Surface Pretreatments & Adhesion Bonding

Technical papers on surface pretreatment and adhesion bonding of plastics: plasma, flame, corona, UV/ozone, contact angle and bonding practice.

• Plasma Surface Pretreatments of Polymers for Improved Adhesion Bonding
  How plasma pretreatment makes hydrophobic plastics bondable: contact angle, surface energy, corona, flame, atmospheric and Pyrosil methods compared.
• Flame Plasma Surface Modification of Polymers for Adhesion Bonding: Process Control, Equipment and Applications
  Flame treatment for adhesion bonding: combustion chemistry, the three laminar flame zones, burner selection, zero gas pressure regulators and control.
• Understanding the Science Behind Surface Pretreatments for Adhesion to Plastics – Adhesives, Coatings, and Inks
  Recorded webinar on surface pretreatment science for plastics: adhesion versus cohesion failure, selecting a process, diagnostics and case studies.
• UV/Ozone Surface Pretreatment to Improve Adhesion of Polymers
  UV/ozone photochemical oxidation for polymer adhesion: the 184.9 nm and 253.7 nm mechanism, applications, precleaning and treatment shelf life.
• Cold Gas Plasma Surface Modification – Optimise Plastics Bonding Adhesion
  Low-pressure cold gas plasma for tough-to-bond plastics: how it works, process parameters, PTFE treatment, and how it compares to atmospheric methods.
• Methods for Adhesion Bonding of Polyphenylene Sulfide
  Bonding polyphenylene sulfide: drying and mould temperature, solvent cleaning, plasma pretreatment, epoxy cure schedules and surface texture.
• The Science of Solving Plastics Adhesion Problems: Contact Angles – Surface Wetting – Chemical Activation
  Contact angles, surface wetting and chemical activation explained: why plastics resist bonding and how gas-phase oxidation makes surfaces bondable.
• Best Practices for Bonding Semi-Crystalline Thermoplastics
  Why semi-crystalline polymers resist bonding: amorphous versus crystalline morphology, solvent cleaning, pretreatment, adhesive selection and curing.
• Pyrosil® Treatment for Improving Polymer Adhesion – Advancements Broaden Applications for Low Surface Energy Plastics
  Pyrosil combustion CVD deposits a reactive SiO2 layer that outperforms plasma on PBT, PEEK and PPS. How it differs from ordinary flame treatment.

Other topics

• Laser Marking
• Inkjet Printing
• Anti-counterfeiting
• Decorating & Finishing
• Industrial Coatings
• Laser Welding

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