Field od use
Pedagogical equipment
Type of equipment:
Wood treatment
Department:
Department of wood science and technology
Chair:
Chair of Adhesives, Wood Composites, Surface Treatment and Construction
Responsible person
Research group
Furniture
Source of funding
Location
Katedra za lepljenje, lesne kompozite, obdelavo površin in konstruiranje
The single roller coater and the portable laboratory UV dryer with mercury and gallium UV lamps for UV curing of coatings are parts of a single assembly. The two devices can also be used separately or independently of each other if required. With the roller coater, one can apply very precise thin layers to wood and other lignocellulosic substrates using an adjustable roller pressure. The UV dryer enables UV curing of all types of UV-curing lacquers for wood and other substrates with minimal heating of the workpieces. The UV dryer consists of two short UV curing chambers with a conveyor belt and one UV lamp each. The possible lamp combinations are Hg+Hg or Hg+Ga or Ga+Ga. Air cooling and ozone depletion are provided. The UV dryer is equipped with an electronic power controller. The light intensity is adjustable and equipped with workpiece detection to reduce energy consumption. The light intensity and conveyor speed can be adjusted via the control panel on the device. The device is primarily intended for practical laboratory work by students or for carrying out exercises, but can of course also be used for research purposes if required.
Access
The roller coater and UV dryer are available at the Surface Finishing Laboratory, Department of Adhesives, Wood Composites, Surface Finishing and Constructions, Rožna dolina, Cesta VIII/34 (Department of Wood Science and Technology). The line is available by prior arrangement.
Purpose
The equipment is designed for the application of coating films on flat wood and other lignocellulosic elements and for the UV curing of thin layers of specially adapted coatings on these substrates.
Price list
Experienced operator price EUR 25/hour