INDUSTRIAL FINISHING: UV COATINGS Getting the Green Light Sustainable ultra-violet (UV) coatings empower manufacturing customers BY MIKE KELLY n today's manufacturing competitive environment, it's all about four key factors: driving process efficiencies; improving your sustainability footprint; delivering improved return on investment (ROI); and implementing a successful project. UV coatings not only encompass and deliver on all four factors, but they especially improve a manufacturer's sustainability footprint. I Driving Process Efficiencies This relates directly to the following: Faster * Increased line speed * No uncured or wet coating downstream * Instant cure-minimal humidity and temperature fluctuation issues Smaller * Less overall floor space consumed * No Work-in-Process-coat, then immediately cure * Typically, less energy costs (UV Lamps vs. Induction Heating) * ~ 70 per cent less coating shipment into plant / less overall handling Less quality costs * * Reduced clean-up costs Improving Your Sustainability Footprint Every company's goal should be to eliminate coating disasters and implement a sustainable coating solution such as UV coatings technology. Examples of environmental coating messes. May/June 2023 29