by Rachel B. Nashett, Henkel Corporation Plastics have become an integral part of everyday life. It would be difficult to identify a manufacturing process which does not use plastics in one form or another. Even products which appear to be composed exclusively of metals are usually coated, sealed or adhesively joined using polymeric materials which improve the performance, … [Read more...] about Structural Bonding Alternatives for Plastics
2014 Jul/Aug
Association News
Topical Conference Drives into Ypsilanti Over 130 attendees ascended recently upon Ypsilanti, MI, for the 2014 SPE Decorating & Assembly Division Topical Conference (TopCon) on June 10-11. The two-day event combined 22 technical papers with 23 industry supplier tabletops covering a wide array of subjects on plastics decorating/assembly innovations and … [Read more...] about Association News
Q&A: Corona Discharge Surface Treatment
by Bruce Stobbe, Corotec Corporation How does corona discharge surface treatment work? A corona discharge treating system utilizes a high-voltage discharge to effect a molecular change in the surface structure of the material being treated. This effect is not visible, but causes the surface to be more chemically receptive to inks, coatings and adhesives. Inks and coatings … [Read more...] about Q&A: Corona Discharge Surface Treatment
Why Invest in Digital Decoration?
by Chris DeMell, ITW Security and Brand Identity There are three main drivers spurring the transition to digital decoration. These "three pillars" focus on finance, operations and marketing. The financial drivers stem from the ongoing emphasis on cost cutting. Digital printers typically require less labor (fewer operators) than pad printing or screen printing operations. … [Read more...] about Why Invest in Digital Decoration?
Position Your Environment for Safety
by Garrison Wynn, CSP, Wynn Solutions Knowing that safety is important clearly is not enough to create (or even put a dent in creating) incident-free environments. Most of us have heard the messages "Safety First" and "Target Zero," but these messages haven't produced the buy-in for which we might have hoped. To get a high level of repeatable buy-in, the message from … [Read more...] about Position Your Environment for Safety