{"id":18,"date":"2023-07-14T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enerconind.com\/plasma-treating\/applications\/wire-cable\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:11:58","slug":"wires-cables-pipes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enerconind.com\/plasma-treating\/applications\/wires-cables-pipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wires, Cables &amp; Pipes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enerconind.com\/plasma-treating\/\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enerconind.com\/plasma-treating\/applications\/\">Applications<\/a> \u00bb Wires, Cables &amp; Pipes<\/nav>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tPlasma treating Enables Inkjet Printing on Wire, Cable &#038; Pipe\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\timprove print quality, productivity &#038; throughput\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Atmospheric\u00a0<a href=\"\/plasma-treating\/plasma-flame-treaters\/\">plasma treaters<\/a> are enabling manufacturers to switch to inkjet printing from traditional marking methods on wire &amp; cable jacketing such as hot stamping and print wheels. Economical inkjet printing is a non-contact printing process which supports high line speeds &amp; fast changeovers. Changes to wire &amp; pipe marking are handled electronically and can be database driven.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jnb7FwX-UME?rel=0&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Materials with low surface energy, including PE, HDPE, LDPE, MDPE, PEX, PVC, PP, PTFE, XLPE, ETFE, FEP, EPDM, Silicone and more have difficulty bonding with inks. Plasma treatment activates these surfaces to improve wettability and bonding properties. This process creates indelible printing providing excellent abrasion and smudge resistance.<blockquote>&#8220;Our operators could see an immediate improvement in print quality. Prior to applying the plasma treatment the ink would rub off after one and a half cycles, now we can get over ten cycles. That far exceeds CSA&#8217;s requirement.&#8221; Hal Armstrong Q&amp;A Process Manager, Nexans<\/blockquote>Enercon&#8217;s Blown Ion Plasma Treater was recently recognized as one of Wire &amp; Cable Technology International Magazine&#8217;s Product of the Year.Find out if your operation is a candidate for plasma treating and ink jet printing.\u00a0<a href=\"\/plasma-treating\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contact our application experts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or learn more by following the links below.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tFROM OUR LIBRARY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore Insights on Printing on Wire, Cables, Jackets &#038; Pipe\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/02145732\/applications-wires-cables-pipes.jpg\" alt=\"Wires, Cables &amp; Pipes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/02145732\/applications-wires-cables-pipes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/02145732\/applications-wires-cables-pipes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/02145732\/applications-wires-cables-pipes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/02145732\/applications-wires-cables-pipes.jpg 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\tBENEFITS &#038; MATERIALS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlasma Treating Wire, Cable &#038; Pipe\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Easy to Integrate<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Faster Line Speeds<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Indelible Printing<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Improve Print Quality<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Quick Changeovers<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Variable Data Printing<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>PE, HDPE, LDPE, MDPE, XLPE<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>PVC<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>PP<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>ETFE, PTFE<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>FEP<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>EPDM<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<p>Silicone<\/p>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/plasma-treating\/library-resource\/how-plasma-flame-surface-treating-works-explainer-video\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.enerconind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/02144955\/explainer-video-how-plasma-works.jpg\" alt=\"explainer-video-how-plasma-works\" width=\"440\" height=\"230\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tNEW VIDEO\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How Plasma &#038; Flame Surface Treating Work<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch Now!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tFROM OUR LIBRARY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More About Plasma &#038; Flame Treating\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<a href=\"\/plasma-treating\/library\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View Library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Library\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tGET IN TOUCH\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t <form id=\"mktoForm_1341\"><\/form>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u00bb Applications \u00bb Wires, Cables &amp; Pipes Plasma treating Enables Inkjet Printing on Wire, Cable &#038; Pipe improve print quality, productivity &#038; throughput Atmospheric\u00a0plasma treaters are enabling manufacturers to switch to inkjet printing from traditional marking methods on wire &amp; cable jacketing such as hot stamping and print wheels. 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