Largest Microwave-Powered and UV LED Wide-Format Curing Line Launches for R&D Testing Scaled to Production
ChemQuest Technology Institute (CQTI), in partnership with Heraeus Noblelight America, has begun scheduling trials on its newly installed, state-of-the-art, microwave-powered and UV LED wide-format curing systems deployed on its automated flat line in South Boston, VA. CQTI’s client base of raw material suppliers, formulators and OEM end users are now able to test new chemistries and curing processes using equipment and a line scaled to the production of durable goods.
Kevin Joesel, Director of Sales, UVP, Heraeus Noblelight America, LLC noted, “No other independent facility provides microwave-powered and 30-inch-wide UV LED flat-line curing systems. Comparing different UV curing methods – UV LED, microwave-powered, or arc lamps – is now easily achievable on one line. Heraeus Noblelight America, LLC sought to partner with ChemQuest not only to advance UV coating processes but to make hard data collection easier for proving the performance/cost advantages of converting to UV curing.”