Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Property Improvements Rheology Control What is chain branching? March 13, 2015 / October 15, 2025 by ebeam Crosslinking of polymers via electron beam irradiation (e-beam) is well known and the number of success stories involving it touch our daily lives in many ways – but more on that in a later blog. An important similar concept that might be a little less familiar to some is the process of chain branching. What […] Read more »
Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Property Improvements Why use electron beam curing for reinforced plastics or composites? January 28, 2015 / September 23, 2025 by ebeam With the different curing options out there, how do you know which one is best for your product? UV curing is a good method for surface treatments, however UV has limited penetration. Thermal curing may provide the answer for some thicker materials, however e-beam curing has several advantages over the thermal curing process: Read more »
Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Molded Parts Property Improvements Sheet Processing Wire, Cable, & Tubing Will crosslinking increase my plastic part’s chemical resistance? December 29, 2014 / September 5, 2025 by ebeam You might remember from high school chemistry class that solubility is increased by chemical similarity between solute and solvent. Plastics will be most vulnerable to chemicals in which it is soluble. Therefore, you can tailor your choice of plastics so that it is resistant to a specific class of chemicals, or –very efficiently — increase […] Read more »
Cost Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Processing Capabilities Wire, Cable, & Tubing How can I lower the cost per foot when processing reel-to-reel products? December 11, 2014 / September 23, 2025 by ebeam Part 1: Why more material on a reel will result in a lower cost Sometimes more is better. More vacation days, more good weather, and, in my personal opinion, you can’t go wrong with more bacon cheesefries. The same principal also applies to the amount of material on a reel sent to us for e-beam […] Read more »
Processing Capabilities Sterilization Processing Capabilities Do I have to build a certain pallet load for the e-beam process? November 18, 2014 / October 15, 2025 by ebeam The quick answer is NO!Unlike other sterilization methods, such as EtO and gamma, the e-beam process unloads pallets and places cases of product onto conveyer carts in a single layer. Read more »
Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Molded Parts Property Improvements Sheet Processing Wire, Cable, & Tubing What is crosslinking? September 23, 2014 / October 15, 2025 by ebeam Crosslinking plastics, using e-beam processing, creates excellent property improvements. But just what is crosslinking? If you want the technical definition (which may make your eyes glaze over) it is: Read more »
Bioreduction Archive Chain Scissioning Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Molded Parts Product Validation Rheology Control Sheet Processing Sterilization Wire, Cable, & Tubing What can I expect from E-BEAM as a company? August 15, 2014 / July 24, 2020 by ebeam Let me tell you a story. In June of 2013, I was standing in our booth at the MD&M show in Philadelphia when I turned to face a stately looking gentleman holding some sort of medical device in his hand. He was shaking his head, saying “you sterilization guys have a history of horrible service.” […] Read more »
Cost Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Molded Parts What is the cost for electron beam crosslinking plastic parts? July 15, 2014 / October 9, 2025 by ebeam Polymer crosslinking or modification via e-beam is used for a wide variety of applications such as wire, cable, tubing, sheet products, resin pellets, and discrete parts. Each of these products has its own considerations from size, handling characteristics, dose requirements, and cooling requirements making electron beam throughput and pricing fairly complicated. To try to have […] Read more »
Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Processing Capabilities Sterilization Sterilization Processing Capabilities What kind of delivery or turnaround can I expect from E-BEAM Services? June 20, 2014 / October 9, 2025 by ebeam What you can expect from E-BEAM Services is better than 98% on time delivery. This is measured against our commitments to our customers, tracked and documented each month with a rolling twelve month tabulation. Read more »
Crosslinking & Polymer Modification Processing Capabilities Sterilization Sterilization Processing Capabilities How does an electron beam accelerator work? May 20, 2014 / July 31, 2020 by ebeam There are several different methods to accelerate electrons to form a beam. The accelerators used by E-BEAM Services are direct current, which provide a continuous versus a pulsed beam. As an example, our accelerators operate in the same way as a traditional cathode ray television set. Read more »