IRphotonics Opens Application Center to Help Clients Develop Advanced Heating and Adhesive Curing Processes

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 20, 2009 -- Hamden, Connecticut, October 20, 2009 – IRphotonics, a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of Infrared-based materials and systems announces the opening of its first Application Engineering Center dedicated to the development and optimization of heating and adhesive curing processes for its growing customer base. The expansion is in response to increasing interest in the thermal spot curing system developed by IRphotonics as an inline portable heat source for the localized heating of bonded assemblies and curing of adhesives.

IRphotonics’ Application Engineering team, composed of engineers with post-graduate research and practical experience with materials and heating processes works closely with clients from various industries to develop optimal curing processes and achieve best-in-class quality and productivity. A whole range of services including degree of cure, characterization and cure optimization can be performed for a wide variety of curing adhesives.

"Our new Application Engineering team will assist clients optimizing their curing processes by allowing them to benefit from our unique thermal spot curing technology,” commented Ruben Burga, VP for IRphotonics. “The iCure system has been designed to overcome the limitations of thermal oven and UV curing and to offer more flexibility to process engineers. We look forward to working with a growing number of partners to help them solve their process challenges."

People looking for an in-depth insight into state-of-the-art curing technologies can take part in application training courses run at your facility. Contact us for details or fill out the documentation directly online at www.icure-irphotonics.com.

About iCure Thermal Spot Curing
The iCure AS200 is a revolutionary inline fiber optic system that provides heat by Infrared radiation in a portable unit, delivering pinpoint and accurate control for temperature sensitive substrates and complex devices. Using infrared light to generate heat, the iCure thermal spot curing system is tailor-made for automated manufacturing processes requiring rapid adhesive curing and localized heating of bonded assemblies.

Applications include:
•Spot curing of thermal epoxies

•Bonding and fixing of plastic and glass components
•Fixing of lenses
•Temporary fixing of miniature components
•Precision assembly and bonding of semiconductor components
•Focused energy for micro soldering
•Localized heat welding of thermoplastics

About IRphotonics
IRphotonics is the leading designer and manufacturer of technologically sophisticated infrared fibers and systems that are used for the transmission of infrared light, and for assembly operations requiring high intensity

adhesive curing process     epoxy curing     UV spot curing