Adhesive Compatibility
UV Adhesive Compatibility
Which UV curing system cures your adhesive? Filter by cure wavelength and mechanism, or pick your chemistry below, each links to how it cures and the matched system, guide, and quote. We describe how each chemistry class behaves; always confirm the exact band on your adhesive’s datasheet.
Know the exact product, like Loctite 3105, Dymax 1180-M, or Norland NOA 61? See cure compatibility by adhesive name ›, with each product's published wavelength cited to its datasheet.
Cure band
Mechanism
8 adhesive families
UV Acrylate Adhesives
Acrylate (free-radical) · 365 nm / 385 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
The workhorse of UV bonding, fast-curing free-radical acrylics used for tacking, structural bond…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
UV Cationic (Epoxy) Adhesives
Cationic epoxy · 365 nm / 385 nm
UV-cure epoxies cure by a cationic mechanism that is not quenched by oxygen, so they finish tack…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
UV-Cure Conformal Coatings
Acrylate coating · 365 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
Thin protective films for circuit assemblies that cure on demand under UV, the reason a reworked…
Cure it with the SkyWand →
UV-Cure Medical Adhesives
Acrylate / urethane-acrylate (medical grade) · 365 nm / 405 nm
Biocompatible UV adhesives qualified for medical device assembly, catheter tips, needle hubs, lu…
Cure it with the SkyBeam →
UV Optical Bonding Adhesives
Low-stress optical (acrylate / cationic) · 365 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
Low-shrinkage, often index-matched adhesives for bonding lenses, prisms, and optical assemblies,…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
UV Wire Tacking & Staking Adhesives
Acrylate (high-viscosity) · 365 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
Higher-viscosity UV acrylics that hold wires, leads, and components in place against vibration a…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
UV Encapsulation & Potting Resins
Acrylate / cationic (thick-section) · 365 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
Resins that seal and protect components, cured as deep as the light penetrates, with dual-cure o…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
UV Dual-Cure Adhesives
Dual-cure (UV + secondary) · 365 nm / 395 nm / 405 nm
Adhesives that cure by UV where light reaches and by a secondary mechanism, heat, moisture, or a…
Cure it with the SunSpot 2 →
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