RadTech Launches Team to Promote UV Curing for Automotive Refinishing
CHEVY CHASE, MD - RadTech International North America's Automotive Focus Group announced the launch of a team to promote potential uses of UV-cure technology in the automotive-refinish industry. The team will include representatives of coatings manufacturers and raw-material and equipment suppliers, the organization said.
David Diehl, president of RadTech, said the use of UV-cure technology in the auto-refinish market is "poised for rapid growth" due to the technology's attributes in terms of quality, rapid processing capabilities and environmental benefits. Chuck Cameron, Ciba Specialty Chemicals and a co-chairman of the RadTech Automotive Focus Group, said every automobile produced in the United States contains "some type of UV-cured component."