Consistency is a critical requirement for any successful UV curing application, regardless of the setting, whether it’s a small research operation or a high-volume manufacturing line, or the type of light source, i.e., UV curing lamp vs. an LED curing light. Improper curing of UV-sensitive adhesives can lead to failed bonds or internal stresses in the adhesive, which can cause unwanted movement and misalignment of components, and poor lifetime reliability. Repeatable, measurable delivery of a precise dosage of UV energy allows all users to have confidence in their UV curing application.

The OmniCure S2000 spot UV curing lamp system delivers the highest level of consistency and process control. It uses an integrated optical UV sensor in its Closed-Loop Feedback technology, which provides real-time control over the output of the UV curing light to a precision that cannot be found in any other curing system. Normally, the intensity of UV arc lamps drop over a lamp’s lifetime, which results in inconsistent curing and/or requires frequent manual recalibration of the UV curing systems. The Closed-Loop Feedback system has an intelligent sensor coupled with a motorized iris. This proprietary technology continually monitors the UV output and precisely adjusts the aperture of the iris to ensure the light output is always within +/- 5% of the set point. As a result, each light exposure repeatedly provides the desired energy dose regardless of the age of the lamp, right up to the end of its life. Once a UV lamp can no longer deliver the required output, an alarm will sound, notifying operators.

The use of the Closed-Loop Feedback technology in the OmniCure S2000 UV curing systems results in increased production yields because of improved consistency in the UV curing processes. By avoiding frequent manual calibrations of the UV irradiance levels, to correct for aging lamps, the OmniCure S2000 increases throughput and reduces the downtime of your UV curing systems and their related processes.

There are several other features of the OmniCure S2000 UV curing system, which provide substantial benefits for users and make it one of the most value-added UV curing systems available. Its 200W UV curing lamp technology yields outputs of up to 30W/cm². It has a guaranteed lamp life of 2000 hours with typical lifetimes up to 4000 hours. Excelitas’ patented Intelli-Lamp chip module automatically tracks the hours the lamp is in use. The OmniCure S2000 has two UV curing lamp options, including a UV curing light technology designed for acrylic adhesives that may improve a tack-free surface cure. It is designed to seamlessly integrate with the R2000 Radiometer, which allows users to set and calibrate absolute irradiance levels for UV curing systems from a single reference point. By pairing the S2000 with the OmniCure R2000 radiometer for calibrating irradiance levels, your application can have a UV curing system that is unsurpassed in reproducible adhesive-curing results and precision light delivery.