UV Technology Training

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Case Study
Wang Xiang
Content

Curing Mechanism of the Technology

Application & Process
Core Product Line
Target Application
Troubleshooting
Available Test Facility and Application Machine

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What is UV

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How To Cure

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UV Cure Adhesive

Absorption spectra of photoinitiator

UV transmission rate of substrate
UV transmission rate of adhesive
Exposure time
Wavelength of radiation
Intensity of radiation
Depth of cured

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Absorption spectra of photoinitiator

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UV transmission rate of substrate

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UV transmission rate of substrate

Material UV intensity mW/cm2

220nm 260nm 310nm 365nm 420nm 540nm
No substrate 88 83 99 100 125 135
PC 2 2 3 2 87 120
Medical PC 3 4 4 52 93 120
PVC 1 2 3 0.4 57 100
Glass 4 4 5 84 100 129
Temper Galss 1 2 3 20 100 100

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UV Transmission Rate of Adhesive

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Terms of UV adhesive

Tack Free Time

TFT = Tack Free Time = Time to get dry surface
CTV
CTV = Cure through volume = Depth of cure

Note: UVC for surface cure

UVA for bulb cure

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Tack Free Time

Procedure

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CTV

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Surface cure of adhesive

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How To Avoid

Gas shield (Nitrogen, insert gas)

Use UVC light
Very high UV intensity
Extend exposure time

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UV Cure System

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UV Equipment

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Typical UV Equipment

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UV Lamp Type

Medium & High Pressure Mercury

Good tack free
Metal Halide
Good CTV
H bulb
Good tack free
D bulb
Good CTV

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UV Intensity Check

UV intensity and energyb

Energy = intensity x time
UV meter
EIT Power Puck
Zeta 7011-A
Zeta 7011-V
Zeta 7021

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Safety

UV Light
Short wave UV light damages eyes for ever
High intensity UV damage skin
Ozone
TLV (Threshold limit value) for ozone is 0.1ppm

Heat

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Core Product Line

Product Appearance Cure Type Advantage Approvals

3335 UV Epoxy Clear/Amber UV/Heat Surface cure, Low outgass, Hi-Tg N/A

4307 UV-V/CA Clear/Pale green UV-V/Moisture Halogen Free, Instant ISO10993

5240 UV-Silicone Translucent/White UV-V/Moisture Self-Leveling, Non-corrosive ISO10993

3554 Visble Clear/Yellow Visible Visible cure, Fast set ISO-10993

3106 UV-Visible Clear/Pale Straw UV-Visible Flexible PVC bonding, Halogen Free N/A

3311 UV-Visible Clear/Pale Straw UV-Visible Low viscosity, Plasticized PVC ISO-10993

bonding

352 Clear/Amber UV/Heat/Activator High Viscosity, Flexible bond line N/A

UV/Heat/Activator

3942 UV-Visible Translucent/Hazy UV-Visible High Performance, Various substrate ISO-10993

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Target Application Marketing

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Trouble Shooting

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Adhesive

Formulation
UV only/ Multi-cure system
Cure requirement
Intensity & wavelength
Tack free time
CTV
Quality: Storage, Shelflife, Exposure to daylight
QC report

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Substrate

Color
Brown and Black
Clear: Most suitable
Composition
Glass : Different type of glass absorb UV energy
Plastic: Different type of plastic (even clear ones) absorb UV energy

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UV System

Power Source
measure UV intensity & CTV on production line
Different location have different UV intensity
Distance
The closer the distance, the stronger the intensity
Lamp
Lamp age
Lamp type
Out of focus
Effect of heat

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Application Machine

UV Equipment & Meter Tensile machine

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Application Machine

Controllers, Reservoirs and Dispense Valves

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Test Facility

Tack Free Time

CTV
Lapshear strength
Blockshear strength
Tensile strength
UV transmission rate
Cure Process monitor
Tg
Viscosity
Aging test
Equipment maintenance
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Case Study

Project Background
Customer name: DaHua Medical
Substrate: PC + PC
Main player: 3311
Exposure time :15 seconds
UV equipment: Tailor –made UV equipment

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Case Study

Problem Description & Customer expectation

Problem description:
Cracking happened after 5 days, customer wonder the adhesive can be
corrosive by adhesive

Cracking
Customer expectation:
1. Find root cause
2. If adhesive can’t match the request, recommend new adhesive

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TS Activity on Problem Solving

1. Get customer complaint adhesive & sample
2. Check QC report
3. Lab evaluation on customer parts, and monitor customer’s problem
No find customer’s problem by our UV equipment on part
Make cracking test , similar problem with customer
4. Line survey

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Result & Follow Up Action

Root Cause:
The UVA intensity is very low (10mW/cm2), The 3311 can’t be full cured
within 10 seconds , The non-cured 3311 can crack the PC after long
time.
Suggestion
1. Change the new UV lamp
2. Get UV meter, Check the UV intensity termly

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Key Learning Points Summary

1. Tailor –made UV equipment intensity often can match our request
2. Lab evaluation is important
3. Need monitor customer’s problem to persuade customer
4. Give customer suggestion and SOP

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