Radiation – Cured Coatings Take Center Stage

By Cynthia Challener

Increased productivity, enhanced product performance, greater cost efficiencies, and environmental compliance: these benefits of radiation-cured coating processes continue to drive the growth of this sector of the paint and coatings industry.

Radiation-curable (radcure) coatings consist of coatings that can be cured by either ultraviolet (UV), visible, or electron beam (EB) radiation. Formulations generally. consist of oligomers, monomers, a photoinitiator, and additives.