Electron Beam Curing of Polymers in Coating Processes, Metallized Products Inc. 1996.
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Metallized Products, Inc.
(MPI) chose Electron Beam (EB) curing over more traditional coating/curing
methods, a choice which has allowed them to develop new, unique products and to
have a lower impact on the environment than if they had chosen a solvent-based
system. The coatings used in EB curing are solvent free and do not require
thermal drying, allowing the process to run at very high speeds. EB curing also
allows MPI to avoid the regulatory reporting and permitting requirements
associated with solvent- and aqueous-based coating processes. Though capital
costs of these systems are high, the production time, space, and energy
requirements are low, making EB an economically attractive coating method.