Surface treatment - Articles - Page 3 | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

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

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

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

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.

Ellsworth Adhesives and Enercon Industries to Offer Surface Treatment Webinar

The webinar is scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT on April 12.

March 16, 2018

Enercon Industries Corp. and Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced they are jointly providing a webinar.

Nordson MARCH Receives New Product Introduction Award

The system is used for plasma applications.

March 9, 2018

Nordson MARCH has received a 2018 New Product Introduction (NPI) award in the Surface Treatment category for its RollVIA™ plasma system.

Solving Complex Adhesion Problems with Plasma

When traditional chemical adhesives fail to sufficiently bond dissimilar types of materials, engineers often turn to plasma treatments to solve complex adhesion problems

Jeff Elliott

January 1, 2018

Whether bonding metal to plastic, silicon to glass, polymers to other polymers of different durometers, biological content to polymeric microtiter plates or even bonding to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), plasma can be used to promote adhesion. Adhesion promotion can be achieved by increasing the surface free energy through several mechanisms, including precision cleaning, chemically or physically modifying the surface, increasing surface area by roughening, and primer coatings, according to Michael Barden of PVA TePla, a company that designs and manufactures plasma systems.

ChemQuest, Plasmatreat Announce Surface Conditioning Collaboration

The ChemQuest Group Inc. and Plasmatreat North America recently announced they have entered into an agreement.

February 1, 2017

Plasmatreat will supply plasma surface conditioning equipment to the ChemQuest Technology Institute.

RadTech Announces Curable Coatings Webinar

RadTech, in partnership with SUNY-ESF, recently announced it has scheduled a curable coatings webinar.

June 8, 2016

The webinar will be presented by Ryan Schuelke, vice president of Enercon Industries, from 2-3 p.m. EDT on June 22.

Strategic Solutions: Surface Treatment - A Formulator's Friend for Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings

A well-chosen and implemented solution allows manufacturers—and their customers—to focus on the next challenge.

James (Jim) E. Swope

September 2, 2014

As a supplier, imagine knowing that almost any material was bondable. How much more productive would your work be if you could focus on such factors as environmental resistance, structural strength or cure speed?

Enercon Sponsors Free Surface Treatment Webinar

July 18, 2014

Adhesives & Sealants Industry and Enercon have partnered to present “Best Practices for Improving Adhesion with Plasma and Flame Surface Treatment.”