A dispensing needle that's the wrong bore for the adhesive it's carrying doesn't fail cleanly — too narrow and back-pressure spikes; too wide and dot placement accuracy falls apart, and either problem shows up as a defect on the part rather than an obvious equipment fault. Incure's Sniper™ line covers that selection space with eleven bore sizes across two alloys and five coating options, built to be specified against the fluid rather than picked by habit. Two Alloys, One Reason for the Split SN-18 through SN-30 — the larger end of the range, from 1.039mm down to 0.234mm inner diameter — are machined from phosphor bronze: non-magnetic, corrosion-resistant, and the correct alloy for that bore range. SN-6, SN-4, and SN-2 drop below 0.2mm inner diameter, down to 0.057mm at the narrowest, and switch to nickel silver instead — a harder alloy needed to hold bore geometry and concentricity through machining at tolerances phosphor bronze can't maintain at that scale. The alloy isn't a branding choice between the two size groups; it's a manufacturing constraint that only becomes relevant once bore diameter drops below roughly 0.2mm. Bore Selection Follows Viscosity, Not Convenience Low-viscosity UV adhesives under 1,000 cP suit SN-18 (1.039mm) or SN-19 (0.859mm), delivering high flow at minimal pump pressure. Medium-viscosity adhesives in the 1,000–10,000 cP range fit SN-20 (0.681mm) or SN-21 (0.610mm). Thicker UV gels and high-viscosity formulations call for SN-23, SN-25, or SN-27, working down to SN-30's 0.234mm bore for very high-viscosity fluids and ultra-fine dot work. Matching bore to viscosity in both directions matters: too narrow raises back-pressure and slows dispense rate, while too wide sacrifices the placement accuracy the narrower bore exists to deliver. Five Coatings for Five Different Problems No Coating is the standard option for most UV adhesives, epoxies, and aqueous fluids. Electroless Nickel adds corrosion resistance and a harder inner bore surface for longer service life with abrasive or chemically aggressive fluids. Nickel PTFE adds a low-friction PTFE-impregnated surface that meaningfully cuts fluid adhesion to the bore wall — the standard recommendation for high-tack adhesives where stringing is a real production concern. Nickel Polymer Type SLK goes further still, the highest-performance stringing-reduction coating in the line, particularly effective at the finer bore sizes for clean break-off with filled epoxy pastes and other high-viscosity materials. Parylene Type C provides conformal, pin-hole-free bore encapsulation with near-zero friction, available on request at specific gauges rather than stocked across the full range. Email Us with your adhesive's viscosity and whether stringing is a concern on your current needle, and Incure's engineers can confirm which Sniper™ bore, alloy, and coating combination actually fits your dispense. Non-Magnetic by Design Both alloys in the Sniper™ line are non-magnetic, a real requirement in electronics assembly where a magnetic dispensing tip risks contaminating sensitive components or interfering with nearby magnetic sensors during production. That's a materials property built into the alloy choice itself rather than an add-on coating, which is part of why the phosphor bronze/nickel silver split holds across the entire…

A mercury arc bulb that fits the socket isn't necessarily the bulb the system was validated with — generic replacements can share a wattage rating and still ship with a different fill chemistry or arc geometry that shifts the actual spectral output away from what a cure schedule was qualified against. Incure's replacement bulb line avoids that ambiguity entirely by matching each bulb to a specific lamp model rather than selling by wattage alone. Four Bulbs, Two Lamp Families The Incure S20™ UV spot curing system uses either the 282008 (100W) or 282068 (200W) short arc mercury lamp — the choice depends on which S20™ configuration is installed. The Incure F-Series™ UV flood curing system uses either the 282047 (400W mercury) or 282021 (400W metal halide), both at the same wattage but with genuinely different spectral output. Every one of the four part numbers maps to exactly one lamp model, which is the point: identifying the correct replacement starts with the system model number, not with matching a wattage figure across multiple candidate bulbs. Mercury vs. Metal Halide Isn't Just a Fill Difference Standard mercury arc lamps emit a broadband UV spectrum with