UV curing

<p>UV curing (ultraviolet curing) is the process by which <a href="/facts/Ultraviolet_light/kncBUqn5">ultraviolet light</a> initiates a <a href="/facts/Photochemical/GsXNBWon">photochemical</a> reaction that generates a crosslinked network of <a href="/facts/Polymer/eF32E50K">polymers</a> through <a href="/facts/Radical_polymerization/CbG5UqAd">radical polymerization</a> or <a href="/facts/Cationic_polymerization/uv2NbrkS">cationic polymerization</a>. UV curing is  adaptable to <a href="/facts/Inkjet_printing/YWnIfRmG">printing</a>, <a href="/facts/Coating/fGt3R3VC">coating</a>, decorating, <a href="/facts/Stereolithography/wIPeT3Wy">stereolithography</a>, and in the assembly of a variety of products and materials. UV curing is a low-temperature, high speed, and solventless process as curing occurs via <a href="/facts/Polymerization/1hmBz7Ur">polymerization</a>. Originally introduced in the 1960s, this technology has streamlined and increased automation in many industries in the manufacturing sector.
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UV curing