The most important physical component of the UV curing process is the lamp. The lamp is responsible for converting the liquid-like coating into a dry, solid protective layer. If the lamp's performance is not optimal, the UV curing process can fail.
To help ensure that the UV curing process is as efficient as possible, UV Process Supply Inc. has developed the CON-TROL-CURE LM-9000 UV continuous lamp monitor. This highly modular, software-based, full-spectrum UV data acquisition and management system provides both real-time display and data storage of UV lamp output characteristics. Through the lamp monitor's exclusive optical probe and fiber optic sub-systems, it allows permanent sensor placement inside the curing zone, reflector housing or even directly on the lamp. Unlike conventional monitoring methods that only collect data when the user requests it, this system provides continuous monitoring to identify problems immediately, and prevent costly errors or product loss.