ASSOCIATION NEWS 11 in Detroit, Michigan. With a theme of UV/EB Leading the Way for the Future of Automotive, the RadTech conference session – organized by Mary Ellen Rosenberger of BaySpring Solutions and Chris Seubert of Ford Motor Co., Ltd. – featured six presentations, including topics on additive manufacturing/3D printing and advanced coatings technologies.
RadTech Plans 2020 UV+EB Technology Expo and Conference Call for Abstracts, Exhibit Sales Open RadTech’s biennial conference is heading to Orlando, Florida, in 2020: March 9 through 11 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. This is the foremost event for the UV/EB industry. As the industry has evolved, so has UV/EB technology grown to meet the new challenges. RadTech’s conference program will feature key areas of interest to the industry. Abstracts are invited and will be due September 20. Exhibit and sponsorship sales now are open and typically sell out. Email Mickey Fortune at mickey@radtech.org for exhibit and sponsorship details. For more information, visit https://radtech2020.com.
IUVA Americas Conference Co-Locates with RadTech 2020 An IUVA Pavilion will be included on the RadTech 2020 exhibition floor. The 2020 IUVA Americas Conference deadline for abstracts is October 11. Visit http://www.iuva.org/AC20Call-For-Abstracts. For answers to questions about abstracts or exhibits for RadTech or IUVA, please email Mickey Fortune at mickey@radtech.org or call 240.643.0517.
RadTech members staffed the booth, featuring UV/EB curable parts and RadTech literature. The event showcased ways UV/ EB technology advancements are helping the automotive industry work toward lowering energy consumption, vehicle lightweighting, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, faster manufacturing cycle times, small-footprint manufacturing, speedy prototype development and additive manufacturing – all creating a revolution in manufacturing.
Eighth-Grader’s Air/Water Purification System Earns RADLAUNCH’s Future Scientist Award RadTech chose 8th-grader Mealy Cronin for its prestigious RADLAUNCH “Future Scientist” award for her invention: an “Air/Water Purification Ion-Exchange Resin & UVC Filtration System.” The commercial name for the invention is “Detect and Clear,” and Mealy has nicknamed it “Zephyr.” “Through a series of resin membrane matrix ion-exchange filtration technologies,” Mealy explained, “this system detects toxins in the air or water and draws the toxins in, purifies the air or water and then releases the purified air or water back into the atmosphere or back to its water source.” Once Mealy came up with the idea for her invention, she had to construct a prototype to meet one of the requirements of her patent application, so she solicited funding and component parts
RadTech at SAE WCX ’19 The RadTech Transportation Committee, chaired by Mike Dvorchak, offered a strong technical program and hosted a busy exhibition booth at the SAE WCX ’19, April 9 through
Darryl Boyd (left), a research chemist from the United States Naval Research Laboratory and member of the UV+EB Technology Editorial Board, presents RadTech’s “Future Scientist” award to Mealy Cronin (center). At right is Ellis Glover, headmaster of Westminster School, Annandale, Virginia, where Mealy is in 8th grade.
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