strong peaks at 254, 313, 365, and 405 nm — a spread matched to most conventional UV adhesives and coatings. Metal halide lamps add halide salts to the fill, shifting and boosting output specifically in the 365–405 nm UVA range at the same wattage. That makes metal halide the better fit when a process needs higher UVA output or faster cure throughput at a fixed wattage, while standard mercury covers the broader spectral range a UVC-dependent process might actually require rather than concentrating output narrowly in the UVA band. Replacement Interval Is a Cure-Quality Signal, Not Just a Clock Arc mercury lamps are commonly replaced every 1,000–2,000 hours depending on duty cycle, but the more reliable signal is cure performance itself: output degrading below the level needed for full cure typically shows up first as longer required cure times or incomplete cure at settings that used to be reliable. Electrode erosion, quartz envelope blackening, and fill depletion all contribute to that decline, and frequent thermal cycling from start-stop operation accelerates it — reasons to replace proactively on a scheduled interval rather than waiting for a failure that shows up as scrap on the line, a decline pattern covered in more general terms in Incure's explainer on why UV LED lamp output drops after only a few months for the LED side of the same underlying problem. Email Us with your S20™ or F-Series™ model number, and Incure's engineers can confirm the correct replacement bulb before your current one drops below spec. Installation and Handling Let the old lamp cool fully before removal — typically 30 minutes after shutoff — and wear UV-protective safety goggles throughout installation. Never touch the quartz envelope with bare hands: skin oils left on the glass create localized hot spots during operation that shorten usable lamp life measurably compared to handling the bulb…

A robot's approach axis and a bond face's actual orientation don't always line up — a fixture that holds the lightguide pointing straight down can't cure a vertical side wall or the base of a recessed cavity, no matter how precisely the rest of the dispensing and fixturing process has already been dialed in. Incure's LGT-Series™ solves that geometry problem at the tip rather than by repositioning the whole fixture: four terminator configurations that redirect the UV beam instead of asking the part or the robot to move. Four Configurations, Two Variables The LGT-Series™ splits along exit angle and aperture size. LGT-90-5 and LGT-90-8 redirect UV light at a full 90° to the lightguide axis, suited to bond faces genuinely perpendicular to the approach direction — vertical assembly surfaces, housing side walls, PCB edge joints. LGT-60-5 and LGT-60-8 direct output at an oblique 60°, built for recessed bondlines and angled cavities where a full right angle can't physically be achieved due to surrounding fixture geometry. The second variable, aperture, comes in Ø5mm and Ø8mm to match the core diameter of the lightguide feeding it — Ø5mm for precision spot delivery on small joints, Ø8mm for a wider spot on larger bond areas needing more total UV energy at the surface. Aperture Has to Match the Lightguide Core, Not Just the Job Choosing between Ø5mm and Ø8mm isn't purely about spot size at the part — it's first a compatibility question. A terminator aperture wider than the lightguide's actual core diameter doesn't gain usable spot size; it just adds an unnecessary transition at the tip. Matching the terminator to the lightguide's exit port diameter first, then evaluating whether that aperture's resulting spot size suits the bond geometry, avoids installing a mismatched terminator that looks correct on paper. As a general rule, Ø5mm terminators suit precision spot delivery on small, tightly defined bond joints, while Ø8mm terminators trade some positional precision for a wider spot and higher total UV energy throughput on larger bond areas — the right choice depends on which of those two priorities actually governs the specific joint. Compatible With Incure's Own Lightguide Lines The LGT-Series™ is built around Incure's LLG-1P-5 and LLG-1P-8 liquid lightguide cores — the same lightguide family used on Incure's S20™ UV arc spot lamp — plus compatible LED fiber lightguide configurations such as those on the L9000™ spot lamp. Confirming the exact lightguide model already in use before ordering a terminator avoids a mismatch discovered only after the part arrives, since the aperture and lightguide core need to line up precisely rather than approximately. Email Us with your lightguide model and the bond face's angle relative to your fixture's approach axis, and Incure's engineers can confirm which LGT-Series™ configuration actually reaches it. Aluminum Body, Rated for Continuous Duty All four LGT-Series™ configurations use a precision-machined aluminum body rated for continuous high-intensity UV exposure in industrial and automated production environments — built to sit permanently on the lightguide tip through repeated cure cycles rather than…

