by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Decorating Decorators committed to the benefits of UV inks need to work with their customers up-front to explain the additional costs required to get the shiny result on the retail shelf. For the container decorator, surface treatment issues can derail an otherwise simple screen printing job. When ink adhesion fails, decorators must deal with the … [Read more...] about Surface Treatment is a Challenge for Decorators
Surface Treatment
Fluorooxidation Surface Pretreatment
by Scott Sabreen . Fluorooxidation (F/O) is a surface pretreatment for polymers and elastomers that is conducted inline at ambient conditions. While the science of using Fluorine (F2) gas for surface modification has been well understood for more than 50 years, it has not been widely accepted primarily because of the safety concerns in using Fluorine gas. The … [Read more...] about Fluorooxidation Surface Pretreatment
The Fundamentals of Flame Treatment
by Scott Sabreen . " title="COURTESY FLYNN BURNER-Figure 1: A laminar flame profile."> COURTESY FLYNN BURNER Figure 1: A laminar flame profile. . " title="SCOTT SABREEN-Figure 2: A four port ribbon burner stack."> SCOTT SABREEN Figure 2: A four port ribbon burner stack. . " title="SCOTT SABREEN-Figure 3: A typical ribbon burner."> SCOTT … [Read more...] about The Fundamentals of Flame Treatment
Cold Gas Plasma Surface Modification – Optimize Plastics Bonding Adhesion
by Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, Inc. Polymeric and elastomeric substrates often can be extremely challenging to achieve robust bonding adhesion strength to like or dissimilar materials. Bonding applications are not limited to only adhesives, but include printing inks, paints and coatings, encapsulant and potting compounds, metallization and more. This article describes … [Read more...] about Cold Gas Plasma Surface Modification – Optimize Plastics Bonding Adhesion
Surface Activation Systems for Optimizing Adhesion to Polymers
by Rory A. Wolf, Enercon Industries Corporation Technology Focus April/May2009 Click Here for a PDF chart that details surface activation recommendations by polymer and relates those polymers to typical industry applications. Information regarding recommended type of atmospheric plasma (corona, flame, and plasma) treatment process and target range of surface activation by … [Read more...] about Surface Activation Systems for Optimizing Adhesion to Polymers