Two New Power Supply Designs Optimizing Corona Treatment Operations

In this webinar you’ll learn about the latest advancements made by Enercon’s electrical engineers to solve the challenges presented by OEMS, Converters and Extruders. You’ll learn about: Our experts will also explain how Enercon power supplies can be integrated with any corona treater and power supply sizing tips that can save you money. Innovative People…

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Troubleshooting Corona Treater Application & Operation Issues

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Get advice from Enercon’s surface treating pros on how to troubleshoot Corona Treating Operation & Application issues. Innovative People Ensuring Your Treating Success. Enercon is a global leader in surface treatment technology. Our innovative team of application experts developed this presentation to help you understand the best practices for corona treating for printing labels and…

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Corona Treater Electrode and Roll Maintenance

Get a fast-paced review of the best corona treater maintenance practices. In this webinar you will learn: Information presented is useful to users of all corona treater brands, makes and models. Innovative People Ensuring Your Treating Success. Enercon is a global leader in surface treatment technology. Our innovative team of application experts developed this presentation…

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Ten-Minute Corona Treater Inspection

Discover the ten-minute corona treater inspection routine that will keep your line running smoothly. Enercon’s Matt Rajala & Tom Gilbertson will guide you through what to look for & how to remedy problems you may find. Topics for this 30-minute webinar include: Innovative People Ensuring Your Treating Success. Enercon is a global leader in surface…

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Why Measuring Treatment in kW is Dangerous

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A common misconception is that the output number on your corona treater power supply is equal to the amount of treatment you are applying to your film. This is not the case. The output number represents the amount of power you are instructing the power supply to provide your system’s electrodes. The actual amount of…

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Blame the Corona Treater

The Truth about Dyne Levels, Watt Density & Adhesion When inks, coatings, adhesives and laminations don’t bond with substrates, converters are quick to blame the corona treater. And why shouldn’t they? Corona treaters are responsible for adhesion, right? Well, not exactly. This article looks into the relationship between the corona treater and adhesion. We’ll dive…

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5 Keys to Optimizing Your Surface Treating Operations

Applications for surface treating continue to grow at a remarkable rate. From the ever-expanding flexible packaging market to emerging technology sectors such as solar and batteries for electric vehicles, corona, flame and plasma technologies are being used to promote adhesion on all types of films and foils. Whether you are an industry veteran or new…

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Can you use Watt Density to Predict Dyne Levels?

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The ultimate goal of any surface treatment system is to increase surface tension measured in dynes which then increases the wettability and adhesion characteristics of the surface. This allows you to add value to the substrate through printing, laminating, coating etc.. Corona treating systems achieve this by applying a given level of power over a…

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Pattern Corona Treating Offers Flexibility for Pouches & Bags

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Corona treatment is widely used by flexographic printers to control surface energy for successful ink adhesion. In most cases, treating the entire width of the web is required. However applications requiring selective treatment are becoming more popular. Printing Stand-up PouchesStand-up pouches are made up of non-porous barrier films which require treatment prior to printing. However, corona…

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