About Ebeam Consulting LLC

Established to help new and existing users of electron beam (EB) technology integrate it effectively into production lines.

What Electron Beam Technology is:

Electron beam (EB) technology has been used in industrial applications since the 1950s. Even then, it was used in curing coatings on dashboards, in killing microbes to sterilize products, and in crosslinking polymers to modify plastics. Since then, accelerating electrons to provide an energy source that can modify materials, has led to thousands of EB systems being installed all around the world. Essentially an EB system takes 3-phase electricity and uses it to create a beam of electrons in vacuum and brings those electrons out into air or a nitrogen environment, where a product can be passed through the beam and receive a very fast treatment to change its properties. Stopping electrons produces x-rays, so a shield is always necessary around the zone in which the product is being treated by the electrons.

What Electron Beam Technology can do:

Electron beam (EB) technology can be supplied with different electron energies, which determine the speed of the electrons as they leave the accelerator. The higher the energy, the faster the electrons and the deeper they'll penetrate into any material. Today low energy (80-300 keV) EB systems cure coatings, inks and adhesives, crosslink plastics (especially cast or blown films), inactivate surfaces of pharmaceuticals and packages, among many other well-established applications. These low energy systems can generally be installed in your factory with their own self-shielding. At mid-energies (400 keV - 2 MeV), EB systems treat wire and cable insulation, tires, thicker plastic films or foams, and also are used for inactivating microbes. When mid-energy systems are installed in your factory, they often require separate shields to be added as part of the integration process. At 3-10 MeV, EB systems are used for deep-penetration applications and in some cases for converting the electron beam into a much more deeply penetrating x-ray beam. 

What I can do for you:

Michael Fletcher
President

With experience managing EB projects and programs, engineering teams and operations, service and safety, as well as handling marketing and sales roles, I can help you with a broad range of questions and challenges as you try to navigate the constellation of EB systems' manufacturers and processes. 

More than 3 decades of EB design and implementation, with electron energies from 80 keV (up to 50 micron penetration in water) to 10 MeV (up to 5 cm penetration in water).



​12 years with PMP (Project Management Professional) accreditation. 

I Am Here For You

After leading more than 20 engineering teams in designing EB equipment solutions for their products, I can help your company succeed with EB as well.