Twenty years ago, electron beam curing was an excellent alternative to heat-set drying, where costs could be lowered, and a greener work environment would be created. Within the industry, the need to protect the environment and the consumer demand for greener products resulted in a search for better solutions.
Read MoreFor decades, electron beam (EB) curable inks and coatings have been used in many different packaging operations and applications. While the EB process is great for efficiency, cost, and the look of the final product, certain factors have impeded companies from integrating EB units into their operations.
Read MoreMore and more companies are catching on to the benefits and efficiency of electron beam technology. With just one EB machine, you can perform blown film extrusion, flexo printing, web offset printing and laminating.
Read More10 years ago, it was hard to imagine that social media would be a place where all businesses needed to be to connect with customers for their products. Social media gives the consumer a place to leave comments, critiques, opinions, suggestions and reviews about a company.
Read MoreThe “world leader in electron beam technology” will be at InfoFlex 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, to connect, learn and provide information. And Energy Sciences Inc. (ESI) won’t be alone. More than 2,000 current industry professionals within the package printing and converting industry will be in Nashville for the convention.
Read MoreWhether you are out driving, at the grocery store, or eating at a restaurant, chances are you are engaging with products that have used electron beam technology. Printing and drying can be accomplished at a faster rate while lowering the overall costs of production with EB.
Read MoreElectron beam technology has been used since the 1960s. It has steadily gained more ground in different industries due to advancements in the technology and the many benefits realized through the large number of operating units.
Read MoreScanning graphics applications, flexible packaging, and digital ink jet printing applications have all seen a dramatic improvements over the last decade. The changes have been in large part due to better technology and printing inks.
Read MoreIt’s no surprise to those in the industry that energy curing keeps finding new applications and markets. Now, the graphic arts, the world of coatings, and some emerging technologies are implementing electron beam energy curing due to the many benefits.
Read MoreCrosslinking itself is not a new scientific methodology. It has long been a part of the world of electron beam, by providing a better way to cost effectively polymerize films.
There are a lot of materials that have long polymer chains. Electron beam dosing is the process of connecting those chains through the act of crosslinking. When EB crosslinking is used, there are many benefits to the producer and the manufacturer.
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