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Expanded the RC-800 Series capabilities with Model LH-820
lamp housing. Featuring a new unique 10" “U”
shape lamp, this new housing specifically matches the optical
footprint for heat-sensitive batch or continuous process curing
applications in Wood Processing and Plastics Curing.
2005 Introduced the
RC-800 Series for curing in demanding applications such as
medical device manufacturing, optical disc storage (HD DVD
and Blu-ray Disc™) and hard disc drive manufacturing.
This highly flexible robust modular system achieved higher
throughput with low substrate temperatures.
2004 Model
RC-742 system sets industry benchmark for rapid, high yield,
Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) bonding. Cure time as low as
0.6 seconds for DVD-5 format is achieved, operating 24/7.
2003 Introduced
LiteMark-XL™ 1000 pulsed UV light measurement system
to perform real-time monitoring of radiant energy from a xenon
flashlamp system.
2002 Introduced
model RS-3000 benchtop and online systems designed for use
in either laboratory or commercial rapid sterilization or
disinfection applications.
2001 Introduced
Model RC-1002 dual lamp modular system. Providing high intensity
(1000 w/cm2 peak energy) this multi-lamp system
is designed for cost sensitive curing applications. Also introduced
spiral shaped flashlamp, eliminating CD edge curing problems.
2000 Developed
exclusive Flash Initialization Technology for formatting CDs
and DVDs. Also introduced “zero” residue dicing
tape removal process for semiconductor industry
1998 Introduced
Pulsed UV/Visible light process for CVD with narrow pulses.
1998 Introduced
low temperature pulsed UV/Visible curing system for liquid
crystal displays.
1997 Introduced
8 light guide curing system from single unit each pumped with
original intensity.
1995 Introduced
low temperature pulsed UV curing process for DVD bonding.
1995 Developed
ring lamp curing system for heat sensitive medical devices
requiring 360° cure.
1994 Introduced
pulsed, visible light curing system
1993 Introduced
sapphire flashlamps for VUV.
1992 Successfully
cured coating on heat sensitive credit card using pulsed UV
with no damage to the internal hologram.
1992 Developed
constant output multi-guide UV curing systems.1990
Dry film photopolymers cured with pulsed UV for printed and
etch applications, tenting and for pattern plating.
1990 Introduced
system to reliably cure heat sensitive, plastic medical devices
at low temperatures.
1989 Nanolamps
as an alternative photochemical source than Lasers.
1988 Introduced"Incoherent
Laser" (Nanolamp) as an alternative to lasers in applications
not requiring Coherent light.
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1988
Cured coating on heat sensitive film (PC Board Tool) using
pulsed UV with no damage to the substrate.
1988 Provided pulsed
UV curing equipment for bonding fiber optic connectors for
the first trans atlantic fiber optic cable.
1986 Began
effort to use pulsed UV as an alternative to expensive lasers
in research and industrial applications.
1986 Developed
circular curing lamp for complex military and industrial products.
1985 Conducted
successful tests purifying water with pulsed UV/Visible light.
1985 Introduced
small area pulsed UV curing system for fiber optic connectors.
1984 Patented
pulsed light process for semiconductor pre-ion implant stabilization.
1982 Modification
of physical properties of polymers by the simultaneous exposure
of pulsed magnetic fields and to radiated light.
1981 Developed
Pulsed Light Surface Treatment process for Motorola.
1980 Introduced
XENON's Nanolamps as an alternative photochemical source than
Lasers.
1979 Reduced
curing times of composites from hours to minutes, reducing
energy used in the manufacturing process --gas and oil--by
80 to 90% . Cured thick layers (up to half inch) of graphite
composites for aircraft, missiles and other weapons systems.
Received DOE Inventions Program contract for follow on work
in this area.
1979 Preproduction
curing of composite materials for aircraft parts using Xenon
flash polymerization process.
1978 Designed and
built Ford Motor Companies first UV curing system for critically
heat sensitive odometers with pulsed UV.
1978 Developed a new, pulsed UV, low temperature
curing process using short duration pulses.
1975 Presented paper on pulsed UV
curing emphasizing low heat and deep penetration qualities
at the first Radiation Curing Conference.
1975 Polymer
surface modifications for circuit boards with temperature
sensitive electronic components.
1974 Patented
the inner-seal flashtube
1973 Successfully
developed technique of flash polymerization
1972 Multilayered
pre-prep pulsed UV resin curing systems for mobile pipe production.
1971 Developed
high intensity nanolamp for 10 nanosecond light pulses.
1970 Developed
process for bar code color identification allowing visible
proof of read solving the weak link in J.C.Penny's computerized
distribution system.
1970 Conducted
first pulsed light sterilization tests at milk bottling factory.
1969 Introduced
robust flashlamps for tall tower obstruction lighting.
1968 Flash
lamp pumped dye laser cavity.
1968 First
to introduce short duration flashtubes and related micropulsers
for dye laser pumping.
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