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UV Curing Wood Coatings
Miltec understands UV curing wood coatings.
What are UV curable Wood Coatings?
UV curing wood coatings increases production speeds while also improving important physical properties of the finished wood product, such as higher scratch resistance, improved chemical resistance, increased flexibility, and improvement in durability.
Applications of UV-Curing Wood Coatings
UV-curing wood coatings find a wide range of applications in various industries, including wood flooring, furniture, kitchen cabinets, wood doors, wood molding and trim, and interior design. The ability to control gloss, improve durability, and increase line speed makes the use of UV technology the best solution for finishing most wood products.
benefits of UV Curable Wood Coatings and Curing
- Efficient UV technology for curing high-density inks
- Elimination of scratching and abrasion due to under-cured ink
- Cure speeds 5x faster than other UV systems
- Reliable UV system performance with consistent UV output
- R&D lab proves new processes and improves existing systems
- Easy maintenance
- Fewer UV lamps required
- Lower energy usage and operating costs
- Increased line speeds
- Made in USA
Systems & Technology
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Applications of UV Curable Wood Coatings
Flooring
Coatings that are applied to wood flooring are UV-cured using high intense medium pressure mercury vapor lamps (also known as UV lamps) resulting in a much higher quality finish in terms of producing the target gloss, as well as improving scratch resistance and chemical resistance. This not only increases the longevity of the floor, but also contributes to the overall efficiency of the manufacturing process.
Miltec UV curing solutions for flooring manufacturers provide the powerful UV output and efficiency necessary to meet the proper cure, adhesion, flexibility, scratch resistance, and aesthetic demands of the market. Our advanced HPI UV curing systems are easy to use and require fewer lamps on your flooring line than existing or other competitors’ UV systems.
Molding and Trim
Molding is challenging for UV curing due to the range of unique shapes. To solve this challenge, Miltec has developed various solutions to ensure the optimal UV light can cure any angle or shape 360 degrees around the wood profile. Miltec offers arc lamp and microwave powered lamps systems for this application. The geometric shape and size of the profile will dictate which UV technology is the best choice to maximize production efficiency.
Doors
Doors are UV-cured to protect the door from long-term exposure to UV light, preventing the finish from fading over time, and to act as a moisture barrier for exterior doors.
APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT & TESTING LAB
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