Recent Trends in Development of EB Curing Equipment and Technology

2 Recent Trends in Development of EB Curing Equipment and Technology 

Current developments in the electron beam curing technology include  

Source Maguire, E. R, RadTech Report, 12, No. 5, RadTech International N.A., p. 18 (1998). With permission from RadTech International N.A. 

Miniature electron beam processor (gun and power supply). (Courtesy of Ushio America.) 

Relatively recent developments are electron generators that are essentially sealed vacuum tubes with a 2.5 pm thick silica ceramic window or a 6 pm titanium window as the beam exit. Such electron beam tubes or bulbs are capable of operating at 50 to 150 g d can be connected into mod- 

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