A UV spot lamp reporting full rated output at the source doesn't guarantee full rated dose at the bond line — a lightguide with a darkened liquid core or a contaminated connector face can quietly bleed away a third of that output before it ever reaches the part, and nothing on the lamp's own control panel flags the loss. Incure's LS217™ exists specifically to catch that gap: a standardized reference measurement taken at the delivery end, not an assumption based on the lamp's rated intensity. What the LS217™ Actually Measures The LS217™ is a transmittance monitoring device, not a production lightguide. It connects to the lightguide port in place of the guide that normally delivers cure energy to the bond site, and returns a standardized optical reference reading instead. That reading reflects the fraction of source UV energy successfully making it through — the number that actually matters for cure quality, since a lightguide degraded by a darkening liquid core, cracked fibers, or a contaminated connector surface can pass a visual inspection while transmitting well below its original capacity. Incure covers the underlying failure mechanisms behind that kind of degradation in more depth in what causes UV light guide degradation over time — the LS217™ is the measurement tool for catching those mechanisms before they show up as a cure defect on the part. Standard D Connection, Ø5mm Diameter The LS217™ uses a Standard D (also called SMA-D) connector — a threaded or push-fit bayonet interface that's the most common mechanical connection for UV spot curing lightguides across industrial and laboratory systems — sized to Ø5mm for broad compatibility. That connector choice matters for which lamps the LS217™ can actually test: it's built for mercury arc, xenon, and halogen UV spot lamp systems, including Incure's own S20™ UV arc spot lamp line, rather than LED spot sources with a different port geometry — confirming port compatibility against the specific lamp model before ordering is worth doing up front rather than assuming universal fit. Setting a Testing Schedule and Replacement Threshold Testing frequency should scale with how much a transmittance drop would actually cost the process — monthly checks are a common baseline for lower-intensity work, while weekly checks fit high-intensity or tightly specified cure processes where a smaller transmittance loss still matters. Incoming inspection of every new lightguide is worth doing as well, since it establishes the baseline reading that later measurements get compared against rather than comparing degraded output to a generic spec figure. On replacement, a widely used industry threshold is retiring a guide once transmittance falls to 70–80% of that original baseline — though the right number for a given line depends on how tightly the adhesive's cure dose is actually specified, and is worth locking into a documented maintenance procedure during process qualification rather than deciding case by case. Email Us with your lamp model and lightguide connector type, and Incure's engineers can confirm LS217™ compatibility before you build it into a maintenance schedule. A Diagnostic…

UV exposure at curing intensities doesn't announce itself the way visible glare does — an operator standing near an unshielded lamp face can take a meaningful dose without any immediate sensation of brightness or heat, which is exactly why the equipment generating that exposure needs dedicated eyewear rated for it, not general safety glasses repurposed from another task. Incure's Vison™ is built around that gap: 99% UV blocking across the full spectrum, certified to two independent safety standards. One Goggle, Rated Across the Whole UV Spectrum Vison™ blocks 99% of UV radiation across UVC, UVB, and UVA — the full range covered by Incure's UV curing equipment, from 365, 385, 395, and 405 nm LED sources through mercury arc and xenon lamp systems. That breadth