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Surface Tension and Wettability

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2024, Key Principles for Quality Production in Converting Key Principles for Quality Production in Converting By Melissa Lang, Vice President, Jemmco, LLC Surface tension and wettability are essential ...

Film Wettability Not So Simple

(Magazine)

March 31, 2004, ... wettability on a substrate for a specific printing apparatus. Ink formulators improve ink wetting through creative formulation of ink ingredients, while the printer uses press adjustments and surface treatment ...

DataPhysics Instruments Launches Portable Contact Angle Goniometer PCA 200

(News | New Products)

August 21, 2024, ... a solid surface can be wetted. In the production and quality control of surfaces, dyne pens using test inks are often used for such wettability tests. However, using dyne pens, the wetting properties of ...

A Deeper Look at UV Inks in Label Production

(Surface Prep)

August 16, 2024, ... can be used to improve adhesion. Corona treatment is a process that increases the surface energy of the material, it improves wettability affecting print quality and surface adhesion. Corona treatment ...

Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials

(Bag Pouch)

June 09, 2024, ... the ink and increases the tendency for blocking to occur. Corona treatment of the film on press may burn off the excess additive, provide for better wettability and allow the ink a better chance of adhering ...

Improve Quality by Corona Treating Films Prior to Converting

(News | New Products)

June 25, 2023, ... decay over time. It is an industry best practice to treat films at the time of extrusion and again before converting. Surface Energy & Dyne Decay The purpose of surface treatment is to improve wettability ...

Italy’s Majocchi Achieves Exacting Textile Functionality and Aesthetics With Baldwin’s Corona Treatment Technology

(Surface Prep)

February 07, 2023, ... surface-treatment technology to produce superior wettability and adhesion.  Corona treatment is a technique that temporarily modifies a substrate’s surface tension properties. The corona oxidation process ...

Quality Control Tips for Corona Treating

(News | New Products)

July 17, 2022, ... dynes does not affect adhesion. It’s also important to note that surface energy indicates wettability and does not guarantee adhesion. Dyne levels can be used to help predict the chances of adhesion ...

Corona or Plasma – Which is Best for Your Process?

(Surface Prep)

March 13, 2022, ... substrate like film or foil. The word we use is “wettability” and this indicates how well the liquid will adhere – poor wettability means that it beads-up forming droplets on the material surface, while ...

The Relationship of Surface Characteristics and Successful Corona Treatment

(Surface Prep)

January 16, 2022, ... angle, which decreases with an increase in treatment level. A perfect wetting liquid forms a contact angle of zero on the solid surface. Contact Angle Measurement Wettability may also be determined ...

QC Electronics, Inc. – Corona Treatment Specialists

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 11, 2022, ... QC’s lab consists of a QC sheet corona treater, dyne testing utensils, and a state-of-the-art KRUSS surface analyzation device. The KRUSS surface analyzer provides extensive reports on the material’s wettability ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... effects of treatment. High Definition Corona provides the best treatment results for converting From resin to converted product The purpose of surface treatment is to improve wettability and promote ...

Leaders in Surface Treatment Technology

(Corona, Flame, Plasma)

January 18, 2021, Corona treatment is a surface modification process that uses a corona field to increase a material’s surface free energy and wettability thus increasing adhesion. Corona treatment is a surface modification ...

Static Control for Corona Treaters

(Static-Beat)

December 02, 2020, ... before coating improves wettability and increases adhesion. The corona treater in Figure 1 is a chemical reactor that uses an electrical discharge to modify the chemistry of the treated surface. Treaters ...

Static Control for Flexographic Printing

(Flexography)

July 05, 2020, ... treated with a corona treater to improve ink wettability and image adhesion to the web. Along with these benefits, corona treaters can also deposit a large amount of static on a web. Install a static dissipator ...

Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Dyne?

(News | New Products)

January 19, 2020, ... to enable wettability and promote adhesion of inks, coatings and adhesives. This change in surface energy is invisible to the naked eye.  So, it is common practice to use dyne solutions to measure changes ...

Dow Presents New ADCOTE™ L76-500 High-Solids Adhesive for High-Speed Metal Lamination

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2019, ... such as laminates with metallized films, aluminum foil, OPA, PET, barrier films, as well as triplex and quadruplex compositions with PE and cPP. Showing good wettability on most demanding films and excellent ...

Corona and Plasma – The Different worlds of Surface Treatment

(Surface Prep)

July 03, 2019, ... together.  The degree of wetting, known as “wettability” is determined by a force balance between adhesive and cohesive forces, and is important in the bonding or adherence of the two materials.  Wetting ...

Bobst Offers Technology for Metal Adhesion

(Coating/Laminating)

February 28, 2018, ... increase dyne level retention, which translates in improved ink wettability during printing and enhances structure stability during lamination. AluBond generates added value by extending surface energy ...

AIMCAL Awards | Toothpaste Carton Is 'Touching' Winne

(Coating/Laminating)

March 16, 2016, ... substrates, the adhesive’s lower initial viscosity translates into enhanced machinability, wettability, and pot life stability. The reduced level of monomeric isocyanates in the formula lowers the risk ...