Intertronics help to unravel the myths and realities of adhesive curing with LEDs

The adhesives specialists at Intertronics have been involved for a long time in the development of LED-powered curing systems, which are continuing to evolve towards the replacement of the conventional lamp-style curing systems that have been the industry standard for more than twenty-five years. This growth in popularity of LED curing equipment is driven by promises of lower operating costs and “green” benefits. Experts are predicting LED curing systems will evolve over time to dominate the light-curable adhesive field – a prediction with which Intertronics M.D. Peter Swanson agree and explains: “The much reduced life cycle costs and greatly enhanced process controllability of LED cure systems represent such major advances over arc-light technology that it seems certain LEDs will continue to replace these arc based processes.”