matters on a floor running mixed equipment: a facility with both LED spot lamps and mercury-arc flood lamps doesn't need separate eyewear rated for each technology, since Vison™'s protection isn't wavelength-specific to one lamp type — one PPE standard covers the entire equipment fleet instead of a different pair of goggles per lamp category. Certified to Two Independent Standards Vison™ carries both ANSI Z87.1, the US standard for occupational eye and face protection, and EN166, its European equivalent — confirming the goggles meet defined impact-resistance, optical-quality, and UV-protection requirements rather than relying on a manufacturer's UV-blocking claim alone. Carrying both certifications rather than just one matters for facilities operating under either regulatory framework, or for multinational operations standardizing PPE across sites in both regions. A goggle certified to only one of the two standards forces a site with operations in both jurisdictions to either stock two separate SKUs or accept a gap in one region's compliance documentation — dual certification removes that choice entirely. Impact-Resistant Polycarbonate, Wraparound Coverage The lenses are impact-resistant polycarbonate — the industry-standard lens material for safety eyewear, chosen for its combination of impact resistance, light weight, and inherent UV-blocking properties before any additional coating is applied. The wraparound frame style extends that protection to peripheral vision, relevant specifically around flood lamps and conveyor systems where UV exposure isn't confined to a narrow beam directly in front of the operator but spreads across a wider field. Matching Eye Protection to Equipment Type The specific hazard eyewear needs to address changes with the equipment nearby. Spot lamps like Incure's L9000™ concentrate high-irradiance LED output into a narrow beam — a real ocular hazard even from brief or indirect exposure given the intensity involved. Flood lamps such as Incure's L-Series™ expose a wider diffuse area, which is where the wraparound frame's peripheral coverage does real work rather than being a comfort feature. Loading or unloading parts from an Incure B/C-Series™ cure chamber carries a residual-exposure risk during the moment the door or drawer opens, even though the chamber's interlock cuts lamp power on opening. Conveyor lines running an Incure CDM™ UV conveyor expose infeed and outfeed stations to UV simultaneously across a larger area than a standalone lamp, making wraparound coverage standard PPE for…

Push an air-cooled LED array hard enough for long enough and intensity starts drifting downward mid-shift as heat builds faster than the fans can pull it out — a problem that shows up as inconsistent cure quality between the first part of a production run and the two-hundredth. Incure's W-Series™ removes that ceiling with closed-loop water cooling, trading a plumbing connection for headroom an air-cooled array can't reach. Two Models, Same Water-Cooling Principle W44 covers a 4″×4″ curing area with 144 high-power LEDs; W1212 scales up to a 12″×12″ area with 1,296 LEDs. Both use the same closed-loop water-cooling architecture, sized to the LED count each model carries. W44 suits compact, bench-top setups where a smaller footprint fits the fixture; W1212 targets large-area or inline production curing where covering more surface per cycle matters more than peak intensity at any single point. Recommended working distance on both models is 1 to 3 inches, with peak intensity specified at 2 inches; static uniformity across the field runs 0.78 at 2 inches and 0.62 at 3 inches, improving to 0.88 and 0.82 dynamic uniformity when the part or lamp is in motion during cure, relevant on any inline-integrated installation. Water Cooling Buys Higher Intensity, Not Just Longer Duty Cycles The intensity gap between the W-Series™ and Incure's air-cooled L-Series™ flood lamps is the real reason to specify water cooling, not a side benefit. W44 delivers 8,100 mW/cm² at 365 nm — more than double the 3,100 mW/cm² the similarly-sized, air-cooled L44 produces at the same curing area. The same gap holds at the larger end: W1212 reaches 3,100 mW/cm² against L1212's 1,900 mW/cm² over the identical 12″×12″ field. Packing that many LEDs into the same footprint generates more heat than forced air can remove fast enough to sustain the higher output, which is exactly the ceiling water cooling exists to raise. One Wavelength Per Unit Each W-Series™ model