How To Select A Radiometer - U V Process

1 How ToSelect ARadiometerChoose the Right UV Measurement Devicefor Your Specific Needs COPYRIGHT 2005 U. V. Process SUPPLY, W CortlandChicago IL 60614-4805 USA1-800-621-1296 773-248-0099 FAX: 1-800-99 FAXUV or To Select ARadiometer ManualTable of Contents What Kind of UV User Are you? ..Page 2 Pass-Through Radiometer Selection Chart ..Page 6 Online/Probe Style Radiometer Selection Chart ..Page 7 Why Do You Need A Radiometer ? ..Page 8 How A Radiometer is Used ..Page 9 What Your UV Radiometer Measures ..Page 10 Types of Radiometers ..Page 12 So You Get the Radiometer , Now What? ..Page 14 Radiometer Selection Guide ..Page 16UV Process SupplyPage Copyright 20051 What Kind of UV User Are you? Find your UV Curing Application/Method from the choices Process SupplyPage Copyright 20052 WEB PRESS SYSTEM:(or any system with verticalmotion and/or pinch rollers)AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)FLEXO/NARROWWEB SYSTEM:AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)SHEETFED/OFFSETSYSTEM:AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)WIDEWEB/COATINGSYSTEM:AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)CONTAINERCURING:GoodRadiometers for you are:Diskure 365 /Micro Puck (page 16/17)ABetter Radiometer for you is.

2 OmniScan (page 18)The BestRadiometer for you is:Diskure 4 Scan (page 16)SPOT CURING:The BestRadiometer for you is:Spot Cure Meter (page 27)UV Process SupplyPage Copyright 20053 What Kind of UV User Are you? Find your UV Curing Application/Method from the choices :AGoodRadiometer for you is:Spot Cure Meter (page 27)ABetterRadiometer for you is:VersaProbe Pro (page 28)The BestRadiometer for you is:Diskure 4 Scan (page 16)SCREENPRINTING:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Diskure 365 (page 16)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Diskure 4 Scan (page 16)The BestRadiometer for you is:UV Profiler-3000 (page 21)PHOTORESIST/PRINTEDCIRCUIT BOARDS:AGoodRadiometer for you is:UV FastCheck Strips (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:IL-1400 (page 22)The BestRadiometer for you is:IL-1700 (page 22)FLOORING:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Diskure 365 (page 16)ABetterRadiometer for you is:OmniScan (page 18)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)SIGN PRINTERS:AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)METALDECORATION.

3 AGoodRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:VersaProbe Pro (page 28)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)UV Process SupplyPage Copyright 20054 What Kind of UV User Are you? Find your UV Curing Application/Method from the choices (Encapsulation):AGoodRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Spot Cure Meter (page 27)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)LAB (Testing):AGoodRadiometer for you is:VersaProbe Pro (page 28)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)MEDICALGERMICIDAL:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Silver Line UV-C (page 26)ABetterRadiometer for you is:VersaProbe Pro UV-C (page 28)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)3-DCURING:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)DIGITAL INKJET: AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)GRAVUREINTAGLIO:AGoodRadiometer for you is.

4 PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)UV Process SupplyPage Copyright 20055 What Kind of UV User Are you? Find your UV Curing Application/Method from the choices COATING:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:OmniScan (page 18)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)CD/DVD MANUFACTURING:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Diskure 365 (page 16)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:Diskure 4 Scan (page 16)WIRE/CABLE:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Micro Puck (page 17)ABetterRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)QUALITY CONTROL -ISO 9000:AGoodRadiometer for you is:PALM Probe (page 25)ABetterRadiometer for you is:Diskure 4 Scan (page 16)The BestRadiometer for you is:LM-9000 (page 23)SAFETYMANAGEMENT:AGoodRadiometer for you is:Handheld UV Hazard Meter (page 28)The BestRadiometer for you is:Sunburning & UV-A Intensity Meter (page 27)ALTERNATIVE UVMEASUREMENT:AGoodRadiometer for you is.

