Plasma, Flame & Corona Pretreatment for Surface Treating Plastics
Generally, plastics have chemically inert and nonporous surfaces with low surface tensions. This makes them nonreceptive to bonding with inks, adhesives, coatings, and other substrates. Polyethylene and polypropylene for example have very low surface energy. Pretreatment of these and other engineered plastics improves bonding prior to printing, coating, and laminating. The best type of surface…
Read MoreAtmospheric Surface Modification Of Polymers For Biomedical Device Adhesion
Abstract Biomedical applications require polymers that react properly with the biological environment in which they are employed. Since biocompatibility involves the interface between the device and the biological environment, surface modification techniques can be critical to solve adhesion issues, avoiding costly changes of materials. Atmospheric surface modification techniques such as air plasma, flame plasma and…
Read MoreHow and why plasma and flame surface treating improve surface adhesion.
Common adhesion impediments found on surfaces. Non-porous and hydrophobic surfaces have low surface energy with few available bonding sites due to low levels of charged ions on the surface. Additionally, any type of surface contamination affects adhesion negatively. This contamination can include material additives & release agents which can migrate to the surface. Clean, Etch…
Read MoreAtmospheric Plasma and Flame Surface Treatment for Medical Applications
Get insight on how medical device manufacturers are using atmospheric plasma to eliminate adhesion challenges. What’s in the eBook? Learn how atmospheric plasma is helping users improve product quality, and increase production speeds. See what Enercon customers are saying “For medical printing applications, it’s imperative to follow the defined protocols. Enercon’s experience with medical device…
Read MorePlasma & Flame Treatment Prepares Aluminum Surfaces for Bonding
Bonding to aluminum can be major challenge. Engineers typically rely on adhesives to bond aluminum without welding. Depending upon application requirements, there are several adhesives and VHB foam tapes that have proven effective. However, all adhesive-based remedies are subject to failure if surface preparation is overlooked. Aluminum Surface Contaminates Aluminum is often annealed to achieve…
Read MoreImproving Ink & Adhesive Bonding for Packaging Applications
Enercon plasma & flame surface treaters are used by packagers to improve surface adhesion of plastics for a number of applications including: In this 30-minute webinar, plasma surface treating expert Wilson Lee shares insights on how these in-line treatment technologies are being implemented to solve adhesion challenges in the packaging world. A wide variety of…
Read MoreImprove Adhesion in Battery Manufacturing Applications for EV Vehicles & Lithium-Ion
Innovative manufacturers are racing to optimize electric battery performance & manufacturing processes. Enercon is helping companies in this industry develop surface treating solutions to improve adhesion properties of a wide variety of plastics, polymers, films, foils, & composites. In this webinar, Enercon application experts will explain how corona, plasma & flame surface treatment technologies improve…
Read MoreContinuous Inkjet Printing for Industrial Manufacturing Applications
As a non-contact printing process, inkjet offers manufacturers tremendous production advantages including variable data, fast changeover and reliability at top line speeds. Applications abound for plastics and rubber in the wire & cable, packaging, coding & industrial manufacturing industries. However material properties, surface contamination, ink/material compatibility and durability requirements create challenges. Keys for successful ink…
Read MoreWhat Plasma Actually Does to a Surface to Improve Adhesion
Air plasma surface treating is an emerging green technology for leading manufacturers tasked with assembling and decorating plastics, composites, glass and metals. It is a powerful, yet relatively inexpensive technology that is used by both Fortune 100 companies and small operations to improve bond strength, product quality and throughput. You can see the effects of…
Read MoreImprove Adhesion in Window & Door Manufacturing Processes
Learn how plasma & flame surface treatment are used to efficiently create strong bonds for the assembly, painting and decorating of windows and doors. Discover how these technologies work, see examples of specific industry applications, and get insights from the application experts at Enercon. Plus, gain access to info on our new plasma treating nozzles which are…
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