By Wilson Lee & Mark Plantier, Enercon Industries Corporation Surface treatment technologies, including plasma and flame, play a pivotal role in enhancing adhesion, improving surface energy and enabling efficient and repeatable manufacturing processes. Choosing between these technologies depends on the materials being treated, application speed and system integration. In … [Read more...] about Choosing the Best Surface Treatment Technology: Plasma vs. Flame
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Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Decoration
By Paul Uglum, president, Uglum Consulting, LLC Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received a significant amount of attention and press recently. This raises the questions: How can AI be used effectively in the plastics decorating industry, and what value can it bring to plastic decorating? Artificial intelligence is the science of duplicating human thinking processes using … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Decoration
Pad Printing Functional Materials
By John P. Kaverman, Pad Print Pros For all of its flexibility as a decorating process, people often overlook pad printing as a potential solution for transferring functional materials. Examples of functional materials that I’ve worked with include conductive and dielectric materials, adhesives (and activators), radiopaque materials, lubricants and dyes. In a standard pad … [Read more...] about Pad Printing Functional Materials