Rad Tech’s Technology Expo and Conference will be held May 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. This biennial event is dedicated to the educational, technical and scientific advancement of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies.
Rad Tech 2014 will feature a number technical sessions. The conference will commence with “Introduction to the Basics of UV/
EB Curing,” which will be presented by Mike J. Idacavage of PL Industries, a division of Esstech Inc.
The energy curing industry has grown tremendously since its beginnings in the early 1970s. The technology used has some simi-larities but also quite a few differences from other well known curing technologies such as thermal curing. The use of light or low
energy electrons as the energy source for curing coatings does require different chemistry and equipment. His presentation will give
an introduction to the basics of UV and EB (electronbeam) curing. In addition to the basic chemistry, an overview of the equipment
used for UV or EB coatings will be covered. For more information go to www.radtech2014.com.
This biennial event will feature technical talks, poster sessions and an exhibition.
RadTech 2014
The Global Conference & Expo
for UV and EB Curing Technology
Photoinitiator- 8AM - 10AM
• Photopolymerization Using
Photolatent Amine Catalysts
Allonas, University of Haute Alsace
• Photoinitiating Covalently
Bound Organically-Modified Clay
Additives
T. Brian Cavitt, Abilene Christian
University
• Novel Phosphine Oxide
Photoinitiators
Dr Petr Sehnal, Lambson Limited
; •;; New Photoinitiators for Cationic
Photopolymerization Process of
Monomers
Joanna Ortyl, Cracow University of
Technology
Electron Beam
Polymerization-
10 AM - NOON
; •;; Depth/Dose Characterization of
Electron-beam Polymerization
Julie Jessop, University of Iowa
• Modification of Polymer Surfaces
using Electron Beam Induced Graft
Copolymerization
Stephen C. Lapin, PCT Engineered System
• Electron Beam Treatment of Wood
Thermoplastic Composites
Andrew Palm, SUN Y ESF
• Radiation Initiated Polymerization
of Wood Impregnants
L. Scott Larsen, N YSERDA
Metal- 1 PM - 3 PM
• UV Technology for Protection of
Surfaces
Ben Curatolo, Light Curable Coatings
; •;; Achieving Adhesion to Difficult
Metal and Plastic Substrates
Dr. Mike J. Idacavage, PL Industries
• New Amine Modified Polyether
Acrylates with High Reactivity
Paul Share, BASF Corporation
Electronics- 3PM - 5PM
• Graphene Based UV-Curable
Materials
Marco Sangermano, Politecnico di Torino
• Develop a Hybrid Conductive Film
With Primer
Nizamidin Jappar, Kimoto Tech Inc.
• Production of Stratified Films
Utilizing Photopolymerization and
Monomer Reactivity
C. Allan Guymon, University of Iowa
Adhesives- 8AM - 10AM
• High Performance Materials for
Laminating Adhesives
Jin Lu, Sartomer USA LLC
; •;; A Formulator’s Guide to Energy
Curable Laminating Adhesives
Eileen Jaranilla-Tran, RAHN USA
Corporation
• UV-triggered Thermosetting Film
Adhesives
Don Herr, Adhesives Research, Inc.
• Light Curable Adhesives for
Automotive and Electronic
Applications and the Benefits of
Surface Treatment
Jeff Leighty, Plasmatreat USA and Brian
Betty, DELO Industrial Adhesives
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
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