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uv curing

Fast curing metal bonding solution for customer Ford Components

30 April 2012 adhesives

A quick and simple adhesive solution was required for one of Ford Components Manufacturing Ltd’s laminated metal shim pack products. Known as edgepeel®, the pack provides a number of shims, to specific customer requirements, that can be quickly and easily selected at the point of assembly, therefore speeding up production. These thin steel shims are [...]

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Our temporary mask is a cover star

19 March 2012 electronics

Our recent marketing activities for DYMAX 9-20479-B UV Cured Temporary Masking Agent have resulted in this picture being used as the cover shot for the online magazine Electronics Industry Update. I might add that this publication (from long-time friend Donal McDonald) is now produced in a pretty impressive iPad app version as well. Our product is on [...]

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Speeding up masking in electronics soldering and coating

9 March 2012 electronics

Designed for rapid masking of electronic components and assemblies, Ultra-Light Weld 9-20479-B provides protection from reflow or wave soldering processes and shields no-go areas during conformal coating application. This easily dispensed mask enables accurate placement and cures in seconds to maximize production throughput with the highest levels of quality. DYMAX 9-20479-B is a blue, peelable masking [...]

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Make sure your UV light curing process is on track

24 February 2012 quality control

A consistent and reliable UV curing process requires periodic monitoring of the UV intensity or dose. Degradation of curing bulbs, lightguides and reflectors can decrease intensity, resulting in incomplete cures. The DYMAX ACCU-CAL 50 Radiometer is simple to operate, offers repeatable measurement of UV light and allows operators to monitor and document a UV/visible light [...]

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High performance UV curing plastic bonding adhesive aids efficiency

20 February 2012 adhesives

Increasing production throughput of bonded plastic assemblies is high on the list of priorities these days for both design and production engineers, if what our customers say is anything to go by. In these situations, we are delighted to offer DYMAX Ultra Light-Weld® 3069, which is a UV/visible light-curable adhesive designed for rapid bonding and [...]

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Building Better Bonds Using Light-Cure Adhesives in Medical Device Manufacture

13 December 2011 adhesives

If you are manufacturing medical devices, we want to recommend to you a feature article by Nadine Blaesing from our partners DYMAX. Building Better Bonds Using Light-Cure Adhesives The use of light-cure adhesives can optimise product assembly and reduce material waste, thereby achieving cost savings in the production process without affecting quality Medical device manufacturers have [...]

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