Flame Plasma Surface Treatment Improves Adhesion of Polymers
by Joseph DiGiacomo and Scott Sabreen
Adhesion problems are widespread throughout the plastics industry and are increasing as metal components are being replaced by advanced...
Pad Printing Tips – Increase Efficiency AND Profitability
by Steve Smith, Diversified Printing Technologies
Pad printing has had the reputation of being a tough process to nail. Consistency is even more difficult to...
The Process of Vibration Welding
by Jordan Rotheiser, Rotheiser Design Inc.
In my day, Boy Scout manuals described a method for creating a fire by rubbing two pieces of dry...
Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Decorating and Tooling
by Brenda Denny, United Silicone
Hot stamping is "the combination of three central components (temperature, pressure, and dwell) to transfer an image from a carrier...
Thermal Processing – An Overview
by Paul Hurley and Tony Ward, Turnkey Technologies, Inc.
Thermal Processing of plastic parts has been utilized for many years. It is a reliable and...
Computer-to-Plate – The Future for Pad Printing
by Benjamin Adner
The concept of computer-to-plate (CTP) is not new in the printing industry and is now used on a daily basis in the...
In-mold Labeling Standards
by Ron Schultz
In-mold labeling in North America has come a long way over the last 25 years. Once limited to extrusion blow in-mold labeling...
Hot Stamping Basics
by Neil Meador
Like silk screening, hot stamping suffers with a historic name, which refers to the origins of the process. There was a time...
Molded Part Considerations: Troubleshooting the Ultrasonic Welding Process
by Kenneth A. Holt, Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.
Although injection molding and ultrasonic welding are both well known and documented processes, the interplay of the two...
Global Trends in Automotive Electronics Plastic Decoration
by Paul Uglum
In looking at global trends in plastics decoration for automotive electronics, I will review three topics. First, I will examine general global...
