Wood Finishing Ultraviolet Lamps

Using light instead of heat, the UV curing process has been in existence over 40-years. History has proven it a better alternative to solvent-based coatings, offering many no’s……… no environmental pollutants, no solvents to evaporate, no long drying tunnels, no wasted floor space and no loss of coating volume.

UV curing is not all no’s. There are many yeses…… yes it is environmentally responsible, yes it increases solvent resistance, yes it increases durability, yes it’s faster and the biggest yes, it saves you money. These are difficult economic times. To be relevant one must lower cost without sacrificing product performance. UV provides the edge increasing productivity, improving product quality, all the while under an environmentally-friendly umbrella.

Many cabinet shops and furniture manufacturers are now using ultraviolet (UV) curing. Cabinet doors are ideal candidates and greatly benefit by being able to be immediately handled post finishing. Moldings and intricate shapes can be sprayed and instantly cured in specially designed curing

A UV finish is exceptionally durable. Abrasive and impact resistance tests are superior to solvent based materials. UV finishes are found on furniture, guitars, banjos, millwork, moldings, sheet goods and prefinished hardwood flooring. UV coatings can be sprayed (used on shaped objects, i.e. furniture) or applied in a flat line process for coating flat panels. Since UV systems cure instantly there is a reduced need for cooling air. Less air movement reduces the chance of “shop dirt” in the finish. Typically UV finishes will be a cleaner compared to solvent based finishes.

There are many established players in the wood finishing UV equipment industry. These include Aagaard-Finnrose, Barberan, Cattinair, Cefla, Delle Vedove (DV-Systems), Deimco, Dubois, Giardina, Hymmen, Makor and Efsen Engineering. As is the case with many industrial processes, established American and European names have given way to those from the Far East. Not to worry, our ability to clone Chinese lamps is unrivaled. There is little comparison between lamps from China and those manufactured by TCS Technologies.