ships in 365, 385, 395, or 405 nm, factory-configured to a single wavelength at the time of order — the same configuration rule as Incure's L9000™, L-Series™, and M-Series™ lines. As on those lines, intensity reads higher at 365 nm than at the longer wavelengths on both W44 and W1212, so confirming the adhesive's absorption peak has to happen before the order is placed rather than adjusted once the unit is installed. Chamber Compatibility Mirrors the L-Series™ Split W44 pairs with Incure's C131C and C131D cure chambers; W1212 pairs with the larger C191C — the identical chamber assignments as the L44 and L1212 air-cooled models covering the same curing areas, detailed in Incure's guide to B/C-Series™ cure chambers. A facility already running enclosed batch curing on an L-Series™ lamp can move to the water-cooled equivalent for the intensity increase without changing chamber hardware. Email Us with your required intensity, curing area, and duty cycle, and Incure's engineers can confirm whether the W-Series™'s water-cooling advantage actually applies to your production volume. Water Cooling Requires Plumbing, Not Just Power Unlike the air-cooled L-Series™ or M-Series™ lines,…

A flood lamp curing a narrow adhesive bead on a densely packed board doesn't just cure the bead — it irradiates everything around it too, which is exactly the problem on an assembly where a heat- or UV-sensitive component sits millimeters from the bondline. Incure's M-Series™ solves that with a narrow rectangular beam instead of a broad flood field, sized to the bondline rather than the whole part. Five Models, One Design Principle M51 (5″×1″) and M121 (12″×1″) are the narrow-format models, built for linear bondlines like gaskets and seals where the cure zone genuinely is a thin line rather than a wide band. M62 (6″×2″), M122 (12″×2″), and M152 (15″×2″) double the beam width for wider zones, multi-row dispensing patterns, or applications where a small amount of lateral placement tolerance is needed. The choice between the two widths comes down to how tightly the actual bondline is confined — a 1-inch beam wasted on a 2-inch dispensing pattern leaves part of the bead under-cured, while a 2-inch beam on a true hairline bond irradiates adjacent area that didn't need exposure. Peak Intensity Varies by Wavelength, Not Just by Model M51 leads the line at 6,150 mW/cm² at 365 nm, measured 2 inches from the lamp face — but that figure drops to 5,100 mW/cm² on the same unit at 385, 395, or 405 nm. The pattern holds across the range: every M-Series™ model reads highest at 365 nm and measurably lower at the longer wavelengths, so a spec sheet quoting one intensity number without stating the wavelength it was measured at is quoting an incomplete figure. Confirming which wavelength an adhesive's photoinitiator actually absorbs at is the first step in reading M-Series™ intensity data correctly, not an afterthought once the unit is running under spec. One Wavelength Per Unit, Selected at Order Time Each M-Series™ model is available in 365, 385, 395, or 405 nm, but — the same configuration pattern as Incure's L9000™ spot lamp and L-Series™ flood lamp lines — the wavelength is fixed at the factory to whatever's specified on the order, not switchable afterward. That makes matching the adhesive's absorption peak to the ordered wavelength a pre-purchase decision rather than a floor adjustment. No Chamber, By Design Unlike Incure's B/C-Series™ cure chambers, the M-Series™ is explicitly not chamber-compatible — every model in the line is built as a standalone curing head for open-fixture tooling, not an enclosed batch process. That's a deliberate design split, not a missing accessory: a focused beam curing a specific bondline on an in-process fixture needs direct optical access to that fixture, which an enclosure would block. A process that genuinely needs enclosed batch curing calls for the B/C-Series™ paired with a flood lamp instead. Email Us with your bondline width, target wavelength, and working distance, and Incure's engineers can confirm which M-Series™ beam geometry actually matches your cure zone. Recommended Working Distance and Uniformity Incure specifies a 1- to 3-inch working distance for the full M-Series™ line, with peak intensity…

