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Take a New Approach to ESD Packaging for Electronics

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2024, ... end user unwraps it. Cortec® therefore coats EcoSonic® ESD Paper with Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitors (VCI/VpCI®) to protect multi-metals from oxidizing. VpCI® molecules in the coating vaporize and diffuse ...

Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, ... the success of their final products. Understanding Surface Tension and Wettability Surface tension refers to the attractive force between molecules at the surface of a liquid, while surface energy ...

BioEmitter®- Keeping Corrosion and Rust at Bay in Enclosed Spaces

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2024, ... VpCIs of BioEmitter® VpCIs migrate throughout surrounding spaces to form an invisible molecular shield on metal surfaces, inhibiting the corrosive effects of air and moisture. VpCI® molecules automatically ...

Static and Static Controls in Printing

(Surface Prep)

December 05, 2023, ... of static control is ionization. Ionization is the process by which air molecules are broken down into ions of both positive and negative charges. The generated positive and/or negative ions interact with ...

Tosaf Fusion Expansion Course with Customized Solutions for Compounding, Packaging Industry

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2023, ... in grafted polymers, the company uses advanced chemical processes to create completely new polymers with improved properties by incorporating functional molecules. Compounders use these as coupling agents ...

Corona Treatment for Extrusion Coating and Laminating Production Lines

(Surface Prep)

June 18, 2023, ... with electrons. These leave the electrode and are accelerated under high tension towards the passing material. Subsequently, the electrons collide with air molecules which transmit light and react in part ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... by long molecular chains that repel the liquid and resist adhesion (Figure 1). The electrical discharge breaks up those long chains and in doing so allows more points at which the oxygen molecules ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... is the attraction of different molecules; cohesion is the attraction of identical molecules. For example, adhesion is the attraction of the glue to the film; cohesion is the attraction of the glue to itself. ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... energy. A reaction of this nature creates strong bonds between molecules and drives the creation of long polymer chains. To the observer, UV curing instantly transforms liquid-like materials that are wet-to-the ...

Three Ways the Pulp and Paper Industry Can Benefit from NIR Technology

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

September 05, 2022, ... in some cases transmits light through the sample. The light is filtered to a wavelength or multiple wavelengths that excite the moisture molecules. The higher the moisture content, the higher the amount ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... recycling process, polymers are broken down chemically into simpler molecules. Though more limited in availability, investment in chemical recycling is growing. Chemically recycled resins are ideal for ...

Do Conductive Rubber Coverings Help Reduce Static?

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2022, ... to the other. The electron has a negative charge. The molecule the electron departed from is left with a positive charge. This happens because of the chemical structure of the materials. Some molecules ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ... the end of these chains where there is an oxygen molecule that you get adhesion. The overall lack of oxygen molecules in the substrate gives it low surface energy. This means that the liquid doesn’t wet-out, ...

The Relationship of Surface Characteristics and Successful Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 16, 2022, ... laminating or printing. The surface energy (or surface tension) of a liquid is the amount of excess energy at the surface of the liquid. Surface tension exists because molecules in the bulk liquid are ...

HOW TO: Improve Efficiency On Winders, Unwinders And Slitters

(Static Elimination)

December 07, 2021, ... unwinding applications, whether running plastic, film, paper or textiles. Both AC or DC type of anti-static ionization systems generate an electrical field, which causes the air molecules in the vicinity ...

Advantages and Benefits of Conductive Rubber Coverings in Critical Roll Positions

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2021, ... because of the chemical structure of the materials.  Some molecules want to gain electrons and some want to lose them.  It all has to do with the structure and stability of the particular molecule on an ...

HOW TO: Improve Efficiency On Winders, Unwinders And Slitters Proposal

(HOW TO Guide)

November 15, 2020, ... unwinding applications, whether running plastic, film, paper or textiles. Both AC or DC type of anti-static ionization systems generate an electrical field, which causes the air molecules in the vicinity ...

Breaking the Recycling Barrier: Cortec Repulpable Moisture Barrier Paper Stands Apart in VCI Packaging Industry

(News | New Products)

June 12, 2020, ... as VpCI molecules in the paper vaporize, fill the enclosed space, and are attracted to the metal. No special cleaning of the VpCI layer is required because the protective layer will simply float away once ...

Corona Treating System

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 02, 2020, ... electrons are stripped off of the gas molecules making an electrically conductive and chemically active kind of soup.  The plastic film is briefly passed through the plasma/corona which acts to chemically ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... oxygen molecules that appear only at the end of each chain.  It means that the liquid ‘beads-up’ because it is not wetting out properly.  This is what Verner Eisby realised and set about creating a method ...