5 UV FastCheck Strips (page 17)The BestRadiometer for you is:RadCheck (page 19)StylePart NumberDescriptionPass-ThroughUV-A 320-400UV-B 280-320UV-C 200-280UV-V 400+OTHER UVIndividual UV Range MeasurementsDOSE mJ/cm2 INTENSITY mW/cm2 TemperatureGraphingPC InterfaceProbeBattery OperatedAC AdapterM007-091 DISKURE 365 RadiometerXXXXXXM007-111 DISKURE 4 SCAN RadiometerXXXXXXXXM007-112 DISKURE 4 SCAN-C RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXM007-113 DISKURE 4 SCAN-T RadiometerXXXXXXXXXM007-114 DISKURE 4 SCAN-TC RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXXN010-002 FASTCHECK StripsXXXXXXM007-074 AMICROCURE w/Data Reader 10W/cm2 XXXXXM007-074 MICROCURE w/Data Reader 2W/cm2 XXXXXM007-130 MICRO PUCK Full UV RadiometerXXXXXXM007-131 MICRO PUCK UV-A RadiometerXXXXM007-132 MICRO PUCK UV-B RadiometerXXXXM007-133 MICRO PUCK UV-C RadiometerXXXXM007-135 MICRO PUCK MULTI Full UV RadiometerXXXXXXM007-136 MICRO PUCK MULTI UV-A RadiometerXXXXM007-137 MICRO PUCK MULTI UV-B RadiometerXXXXM007-138 MICRO PUCK MULTI UV-C RadiometerXXXXM007-098 AHOMNISCAN

6 Radiometer UV-A HIGHXXXXXXM007-098 ALOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-A LOWXXXXXXM007-098 ABH OMNISCAN Radiometer UV-AB HIGHXXXXXXXM007-098 ABL OMNISCAN Radiometer UV-AB LOWXXXXXXXM007-098 BHOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-B HIGHXXXXXXM007-098 BLOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-B LOWXXXXXXM007-098 CHOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-C HIGHXXXXXXM007-098 CLOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-C LOWXXXXXXM007-098 VHOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-V HIGHXX XXXXM007-098 VLOMNISCAN Radiometer UV-V LOWXX XXXXM007-040 POWER PUCK RadiometerXXXXXXXXXM007-078 RADCHECK 300 DOSIMETERXXXXM007-081 RADCHECK 800 DOSIMETERXXXXM007-088 AUV MAP+ UV-A RadiometerXXXX X XXXXM007-088 BUV MAP+ UV-B RadiometerXXXXXXXXXM007-088 CUV MAP+ UV-C RadiometerXXXXXXXXXM007-088 VUV MAP+ UV-V RadiometerXX XXXXXXXM007-087UV POWER MAP RadiometerXXXXXXXX X XXXXM007-040 AUVICURE PLUS UV-A RadiometerXXXXXM007-040 BUVICURE PLUS UV-B RadiometerXXXXXM007-040 CUVICURE PLUS UV-C RadiometerXXXXXM007-040 VUVICURE PLUS UV-V RadiometerXX XXXM007-106UV MICROLOG Radiometer DXXXXXXXXXXM007-107UV MICROLOG Radiometer 6 XXXXXXXXXXM007-120UV PROFILER-3000 RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXM007-121UV-T PROFILER Full UV RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXM007-122UV-T PROFILER UV-A RadiometerXXXXXXXXM007-123UV-T PROFILER UV-B RadiometerXXXXXXXXM007-124UV-T PROFILER UV-C RadiometerXXXXXXXXM007-125UV-3C PROFILER RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXM007-126UV-3C-T PROFILER RadiometerXXXXXXXXXXXPage 6 Copyright 2005 FeaturesSpectral RangeUV Process SupplyBenchtopHand HeldM007-017 FIL-1400 Radiometer :CustomXXXXXXXXX XXXM007-017 CIL-1440A Radiometer :Photoresist AXXXXXXXXM007-017 DIL-1440B Radiometer :Photoresist BXXXXXXXM007-017 AIL-1445 Radiometer :CuringXXXXXXXXXXM007-017 BIL-1447 Radiometer :Curing/RAMPXXXXXXXXXXM007-017 EIL-1471 Radiometer :GermicidalXXXXXXXXXM007-001 FIL-1700 Radiometer :CustomXXXXXXXXX X XXXXM007-001 CIL-1740A Radiometer .

