525 487960 or email info@victorylighting.eu for assistance.
