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Corona, Flame, Plasma

ITW Pillar Reports Electrode Retraction Technology

Published: September 13, 2016

HyperSplice is a corona and atmospheric plasma electrode retraction technology said to cut waste, downtime, and electrode replacement costs

Enercon Offers Blown Ion Plasma Technology

Published: June 02, 2016

Blown Ion Plasma Technology is said to improve adhesion for UV/LED applications on conductive and non-conductive surfaces

Enercon eBook on Treating Is Free

Published: October 21, 2013

“Getting Started with Corona Treatment” uses an interactive approach to explain the fundamentals of corona treating

Martignoni Forms Alliance with Corona Dynamics

Published: June 13, 2013

Strategic Alliance is expected to benefit both companies with new customer bases and marketing segments

Enercon Joint Study Shows Benefits of Atmospheric Plasma Treatment

Published: May 08, 2013

Company joined Texas Tech University in study showing spunbonded PP nonwoven fabrics treated with atmospheric plasma have improved breathability

Martignoni Corona Treaters for Many Substrates

Published: February 27, 2013

Plastimetal line is said to save space and offer high-definition treating

Enercon Webinars to Cover Treating & Web Handling

Published: February 14, 2013

Corona treating basics and handling thin films in and out of treaters are the subjects of two March webinars

Martignoni Improves Corona Treatment for Blown Film

Published: February 06, 2013

Segmented electrode for Coroflex systems said to provide consistently high level of treatment

PFE Rolls Offer Rolls for Flame Treating

Published: April 11, 2012

Designed to take on high temperatures, PFE’s rolls for flame treating are offered in two finishes

Enercon’s Plasma Treatment Receives Innovation Award

Published: December 08, 2011

Recognized for productivity, ecology, and economy, Plasma4 surface treatment is said to offer long-lasting treatment and low gas consumption

Reduce Waste in Pattern Treating

Published: May 01, 2011

Air Treat enables pattern treating and remote electrode segment actuation. Operators can set treater electrode segments from the operator interface and

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

Published: March 01, 2011, By By Enercon Industries Corp.

If you're in the converting industry, you're likely amazed by the continually changing landscape of technically innovative products and processes. They

Laminating Corona Treating: Bond Boosting

Published: August 01, 2010, By Edited by Claudia Hine, Managing Editor
Golden Eagle Extrusions is willing to find ways to invest in new equipment to expand services to its customers. With a little help from the 2009 stimulus

XOL Automation Joins Enercon's Surface Treating Sales & Service Network

Published: July 14, 2010
Enercon Industries Corp. has announced the addition of XOL Automation, Beirut, Lebanon, to its surface treatment sales network

Treat Many Materials

Published: March 01, 2010
Uni-Dyne treating systems, designed for use with digital printing finishing equipment, include both in-line and sheetfed systems that can solve primer,

Heat Transfer Rolls Are Precision Engineered

Published: March 01, 2010
Thermal-Flo heat transfer roll is engineered with precision to provide the temperature control needed for converting, including flexible packaging applications

SOFTAL Changes Hands

Published: January 01, 2010
HAMBURG, GERMANY | Effective this past November, all fixed and non-fixed equipment and manufacturing resources, as well as trademark, industrial property

Plasma Power

Published: May 01, 2009, By By Enercon Industries Corp.

Confused by the terminology surrounding surface treatment? Learn how corona, gas corona, and true atmospheric plasma treaters differ to find the best system for you.

Dyne Levels Part 2

Published: July 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Last month's column focused on dyne levels relating to surface wetting. This column expands the concept to include surface modification to improve adhesion.

Peak Performance

Published: March 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
In a twist on the old cliche, one long-time UK-based resin supplier decided that if you want something done at all, sometimes you just have to do it yourself.

Treater Agreement Reported

Published: January 01, 2008
HARTLAND, WI Pillar Technologies and Empire Treater Rolls, Fishers, NY, have signed an agreement that provides Pillar worldwide distribution rights for

Treat 'em Right

Published: July 01, 2007, By By Edward Boyl,e Contributing Editor
Offset printer adds corona treating to its eight-color press and improves print quality on a new product line: in-mold film labels.

Baggy Webs: Part I Nightmares

Published: April 01, 2007, By By Timothy J. Walker, TJWalker & Assoc. Inc.

This is the first of four columns on baggy webs, starting with understanding the problems they create. To most converters, the ideal web is one that is

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

Published: October 31, 2006, By PFFC staff
Is there a problem with your process? Fix it! These technical facilities stand ready to help.

Model Mock-Ups

Published: November 30, 2004, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
Driving its equipment to unconventional new levels, Haney PRC creates model mock-ups.

Corona Collaboration

Published: November 01, 2003, By Edited by Claudia Hine Senior Editor
Label Technology provides input to Corotec Corp. to improve its corona treater design and its productivity.

Some Things to Remember About Dynamic Surface Tension

Published: April 01, 2003, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
Most flexible packaging plants can measure surface tension of their films by using dyne solutions. The dyne solutions are chemical mixtures that have

Atmospheric Plasma

Published: February 01, 2003, By Rory A. Wolf, Enercon Industries Corp.
Converters of hard-to-treat and thicker substrates will benefit from using an alternative to corona treating—the atmospheric plasma method.

One New Treater, Many New Benefits

Published: December 01, 2001, By Deborah Donberg, Managing Editor

A new production line at Optimum Plastics is the impetus for a new, portable corona treater system from Corotec Corp.

Enercon's Surface-Treating Lab Adds A"Peel"

Published: October 01, 2001, By PRESS RELEASE
Converters in need of surface-treatment information now may be able to get it from Enercon's surface-treating lab. Enercon Industries Corp. says it's added a Friction/Peel Tester to its laboratory to help customers identify the effects of various levels and types of surface treating.

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