Throughput gains on a UV conveyor line usually come from one of two places: a faster belt, or more available irradiance per pass — and stepping up a single lamp assembly is often the simpler of the two to implement.
46% More Peak Irradiance, Same Belt Platform
The Incure CDM™ + F200x2AC pairs the CDM™ 9-inch polypropylene belt conveyor with a single 600W F200x2AC lamp assembly — one UVA tube and one UVC tube, shipped as one unit. It delivers 350 mW/cm² at 365 nm, a 46% increase over the entry-level F100x2AC’s 240 mW/cm², from the same broadband single-assembly format on the identical conveyor chassis. At 6 ft/min the dose increases from 1,050 mJ/cm² UVA (F100x2AC) to 2,250 mJ/cm² UVA — more than double the energy per pass at the same belt speed.
Throughput Gain Without a Chassis Change
That intensity difference directly shortens the minimum belt dwell time needed to reach cure threshold. A part that needs 6 ft/min with the F100x2AC to reach full cure can typically run at approximately 8–9 ft/min with the F200x2AC while maintaining the same UV dose — a real throughput gain from a lamp assembly swap on the same CDM™ conveyor, with no change to belt width or the rest of the platform.
Full Broadband Compatibility in One Assembly
The F200x2AC’s single lamp assembly delivers simultaneous UVA and UVC exposure in one belt pass — no secondary lamp source or second conveyor stage required for adhesives specifying broadband arc-lamp cure. If a process is qualified under UVA-only exposure instead, the F200x2A (two UVA heads, no UVC) is the correct alternative rather than this single-assembly broadband configuration; the two aren’t interchangeable once a qualification specifies one or the other.
Figuring out whether the intensity jump from F100x2AC to F200x2AC is enough to hit a target belt speed — or whether the process needs to go further — is worth working through before ordering. Email Us with your current cure schedule and Incure can help size the right configuration.
Dose Range and What Comes Next
At 1.5 ft/min the F200x2AC accumulates 9,000 mJ/cm² UVA, supporting deeply pigmented formulations or thick adhesive layers that need extended exposure; at 12 ft/min the dose is 1,130 mJ/cm² UVA for high-throughput lines with a low cure threshold. If a process needs more intensity still, the F400x2AC steps up 40% further in the same single-assembly broadband format on the same conveyor chassis. As with every arc configuration on this platform, there’s no external PLC/RS-232 control port — belt speed is the only process control, and an LED configuration such as the Incure M-Series™ UV Focused Beam Curing Systems head is the alternative where external control integration is required.
This configuration sits within the broader Incure CDM™ UV Conveyor lineup — sizing a lamp configuration correctly the first time avoids a second equipment change later.
Confirming the Throughput Estimate in Production
The approximately 8–9 ft/min figure for matching the F100x2AC’s dose at F200x2AC intensity is a reasonable starting estimate, but it’s worth validating against actual production parts rather than assuming it transfers exactly — part geometry, fixture shadowing, and adhesive layer thickness all affect how closely a real line matches the idealized dose-versus-speed relationship. Running a short qualification batch at the calculated speed and checking cure quality directly is a quick way to confirm the estimate before committing to it as the new standard operating speed.
Belt and Curing Envelope
The F200x2AC runs on the same 9-inch polypropylene belt, 1.5–12.0 ft/min speed range, and 0.5–5.0 inch curing height envelope as the rest of the F100/F200 arc lineup, with a maximum part width of 8 inches. Dynamic uniformity at 2.0 inches is 0.82, static uniformity 0.75 — the intensity increase over the F100x2AC doesn’t change the uniformity profile, only the total dose delivered per pass.
Same Belt Width Across Every Tier
Because the F100x2AC, F200x2AC, F400x2AC, and F500x2AC all share the same 8-inch maximum part width and 9-inch belt, moving between these single-assembly broadband tiers as a process’s dose needs change is a lamp-assembly swap, not a conveyor replacement — the chassis investment carries forward regardless of which intensity tier a line ultimately settles on. That makes it reasonable to start at a lower tier and step up later if actual production data shows the need, rather than over-specifying intensity upfront against uncertain requirements.
A Practical Middle Tier
The F200x2AC occupies a useful middle position in the broadband arc lineup: meaningfully more capable than the entry F100x2AC without requiring the two-head footprint of the x2A dual-lamp configurations or the intensity ceiling (and correspondingly higher heat load) of the F400 and F500 tiers. For a line that’s outgrown the F100x2AC’s throughput but doesn’t need the F400x2AC’s added intensity, the F200x2AC is often the more proportionate upgrade — a smaller step that still solves the actual bottleneck rather than jumping straight to the top of the range.
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