What Plasma Treating Does to a Surface Video Animation
Plasma Treatment cleaning, etching and functionalizing Atmospheric plasma treatment is used by manufacturers, converters and packagers to improve surface energy and adhesion. The animations below show how the process effectively functionalizes surfaces. These treatment systems diffuse reactive gases toward the surface under the influence of electrical fields. Low molecular weight materials such as water, absorbed…
Read MoreHow Plasma & Flame Surface Treating Works – Explainer Video
Sam is a Quality Engineer at Stick-It Inc. and he is having trouble with the adhesive bonding and printing of his manufactured parts. The adhesives won’t stick and the ink rubs off! He needs to find a solution quick and decides to call Enercon for help. Follow Sam through his journey of discovering how plasma…
Read MoreChampion Plastics Adds Enercon Plasma Surface Treater & Helps GM Increase Fuel Efficiency
This remarkable project enabled Champion Plastics to improve operational efficiency and quality, optimize employee utilization and safety and significantly reduce operational costs. When Champion Plastics earned a high-volume program from GM, the company was ecstatic. At the time, they didn’t realize the project would lead them down a path of innovation culminating with a prestigious…
Read MoreSauder Manufacturing Ensures Adhesion Consistency with Corona, Plasma & Flame Surface Treating
As Sr Research Scientist at Sauder Manufacturing in Archbold, OH John Beck has seen his share of production challenges. His first experience with surface treating took place in the 1980s when he was part of a team that needed to improve lamination adhesion. They invested in a 66” wide Enercon corona treater to increase the…
Read MorePlasma and Flame Surface Treating Enable Automotive Adhesive Bonds
TA Systems of Rochester Hills, Michigan, specializes in engineering custom automation solutions for the automotive industry. Their customers rely on them to integrate multiple technologies and processes into efficient manufacturing cells. Recently, there has been an increase in requirements for integrated in-line surface treating to improve adhesive bonding on a variety of plastics. While at…
Read MorePlasma and Flame Laboratory Surface Analysis
The best way to test the success of surface treatment is to immediately perform the next step in your process after treatment. If field evaluation is not possible, surface treating laboratory trials may be conducted with Enercon’s application engineers. They will test experiments with various plasma and flame treating technologies to determine which may be best for…
Read MorePlasma Treating Tubes Ensures Ink Adhesion and Increases Production Efficiency
Plastube is a Canadian manufacturer of innovative plastic tubes for the beauty, healthcare, food and pharmaceutical industries. The company produces and prints polyethylene tubes, tubes with an inner foil and exterior plastic and laminate tubes. Their mission is to make their customers’ brands shine. Package appearance for tubes sold in the retail marketplace is vitally…
Read MoreGet Your Free Ebook: Getting Started with Plasma Surface Treatment
This free interactive eBook details all the basic knowledge you need to get started with plasma treatment. It’s filled with animations, illustrations, photos, videos, and technical information to help you gain a better understanding of atmospheric plasma’s capabilities. See what Enercon customers are saying “Enercon has provided us with some great tools to help us…
Read MoreWhat Plasma Does to a Surface
Plasma surface treatment is used to improve a surface’s receptiveness to adhesives, inks, paints & coatings; But what does it actually do to the surface? This technical article provides a concise, yet detailed explanation of the three distinct surface modification processes that occur simultaneously when exposing a surface to plasma treatment. It also contains a short video…
Read MoreAtmospheric Plasma Treater Increases Folder Gluer Production
When new technology can improve product quality, increase productivity and offer additional cost reductions at an affordable investment, it doesn’t take long for a company to incorporate it into their operation. Such is the case for Green Bay Packaging’s Folding Carton Division (De Pere, WI) and their new atmospheric plasma surface treater. Green Bay Packaging is an…
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