Enable Inkjet Printing on PE & PP Surfaces

Learn how to achieve lasting ink adhesion bonds on polyethylene & polypropylene surfaces. Get tips on how to overcome factors that undermine consistent adhesion. New technology is enabling the use of inkjet printing in packaging, pipe, wire and other industrial marking applications offering these advantages: • Digital print flexibility• Economical operation• Limited maintenance• Ease of…

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Inks, Coatings & Adhesives – A Practical Guide to Surface Treating

Get insight into the best practices for improving the adhesion of inks, adhesives and coatings to surfaces with plasma and flame. Our expert panel answers these commonly asked surface treating questions: Innovative People Ensuring Your Treating Success. Enercon is the world’s leading manufacturer of surface treatment systems and associated support equipment. Our unwavering commitment to…

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Infographic: How to Enable Inkjet Printing on Wire & Cable

infographic wire and cable printing

Digital inkjet printing on wire & cable provides manufacturers with productivity advantages including higher line speeds, faster changeovers, variable printing and reduced cost. This new infographic from Enercon shows how plasma surface treatment enables inkjet printing on wire & cable. It will also guide you through traditional marking methods and how to implement surface treatment…

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Optimize Inkjet Printing Adhesion for Wire & Cable Marking

Digital inkjet printing wire & cable provides manufacturers with productivity advantages including variable data, fast changeover & indelible printing at top line speeds. However, material properties, contamination, ink/material compatibility & durability requirements create challenges. Fortunately, a trilogy of suppliers has worked together to develop repeatable solutions for printing on a variety of substrates. This paper…

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What Plasma Treating Does to a Surface Video Animation

How to explain what plasma actually does to a surface?

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…

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Plasma Replaces Propane Torch to Improve Print Adhesion on PE Pipes

As one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of piping in Canada, CB Supplies is continuously looking for new technologies to improve efficiencies and support environmental conservation. Their recent investment in Enercon in-line Plasma Treaters to enable inkjet printing on various polymers has reduced labor and operating costs while improving throughput. CB Supplies manufactures three…

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Enercon Plasma Treater is a Game Changer for Biovation Labs’ FDA – Approved Packaging

Biovation Labs is an NSF 455-2 registered facility, providing their high-quality formulation, blending, encapsulation, tableting, and packaging. As a certified cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) facility, Biovation Labs takes pride in its manufacturing and packaging capabilities for all types of nutritional supplements. Their meticulous quality approach extends to every part of the operation, from the raw…

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Plasma 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…

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Get 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…

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