Woburn, MA—Xenon Corporation reports that its Model RC 747 pulsed UV curing equipment designed for the medical market is being recognized for outstanding integrity in the curing of lubricious coatings on guidewires and balloon catheters. Medical manufacturers are discovering the benefits of the Model RC 747s low heat properties. The absence of heat generation in the pulsed UV curing process does not degrade lubricious coatings, ensuring that the guidewires that push along artery walls are of the highest quality.

Xenon Corporation has proven expertise in developing and supplying products for the medical device market. Guidant Corporation, for example, has integrated Xenon’s pulsed UV system into a factory automation production system that cures the coatings on medical device guidewires 24 hours a day, three shifts per day, seven days a week.

“The Model RC 747 uses pulsed UV light technology to offer energy and lamp efficiencies that exceed other curing methods. This technology delivers low heat with complete cures, matching the performance demands and production schedules faced by the medical device market. The payback in lowered energy costs and product improvements add up to superior value”, said Louis Panico, CEO, Xenon Corp.

Model RC 747 is designed to accommodate a wide range of OEM requirements, with linear light footprints up to 20 inches and a wide range of lamp housings. The system can be configured to expose more than one product at a time.

Like all of Xenon’s systems, Model RC 747 is mercury free. The pulsed UV process is environmentally benign since it does not create or use volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) or create suspended airborne particulates.