Anstar’s portfolio of products are suitable for a wide variety of industries and applications, including graphic arts, coatings, electronics, adhesives, 3D printing, among others. We are committed to providing the best technical support and expertise to you and the industries that you serve.
Innovation is at the heart of the UV curing technology. If you are developing new ways to apply this technology, we will provide the right product for your innovation. If you are using chemicals common in UV curing for new and innovative purposes, we will help you develop your system. If you are introducing new chemicals into the UV curing industry, we will help introduce your product to your targeted application.
Anstar is at the forefront of product development and we make sure to keep up to date with the latest market trends and innovations to provide reliable support into the future. Our current focus is on low migration, low odour, low yellowing, solvent-resistant and LED compatible products.
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Graphic Arts
The graphic arts industry incorporates everything from commercial and food packaging to the printing used in advertisements and magazines. UV curing is used to ‘dry’ the ink so that it bonds to the substrate. There is a wide array of requirements of different printing processes and applications. Our products span this entire range of applications and enable the low-cost, fast and environmentally friendly methods of printing.

Coatings
Coatings are essential for the protection and enhancement of a multitude of products. UV coatings offers improvements such as heat, scratch or stain resistance to the substrate onto which they are applied. The rapid curing of UV coatings reduces wait times and therefore improves productivity, amongst other advantages. Common applications include wood, plastic and metal coatings.

Electronics
Conformal
coatings, adhesives, inks, solder masks and potting resins are all used in the
manufacturing of electrical components. There are many benefits of using UV
curable versions of these products – not only can they increase the speed of
manufacture, but also the quality. Often UV curable formulations can provide
better temperature, chemical, and moisture resistance than their 2K or
evaporative curing counterparts, as well as protect against electromagnetic
interference.

Adhesives
UV curing Adhesives and sealants can be used by the hobbyist – making flies for fishing at the riverside or patching waders in seconds; by astronauts – constructing high tech scientific equipment on the international space station; and everyone in between.

3D Printing
Many 3D printing techniques like stereolithography and digital light processing work via UV curing technology. Getting the right balance of photoinitiator and UV absorber is key to the properties of the cured part as well as the quality of the print.

Others
Possibly
the most instantly recognisable use of UV curing technology is nail cosmetics.
Beauticians and nail salons will utilise the same UV curing technology that is
used for industrial coaters, 3D printers, even adhesives on the international
space station, to make your nails shine. The nail polish or gel is applied in
liquid form and then cured under a UV LED light. The same technology is often
available in a do-it-yourself format.