Corona Treating Essentials & Advancements for Flexographic & Digital Printing
New substrates, ink systems, & demanding applications are challenging printers. Corona treating best practices & new technology are helping achieve consistent results. Enercon experts discuss proven corona treating best practices & new advancements designed to improve productivity, enhance print quality, & ensure consistent performance with flexo & digital printing. Learn: Regardless of the brand of…
Read MoreCorona Treater Spare Parts to Have in Inventory
If you’re like most companies today, you’re pushing your equipment harder than ever before. Unplanned downtime costs thousands of dollars per hour and keeping your lines up and running is crucial to hitting your production and profitability goals. Your best offense: a proactive maintenance program and a stocked inventory of spare parts. Most Enercon corona…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments of Corona Treating Success
Gain insider knowledge and practical tips as we reveal the golden rules that distinguish companies achieving consistent, reliable corona treater performance from those that struggle with consistent results. In just one session, discover the critical factors that can transform your operations and ensure your equipment delivers peak performance every time. This new webinar succinctly covers…
Read MoreCorona, Plasma and Flame 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 MoreSoft Close Electrode Assembly Option
Enercon electrode assemblies feature a counter weight which brings the electrode assembly back to the treat position after being retracted or pivoting out of the way of a splice. This protects the electrodes from excessive physical shock which can cause failure. The soft close feature uses a damper to allow for a consistent and gentle…
Read MoreEnercon Ground Roll Options for Ceramic Electrode Corona Treaters
Enercon’s most common ground roll offerings for use with ceramic electrodes are Bare Roll, Bare Roll with a Conductive Ceramic “P” Coating and Universal “H” Roll with a proprietary ceramic coating for producing High Definition Corona. Enercon Roll Types and Coverings Bare Roll Enercon’s Bare Roll ground rolls are engineered to work with Enercon’s ceramic…
Read MoreCorona Treater Start-Up Assistance
Enercon’s start-up assistance programs are used by leading converting and extruding operations to verify their corona treater installations follow Enercon’s best practice recommendations. During start-up assistance a factory trained engineer from Enercon will work with your team and review all aspects your corona treater installation including; safety, utilities, mechanical & electrical integration, materials used, &…
Read MoreImprove Print Quality & Productivity by Controlling Substrate Surface Energy
Poor ink adhesion affects print quality, creates downtime, and leads to lost customers. In many cases, the cause is rooted in complications from the substrate surface. The good news is that surface variables can be eliminated with the proper use of a corona treater. A common misunderstanding is that pretreated films eliminate the need for…
Read MoreCompak 2000 flip top power supply provides fast and easy diagnostic troubleshooting.
The most recent improvement to Enercon’s line of power supplies is the new Compak™ 2000 Flip-Top style power supply. At first glance you’ll notice a change in the size of the cabinet. You might also notice a minor change in the diagnostic display symbols and the description of the diagnostics offered. The diagnostics are intended to provide…
Read MoreCorona Treater 101: Not All Corona is Created Equal
How do you evaluate the performance of your corona treater? Most converters measure dyne level. That’s a good start. But dyne level only measures wetting out. The real test is the ability of a corona treater to promote adhesion to your satisfaction. Consider this: it is not unheard of for two different corona treaters to…
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