UV Process Supply, Inc. founded in
1979 with the goal to service the growing UV Curing market. At that time there
were only companies producing UV coatings/Inks, and UV Curing equipment. The
realization was that it took more than these two components to do a “process”.
What else is needed to create a successful application? With that five product
categories were created to address the problems associated with the physical
properties of the process.
Safety Products was the first
category, and hand cleaner was the first product. Most waterless hand cleaners
are made with mineral sprits, and that solvent used with acrylates can lead to
skin problems. We created a waterless hand cleaner that was oil based rather
than solvent based. Next was our skin lotion, which contains aluminum hydroxide
able to neutralize the acrylic acid based coatings. Gloves were all tested with
the most popular monomers to insure that they would provide proper protection
when used with clean up solvents. Thus we do not carry vinyl gloves as they do
no not provide proper protection with UV Coatings and inks. Barrier creams were
a natural requirement as they present additional protection especially around
finger nails and under rings, where inks might collect unnoticed. In the area of
eye protection, all products are rated based on the ability to filter UV light.
Even our splash goggles filter UV as to always insure optimum protection.
Ink and Coating Handling is our second category and represents two features associated with the process.
First is safety related; that if you can pump the coating, there is less
physical contact with the material that can cause a problem. We learned to
specify the proper pumps for UV Curing from customer experience. They learned
that if they were using a piston pump, it would seize, when the friction of the
piston would cause minute polymerization on the interior wall of the pump. So
the pumps need to be either double diaphragm pumps or peristaltic. All wetted
parts in the pump product line has been soak tested in the popular monomers to
insure that there would be no swelling or adverse effect on the pumps life.
Storage containers need to be able to provide oxygen as it prevents jelling and
curing in the container, black polyethylene containers are the best way to store
UV inks and coatings. Metal should not be used. To offer a full line of UV
appropriate products we have selected from each of our suppliers the best for UV
Curing products. Keep in mind that we have access to hundreds of other products
from these vendors which may not be considered “Best for UV”, and we can provide
them at competitive pricing.
Maintenance and Shop Products is category three and starts with our filter materials; UV light comes in
from windows and from fluorescent lamps and many warehouse lamps. We have a full
selection of filtering materials to create a UV free the work area. Floor mats
should never have vinyl as the UV coatings will melt them. Our floor mats are
all rubber and will stand up to any drips of coating or inks. Keeping the lamps
and reflectors at their optimum will insure proper curing and prevent problems.
All of these products have been developed to prevent problems in production or
laboratory environments.
UV
Test Equipment are essentially any tools or
other apparatus that are used to analyze, monitor, or diagnose curing variables
so we can have control of the process. We offer the largest selection of
Radiometers anywhere in the world representing the best instruments available. Surface testing of plastics offers Dyne Pens, Dyne Solutions, Dyne Liquids able to be ordered easily on line. The large range of products are designed to address the many different curing
applications which have emerged in the market.
UV Curing Equipment is
just that, equipment most of which we have designed and built. Our LightHouse
products offer a unique approach to the focus of the lamps. The principle was to
create a lamp housing which would optimize each function associated in
delivering light to product to be cured. The efficiencies of the reflector have
shown a significant improvement. We also have developed a Dual reflector housing
ideal for the curing of 3-D products.
Printing Supplies represents
products that are specifically needed in the printing markets like Flexo,
Screen, Offset, Gravure, etc. While this category was initially designed around
the properties of UV Curing, it has evolved into a large selection of general
print supplies. We learned early on that many customers who do UV printing also
do traditional printing and would prefer a one stop shop for their supplies.
This web site represents a quarter century of
acquired knowledge, market information, and relationships with our
customers. The product collection offered in this web site is our largest and
most complete ever. We offer “complete” product lines for many of our most
popular product categories. That is, if you need it, we have it. And if you
don’t see it, we will
help you find it or we will get it! It’s that simple.
Our customers have made requests for new products, better
access to information, and aggressive pricing. We have listened to you and we
have responded.
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