Manufacturers rely on in-line atmospheric plasma treatment to improve bonding of adhesives on plastics, metals, composites, and glass surfaces. Plasma pretreatment cleans surfaces by removing contaminants. The process also etches surfaces creating more bonding sites to facilitate stronger bonds and air plasma’s ability to functionalize surfaces activates their receptiveness to adhering with all types of […]

Did you know it’s possible ink jet print on all types of plastic surfaces? Ink jet is popular because it is a digital technology that offers many production advantages. However in some cases surfaces are not receptive to ink adhesion. This is because of low surface energy and surface contamination. To improve surface adhesion companies […]

Creating indelible markings on wires and cables for military, aerospace, automotive, telecom and datacom applications can be a challenge for many manufacturers. Certainly highly aggressive solvent inks can be used to mark wire and cable, however there is a growing interest to develop greener technologies that can provide additional economic and production benefits. Many companies have […]

Flame plasma systems are often integrated with robotics for precise treatment patterns.  With a multi-axis robot treatment paths can be designed to meet a wide range of requirements for a variety of parts. A new video shows how flame treatment is used to treat an automobile dashboard made of EVA. Parts are scanned by the operator, […]

Using plasma treatment to improve the adhesive bond strength of folding cartons produces remarkable results. Converters who integrate this technology into their lines have seen improvements in both hot-melt and cold-glue adhesive performance. The improved performance often leads to improved production speeds and additional cost savings including the ability to use less expensive adhesives and […]

The solar industry is one of the fastest growing segments in the converting industry. As companies work to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of photovoltaic modules they are encountering the need to join surfaces of different materials. Atmospheric plasma is a viable solution for many of these adhesion challenges as it is easily […]

Printex is a leading manufacturer of pad printing equipment for a range of industries including the medical device field. Quite often their customers need to print on surfaces that have inherently low surface energy. To make inks bond with these surfaces Printex will either integrate a plasma treatment system into their pad printer or they’ll reccommend […]

Hella Australia Pty Ltd specializes in automotive lighting equipment and accessories for the most sophisticated new cars in the world. When they needed to improve silicone adhesive adhesion for a Toyota Camry headlamp assembly they found an atmospheric plasma treatment system solved the problem. The challenge was to improve adhesion on a glue track for a polypropylene headlamp. High temperature […]

The future of economical thin film solar cell manufacturing is dependent on new in-line process technology for high speed continuous production. One such revolutionary technology is atmospheric plasma surface pretreatment. Plasma Treatment offers unique economies for in-line production. Traditionally only vacuum plasma surface modification technology has been used in photovoltaic cell manufacturing. Vacuum plasma is […]

Surface Modification Techniques for Optimizing Adhesion to Automotive Plastics examines the benefits of using surface treatment technology on low polarity plastics commonly used in the automotive industry.