RadTech 2020 Featured Many Advancements in UV/EB Curing
RadTech held its 17th biennial conference and exhibition dedicated to UV/EB technology March 8-11, 2020, at Disney Coronado Springs in Orlando, Florida. With more than 100 presentations and 80+ exhibitors, the latest innovations in UV LEDs, 3D printing materials, printing and packaging, coatings, formulations and more were featured.
The Best Paper honor was given to Karl Swanson and Sage Schissel, PCT Ebeam and Integration, LLC, Davenport, IA, for their presentation on “Attainable Sustainable: Using Electron Beam Technology in Compostable Flexible Packaging.” And the Best Student Paper was awarded to Nicole L. K. Thiher, University of Iowa; Erin Peters, Rockridge High School, Taylor Ridge, IL; Sage M. Schissel, PCT Ebeam and Integration; and Julie L.P. Jessop, Mississippi State University, School of Chemical Engineering. They presented on “Comparison of UV- and EB-Initiated Polymerizations Based on Equivalent Radical Concentration.”