How Automotive Manufacturers use Plasma & Flame to Improve Quality & Efficiency

Plasma & Flame surface treating technologies are helping suppliers in the automotive industry reduce cost, improve quality, and maximize production efficiencies. Projects for vehicle lightweighting, decorating, gasket sealing adhesion, and electrical potting are fueling the need for incorporating plasma and flame surface treaters. This 45-minute webinar provides insights on how treatment improves adhesion for assembling,…

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See How Plasma & Flame Treatment Prepare Surfaces for Adhesion

LIVE DEMO REPLAYSee Enercon’s Wilson Lee conduct live demonstrations to display how atmospheric plasma and flame surface treating technologies improve surface energy for improved adhesion of inks, adhesives, & coatings. Topics include: Whether you’re new to surface treating or an industry veteran this presentation has something for everyone. Access to the webinar includes both the…

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Optimizing 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 have worked together to develop repeatable solutions for printing on a variety of substrates. In this…

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Which Surface Treating Technology is Best for My Application: Corona, Plasma or Flame?

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Plasma and flame surface treaters can achieve the desired improvement in surface energy. What drives the technology decision is your application details, work environment, integration plans and budget. In this new webinar, surface treating expert, Wilson Lee, covers the basics of plasma and compares each technology with other surface preparation methods. Topics include: As the…

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Medical Device Engineer’s Guide for Improving Adhesion with Atmospheric Plasma

As joining of medical plastics is becoming more complex and sophisticated in performance specifications and structural complexity, surface treatment is an integral part of medical assembly processes. This 30-minute webinar, Enercon and BTG Labs provide insights into the capabilities of atmospheric plasma treatment systems and how medical device engineers can use these technologies and surface…

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Surface Modification Techniques For Optimizing Adhesion To Automotive Plastics

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Abstract Automotive plastics with a low polarity, such as PE, PP, TPO, POM, PUR and PTFE typically require surface treatment when decoration is required. Metallic surfaces may also require cleaning to remove low molecular weight organic materials prior to decoration. Once the above-mentioned interior and exterior grades of substrate surfaces are cleaned and activated, printing,…

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Troubleshooting Adhesive Bonding Failures

When it comes to your health, where you go for help can determine the remedy. A surgeon might lean toward surgery, a pharmacist might suggest a new prescription, and a life coach might recommend lifestyle changes. Likewise, when you have an adhesive bonding failure getting insights from an adhesive supplier, a surface characterization solutions provider and…

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Integrator’s Guide to Implementing Plasma & Flame Treating

Be your customer’s hero. Learn how to keep their costs down & your profits up with smart integration-ready systems from Enercon. We eliminate pain points for integrators by offering streamlined implementation & simplified operation for you and your customer. This presentation provides insights on these technologies and how collaboration between Enercon and integrators create productive…

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Improve Adhesion Results with New Scientific Diagnostics & Surface Treating

Plasma & flame surface treaters clean, etch and functionalize surfaces to improve bonding with adhesives, inks, coatings and paints. Dyne level and contact angle are commonly used to measure treatment effectiveness. Today, new automated scientific diagnostics are used to identify a more useful measurement: surface free energy, including polar and dispersive components. Experts on surface…

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Machine Builder’s & Integrator’s Guide to Understanding Plasma & Flame Treating

The need for integration of plasma and flame surface treating technologies for assembly and decorating applications is on the rise. Enercon and our customers are looking for machine builders and integrators that have expertise in material handling and automation projects. Plasma and flame are used to increase surface energy to promote bonding with adhesives, inks,…

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