Running a UV flood lamp outside an enclosure defeats the reason most facilities buy one in the first place — stray UV exposure to operators, no repeatable curing distance, and no way to isolate the cure zone from the rest of the line. Incure's B/C-Series™ solves that with six chamber models, each engineered as a matched enclosure for a specific lamp family rather than one general-purpose box. Two Series, One Rule: Chamber Follows Lamp Type The B-Series™ is built around Incure's mercury-arc flood lamps; the C-Series™ is built around the LED flood line. That split isn't arbitrary — arc and LED lamps differ enough in heat output, control signaling, and door-safety requirements that a single chamber design can't serve both well. Picking a chamber therefore starts with the lamp already selected, not the other way around: specify the F-Series™ arc flood lamp or the L-Series™ LED flood lamp first, then match the chamber to it. B-Series™: Enclosed Curing for Mercury-Arc Flood Lamps B500 pairs with F100, F200, F100P, F200P, F400, and F500 — the compact and portable end of the F-Series™ line — inside a 9″×9″×10.4″ internal working volume (11.8″×11.6″×12.1″ external). B201 steps up to match the large-area F900P, with a 12.5″×22.0″×16.4″ internal volume and an integrated temperature sensor the B500 doesn't carry, useful for monitoring heat buildup during longer large-area cure cycles under a four-lamp array. Both models use adjustable shelf positions to set curing distance and a dual D-sub control interface supporting PC, PLC, and foot-pedal inputs. C-Series™: Four Chamber Sizes for the L-Series™ LED Line C131D, C131C, and C141C all pair with the smaller L-Series™ models — L11, L22, L33, and L44 — but differ in format rather than lamp compatibility. C131D is a low-profile drawer (11.8″×11.8″×3.1″ internal) built for flat substrates: labels, films, and small panels where height clearance isn't needed. C131C is a compact cubic chamber (7.1″×7.1″×7.1″) sized for individual small components and lab samples rather than batch trays. C141C opens that up to a general-purpose 11.8″×11.8″×11.8″ volume with an adjustable shelf, suited to batch curing and assembly work that C131C's fixed, shelf-less interior can't accommodate. C191C is the outlier of the group — matched to the larger L88, L1010, L1212, and L1414 flood lamps rather than the L11–L44 family — with a 19.7″×19.7″×13.8″ internal volume, the largest in the C-Series™, for wider parts and higher-volume batch production. Door Interlock Differs by Series B-Series™ chambers use an auto-shutter door interlock: opening the door closes the shutter automatically, blocking lamp output before UV can reach outside the enclosure. C-Series™ chambers instead use a drawer-activated shut-off that cuts lamp power the moment the drawer opens, appropriate to their drawer-and-chamber format rather than a hinged door. Both approaches accomplish the same goal — eliminating the possibility of an operator opening the enclosure into live UV output — but the mechanism follows the chamber's physical design rather than being a single interlock retrofitted across both series. Email Us with your lamp model, part dimensions, and required curing distance, and…

Doubling a flood lamp's curing area doesn't come free — the same LED array spreading its output over more square inches means less energy lands on any given point, and a model picked for its footprint alone can leave a process under-dosed even though the lamp is running exactly as specified. Incure's L-Series™ spans nine models specifically so curing area and intensity get selected together, not one after the other. Nine Models, Curing Area Trades Against Intensity L11 and L22 sit at the small end — 1″×1″ and 2″×2″ curing areas — and deliver the highest intensity in the line, 4,300 mW/cm² at 2-inch working distance. L33 and L44 step up to 3″×3″ and 4″×4″ areas at 3,100 mW/cm². L64, L88, L1010, and L1212 span 6″×4″ up through 12″×12″ at 1,900 mW/cm², and L1414 covers the widest field in the range at 14″×14″, with intensity down to 950 mW/cm² to do it. The pattern holds across the whole line: intensity falls as curing area grows, so a part that's small but needs a fast, high-energy cure calls for a different model than a large panel where uniform coverage across the full field matters more than peak output at any one point. One Wavelength Per Unit Every L-Series™ model is available in 365, 385, 395, or 405 nm, but — same as Incure's L9000™ spot lamp line — each unit ships factory-configured to a single wavelength rather than switchable in the field. Confirming the adhesive or coating's peak absorption spectrum has to happen before the order goes in, since intensity figures for 385/395/405 nm and 365 nm aren't