Consumers globally are using touchscreen displays every day in a growing array of electronics, from TV to smartphones to mobile gaming consoles to in-car navigation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With heightened demand for touchscreens, electronic manufactures are increasingly turning to Phoseon Technology\u2019s UV-LED curing<\/a> for its many benefits in adhesives bonding applications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phoseon\u2019s unique UV-LED curing provides a consistent and reliable process to assemble touchscreen displays, whether it be to bond a cover glass to a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) screen, or curing adhesives on a smartphone\u2019s ultra-thin border to prevent light leaking out through the edges. Phoseon\u2019s solution also cures the encapsulation layer of the OLED display, which is an essential element to prevent the damage of organic elements from oxygen and moisture over its life time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe benefits of UV-LED curing include excellent optical properties such as better light transmission, vivid color display and reduced glare.\u201d<\/p>Rui Zhou, technical marketing engineer, Phoseon Technology<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \u201cPhoseon\u2019s UV-LED technology is used to cure the UV adhesive, typically an acrylic formula, creating a strong and uniform bond between each touchscreen display layer,\u201d said Rui Zhou, technical marketing engineer at Phoseon Technology. \u201cThe benefits of UV-LED curing include excellent optical properties such as better light transmission, vivid color display and reduced glare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phoseon\u2019s technology, which has been used\ncommercially for more than 12 years, is a photopolymerization process that uses\nUV-LED light to rapidly change or \u201cset\u201d a liquid to a solid, usually within\nseconds, without the use of heat or solvents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Zhou notes that UV-LED curing also offers\nelectronics manufacturers high yield rates and productivity due to a safe,\nconsistent and stable process without damaging heat-sensitive components. \u201cIn\naddition to its quick-drying capabilities, UV-LED curing creates very little\nheat that can damage sensitive components used in electronics \u2014 a critical\nelement that cannot be replicated with other curing methods,\u201d said Zhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUV-LED curing has no moving parts, virtually\neliminating down-time for maintenance and repairs,\u201d said Zhou. \u201cIn addition,\nUV-LEDs last longer and require less energy to operate than traditional arc\nlamps or metal halide lamps, reducing operation costs and energy usage by up to\n70 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, because UV-LED curing does not\ncontain mercury, which is used in arc lamps, it produces no ozone emissions or\nhazardous waste concerns, and are environmentally friendly and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to display bonding, Phoseon\nTechnology\u2019s UV-LED technology also is used in a wide range of other\napplications, such as narrow-web, wide-web and decorative printing,\nmanufacturing wood, and curing wood and filament coatings. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFaster Monetization of Manufacturing Investment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n