Wettability and Corona Treatment

Corona treatment is a surface modification process that uses a plasma and flame corona field to increase a material’s surface free energy and wettability thus increasing adhesion. The wettability of your material is important when bonding, coating, or printing. What links surface free energy and wettability you ask?  Think about it this way.  Liquids take […]

Selecting a Corona Treatment System

coworkers deciding on a corona treatment unit

Corona treatment is a widely accepted and popular method of modifying the surface characteristics of paper, film, and foil to enable them to more readily accept inks, coatings and adhesives.  The number of applications that benefit from corona treatment is limitless as more and more applications are discovered.  QC Electronics views each application as unique.  […]

Installing New Ceramic Electrodes

If you have corona treater and need to install a new ceramic electrode, follow these tips from QC Electronics to ensure your success. When installing your new electrodes: Trim the electrode lead to your desired length. Make sure the electrode high voltage wires DO NOT touch metal or another control wire. Make sure the electrode […]