identical on several models (L88 through L1414, for example, run measurably lower at 365 nm than at the longer wavelengths) and the wrong wavelength choice can't be corrected after installation without replacing the unit. No Warm-Up, Unlike Mercury Arc L-Series™ lamps reach full intensity instantly at switch-on, with no warm-up period, no cool-down requirement, and no shutter mechanism needed — a direct contrast to mercury arc flood lamps like Incure's F-Series™, which need several minutes to stabilize before output is usable. That instant-on behavior matters most on lines with frequent stop-start cycles, where a mercury arc lamp's warm-up delay either forces the lamp to stay powered between parts or adds dead time to every restart. Email Us with your part dimensions, target intensity, and cure wavelength, and Incure's engineers can confirm which L-Series™ model actually covers the area you need at the dose your process requires. Chamber Compatibility Splits by Model L11 through L44 pair with Incure's C131C, C131D, and C141C UV cure chambers; L88 through L1414 step up to the larger C191C chamber. Enclosing any L-Series™ lamp inside its matched chamber improves dose uniformity across the curing field and eliminates stray UV exposure outside the intended zone — the same uniformity concern covered in Incure's guide to why a UV cure chamber stops delivering a uniform dose, which applies whether the lamp inside is an L-Series™ LED array or a conventional mercury-arc…

A spot lamp that delivers rated intensity on a data sheet can still under-cure in production if the lightguide can't physically reach the bond line at the distance that intensity was measured at — irradiance on this class of lamp falls off fast with working distance, and a fixture that holds the guide even a few millimeters too far back changes the dose more than most operators expect. Incure's L9000™ addresses that with lightguide geometry as a selection variable, not an afterthought. One Controller, Three Lightguide Geometries The L9000™ ships as a base controller (L9000-BASE, for pairing with existing lightguide tooling) or pre-paired with one of three lightguide configurations. The Cool Guide (L9000-CG) uses a compact 24 mm cube head with an integrated cooling fan and 83 mm total guide length, built for tight, confined fixture geometries where minimizing heat transfer to a thermally sensitive assembly matters as much as reaching the bond line. The Short Guide (L9000-SG) runs a 66 mm fiber optic lightguide suited to standard bench-top curing and semi-automated dispensing lines. The Long Guide (L9000-LG) extends to 118 mm, built for deep-reach positions inside complex assembly fixtures that the shorter guides can't physically access. All three support up to four independent lightguides running simultaneously from a single controller, so multi-point curing on one assembly doesn't require a second unit. Irradiance Falls Off Fast With Working Distance At a 9 mm focal point, peak UVA irradiance reaches 7,500 mW/cm² at 365 nm — the number most often quoted for the L9000™. Move the guide back to 10 mm and irradiance drops to 5,000 mW/cm²; at 17 mm it's 2,300 mW/cm²; by 20 mm it's down to 1,200 mW/cm², and at 30 mm it's fallen to 223 mW/cm², roughly 3% of the peak figure. That steep falloff makes focal-point control part of the actual cure specification, not just a mounting detail — a fixture designed around the 9 mm figure but built with a 15 mm working clearance will under-dose the bond line even though the lamp is functioning exactly as rated. Spot diameter ranges from 3 mm to 12 mm across the 9–30 mm focal range, so working distance also sets how tightly the cure zone can be confined on a small or densely packed assembly. One Wavelength Per Unit, Five to Choose From The L9000™ is available in five wavelength options — 365, 375, 385, 395, and 405 nm — but each unit is factory-configured to a single wavelength rather than switchable after purchase. Selecting the option that matches the adhesive's peak absorption spectrum has to happen before the order is placed, not adjusted on the floor later, which makes confirming the adhesive's cure wavelength the first step in specifying an L9000™ rather than an afterthought once the unit arrives. Email Us with your fixture's working distance, required spot size, and adhesive wavelength, and Incure's engineers can confirm which L9000™ lightguide and wavelength configuration actually reaches the bond line at the dose you need. No Warm-Up, No…