surface treatment

Surface Treatment with Atmospheric Plasma

The chemistry of an atmospheric plasma surface treatment must be adopted to the targeted process.

January 21, 2020

Most polymers have a low surface energy, which results in difficulties when further processing (e.g., coating, printing, or gluing) and requires the use of surface treatment to increase the surface energy.

U.S. Air Force Qualifies PPG Aerospace Electrocoat Primer

The Air Force initially will coat test parts on a PPG e-coat system that it installed at its Advanced Technology and Training Center in Georgia.

November 1, 2019

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PPG recently announced that the U.S. Air Force has qualified PPG Aerocron™ aerospace electrocoat (e-coat) primer to provide corrosion resistance and enhanced topcoat adhesion for aircraft parts.

Enercon to Display Corona, Plasma, and Flame Surface Treating Technologies at K 2019

Visitors to the company’s stand will reportedly have the opportunity to explore five electrode assemblies featuring variations of high-powered ceramic and stainless steel electrodes.

October 16, 2019

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Enercon Industries recently announced that it will showcase hands-on displays that cover its range of corona, plasma, and flame surface treating technologies at K 2019.

HENKEL: Surface Treatment for Aluminum Processing

Henkel’s latest new developments in this area include three products: Bonderite C-IC 65001, Bonderite M-NT 2040 R9, and Bonderite M-NT 65000.

October 15, 2019

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Henkel recently announced new REACh-compliant Bonderite products for etch passivation and corrosion protection that are reportedly chromium-free, allow the toxicity labeling to be removed, and reduce the user’s carbon footprint thanks to fewer active steps.

Croke Named Director of R&D for Enercon

Brian Croke will oversee new product development and the continuous improvement of existing products across all induction cap sealing and surface treating lines for Enercon.

September 5, 2019

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Enercon Industries Corp. recently announced that Brian Croke has been named director of Research & Development.

Nordson MARCH Presents Paper on Plasma Applications for Wafer-Level Packaging at ICEPT

Jiangang (Jack) Zhao, Ph.D., applications director and chief scientist, presented original data and discussed typical plasma applications that enable or improve process steps for wafer-level packaging (WLP).

August 16, 2019

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Nordson MARCH, a Nordson company, recently presented a paper entitled “Plasma Applications for Wafer Level Packaging, Part 1,” at the 20th annual International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology (ICEPT) in Hong Kong.

Fales Named Service Manager for Enercon

In this role, Nate Fales will lead Enercon’s support team of mechanical and electrical engineers.

July 24, 2019

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Enercon Industries Corp. recently announced that Nate Fales has been appointed Service manager.

Ask Dr. Dave

Ask Dr. Dave: Have there been any recent developments in the bonding of PTFE to itself or to metals?

Dave Dunn's February 2019 column.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

February 5, 2019

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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is low-surface-energy plastic that is very difficult to bond. PTFE exclusively comprises fluorine and carbon atoms with no polar atoms such as oxygen or nitrogen.

Tape Talk

Developments in Plasma and Flame Surface Treaters for Improving Adhesion

Ongoing advancements with plasma and flame surface treaters are expanding the systems’ use in a growing number of industries.

Mark Plantier Wilson Lee

October 1, 2018

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Industrial assembly and decorating operations are increasing their use of atmospheric plasma and flame surface treaters to improve adhesive bonding. These safe and green technologies activate surfaces to enable stronger bonds with plastics, composites, wood, glass and metal surfaces.