To Decorate or Not to Decorate… That is the Question!
by Jeff Peterson
Custom injection molders and other processors often have struggled to determine if decorating the molded parts they produce should be accomplished in-house...
Reimagining Traditional Technologies for Container Decorating
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating
Screen printing and dry offset printing are two of the traditional methods of container decorating for the plastics industry. These...
UV Curable Inks and Special Effect Decorative Pigments
by Scott Sabreen
Question: UV-curable Inks
We are considering changing from heat curing inks to UV to speed up our printing process lines. Will UV ink...
2µm Lasers: Revolutionizing Welding of Clear Plastics
by Josh Brown, global sales manager-laser plastic welding, Dukane
Until recently, laser plastic welding had a serious disadvantage: the inability to bond clear parts. While...
Flame Plasma Surface Modification of Polymers for Adhesion Bonding: Process Control, Equipment...
by Scott Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group
Thermoplastics are inherently hydrophobic, low surface energy substrates that do not adhere well to other like or dissimilar...
Ask the Expert: Painting Plastics
by Don Stankus, operations manager, Plasti-Paint, Inc. - DeWitt, Iowa
What's the largest "troubleshooting" focus at your plant?
At our plant, the biggest source of quality...
Ask the Expert: Developments in Surface Treatment Solutions
A resource sponsored by SPE's Decorating & Assembly Division
by Wilson Lee, director of business development, Enercon Industries
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When it comes to selecting a surface treatment...
Tech Watch: OMSO ServoBottle 8
by Brittany Willes, Plastics Decorating
Originally introduced in 2012, the ServoBottle 12 from OMSO, Reggio Emilia, Italy, made use of the company's servo-driven machine technology...
TopCon and IMDA Symposium Go In-Person with Great Success
by Jeff Peterson, editor-in-chief, Plastics Decorating
The SPE Decorating & Coatings Division, in partnership with the In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA), recently held its Topical Conference...
