Press release submitted on behalf of Gighertz-Optik. Gigahertz-Optik, Amesbury, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of innovative UV-VIS-NIR optical radiation measurement instrumentation for specification critical industrial, medical and research applications, introduced a line of UV cylindrical irradiance detectors for the measurement of effective cylindrical ultraviolet irradiance … [Read more...] about Gigahertz-Optik Announces Cylindrical UV Irradiance Detector Series
Enews December 2024
IUVA Hosts World Congress 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, Issues Call for Papers
The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) has announced that the 2025 IUVA World Congress will take place September 7-10, 2025, at the Lisbon Marriott Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. With increasing challenges in air and surface disinfection, including the rise of emerging infectious diseases, drinking water safety, water reuse, wastewater treatment, air pollution, … [Read more...] about IUVA Hosts World Congress 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, Issues Call for Papers
Method for the Measurement of the UV Output of an Underwater Combination of a Monochromatic (254 nm) Low-Pressure UV Lamp and Quartz Sleeve
Editor’s Note: IUVA has approved the protocol: Method for the Measurement of the UV Output of an Underwater Combination of a Monochromatic (254 nm) Low-Pressure UV Lamp and Quartz Sleeve. The protocol was created by the IUVA Task Force on UV Lamp Measurement Underwater, with contributing authors Lianfeng Zhang (Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen), William A. … [Read more...] about Method for the Measurement of the UV Output of an Underwater Combination of a Monochromatic (254 nm) Low-Pressure UV Lamp and Quartz Sleeve
Violumas Boosts 275 nm and 265 nm Output in Next Generation UVC LEDs
Press release submitted on behalf of Violumas. Violumas, Fremont, California, provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, has launched new 275 nm and 265 nm LEDs in mid-power, high-power and high-density packages. The radiant flux of the new 275 nm and 265 nm LEDs increased by 35-50% from the previous generation, to achieve 130 mW (275 nm) … [Read more...] about Violumas Boosts 275 nm and 265 nm Output in Next Generation UVC LEDs
Hönle Group in the Americas Appoints Chris Davis as Director of Sales Americas
Press release submitted on behalf of Hönle. Hönle, Gilching, Germany and Sugar Grove, Illinois, a leading provider of industrial UV/LED-UV Curing & Disinfection and IR/Hot-Air Drying equipment as well as UV measurement technology, has named Chris Davis as director of sales Americas. Chris brings more than 25 years of commercial and executive experience in the printing and … [Read more...] about Hönle Group in the Americas Appoints Chris Davis as Director of Sales Americas
Noblelight UV Lamps Reduce VOC Emissions and Downtime
Press release submitted on behalf of Excelitas. Excelitas, Gaithersburg, Maryland, a leading provider of advanced, life-enhancing technologies in the life sciences, advanced industrial, next-generation semiconductor, aerospace and defense end markets, has developed a customized low-pressure UV lamp that reduces VOC emissions and downtime. VOCs are released during the … [Read more...] about Noblelight UV Lamps Reduce VOC Emissions and Downtime
Operators Corner: Let Us Hear from Providers of GUV for Air and Surfaces
Isabel “Izzy” Medeiros MS Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire izzy.medeiros@unh.edu James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief, UV Solutions and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire jim.malley@unh.edu Owners and operators of UV technology are an important stakeholder group. These professionals … [Read more...] about Operators Corner: Let Us Hear from Providers of GUV for Air and Surfaces
Regulations and Standards on Application of UV Light for Water, Food and Beverages
By Danny Bayliss, Campden BRI; Keith Warriner & Mahdiyeh Hasani, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph; Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada In this article, members of the IUVA Food & Beverage Committee reviewed and summarized the historical perspective and updates to regulations and standards related to the application of UV for water, food … [Read more...] about Regulations and Standards on Application of UV Light for Water, Food and Beverages
Digital UV Sensors Simplify Measurement and Control
By Tilman Weiss, sglux, and Fred Perry, Boston Electronics Irradiance is the term for the optical energy falling on a surface in units of watts per unit area. In the measurement and control of light for purposes of disinfecting or curing a surface or a volume, usually not only the total optical energy but more specifically the energy within a defined spectral interval is … [Read more...] about Digital UV Sensors Simplify Measurement and Control