7 Photoresist AXXXXXXXXXXM007-001 DIL-1740B Radiometer :Photoresist BXXXXXXXXXM007-001 AIL-1745 Radiometer :CuringXXXXXXXXXXXXM007-001 BIL-1747 Radiometer :Curing/RAMPXXXXXXXXXXXXM007-0 01 EIL-1771 Radiometer :GermicidalXXXXXXXXXXXM007-068 ALAMPLINE DIN ModuleXXXXXXXXM007-067 ALAMPLINE Multi-Channel MonitorXXXXXXXXM007-066 ALAMPLINE Panel MountXXXXXXXXLM9000LM9000 XXXXXXXXX X XXXXM007-096 APALM PROBE UV-A RadiometerXXXXXXM007-096 BPALM PROBE UV-B RadiometerXXXXXXM007-096 VPALM PROBE UV-V RadiometerXXXXXXM007-108R3 Probe UV-A RadiometerXXXXXM007-109R3 Probe Full UV RadiometerXXXXXXXM007-150 Silver Line UV-A RadiometerXXXXXM007-151 Silver Line UV-B RadiometerXXXXXM007-152 Silver Line UV-C RadiometerXXXXXM007-153 Silver Line Full UV RadiometerXXXXXXXM007-054 SOLAR RadiometerXXXXXM007-073 SOLAR RadiometerXXXXM007-072 SOLAR RadiometerXXXXXM007-041 ASPOT CURE UV-A MeterXXXXM007-041 BSPOT CURE UV-B MeterXXXXM007-041 CSPOT CURE UV-C MeterXXXXM007-041 VSPOT CURE UV-V MeterXXXXM007-110 SUNBURNING UV MeterXXXXXXM007-051UV HAZARD RadiometerXXXXXXM007-043 UVX RadiometerXXXXXXXM007-155 VersaProbe Pro Full UV

8 RadiometerXXXXXXXXM007-156 VersaProbe Pro UV-A RadiometerXXXXXXM007-157 VersaProbe Pro UV-B RadiometerXXXXXXM007-158 VersaProbe Pro UV-C RadiometerXXXXXX Copyright 2005 Page 7UV Process SupplyPart NumberDescriptionOnline (Fixed Mount)Probe StyleProbeStyleFeaturesSpectral RangeIndividual UV Range MeasurementsDOSE mJ/cm2 INTENSITY mW/cm2 Battery OperatedAC AdapterUV-A 320-400UV-B 280-320UV-C 200-280UV-V 400+OTHER UVTemperatureGraphingPC InterfaceWHY DO YOU NEED A Radiometer ?Intense ultraviolet light is used in many industrial applications. While UV offers many advantages overconventional drying methods, it has its own requirements for maintaining Process control. In particular, the UV lamps and irradiators deteriorate over time, causing less UV energy to reach thecure surface. As the UV energy decreases, adjustments in the Process must be made to maintainproduct quality. The difficulty is in determining when the UV energy is decreasing.

9 Ultraviolet light isgenerally considered to be wavelengths in the 200nm to 400nm region. These wavelengths of light aretoo short to been seen by the human eye. Just looking into a curing system to see if it is still workingwill not tell you if the system is actually producing any UV. In fact, as some UV lamps age and the UVis dropping off, they actually produce more visible and infrared light causing them to look brighter. Theonly way to monitor the condition of these UV reactors is by using instrumentation with UV specific would you want to measure UV used in industrial processing? There are several answers. Duringsetup, "sacrifice" workpieces are run through the Process to determine if the curing conditions producethe desired results. This may require several runs and the loss of several pieces until the Process hasbeen adjusted properly. By measuring the UV energy when properly cured product is being made, allthat has to be done the next time is to adjust the curing system until the same UV levels are is not necessary to go through the same time consuming, wasteful setup well, UV lamps are expensive and should be replaced only after they no longer produce a usablelevel of UV energy.

10 Depending on the lamp, the curing system, and how well the system is maintained,UV lamps may last less than 250 hours or well over 3000 hours. UV output should therefore be measured in order to replace lamps only when necessary. The same goes for the reflector assembliesinside the UV irradiator. They, too, are costly and should only be replaced when cost of downtime when a curing problem has been detected often far outweighs the cost ofreplacement components and the cost of a Radiometer . By using a Radiometer to monitor UV outputlevels, preventive maintenance can be scheduled at a convenient, less costly time rather than right inthe middle of a production a UV Radiometer can save time and money in the following areas: Set-up time reduced Reduce cost of "sacrifice" workpieces Replace lamps only when necessary Replace reflectors only when necessary Avoid costly, inopportune downtime Avoid production of unsatisfactory product To be able to produce quality product consistently is really the end goal in any Process .