Tag Archives: #adhesion

Custom Corona Treaters for Unique Applications

custom corona treaters

Are you struggling to find a corona treater that can handle your unique application or substrate? If you’re in the manufacturing industry, you know how important it is to have the right equipment for your specific needs. When it comes to corona treatment, there are many options available, but sometimes a standard corona treater just […]

Surface Modification with Corona Treatment

kruss surface analyzer

When we want to stick two things together, sometimes it can be difficult to get plastic to stick to other materials. To solve this problem, we use a technique called surface modification, which changes the surface of the plastic to make it stick better. To modify the surface, we can add certain chemicals or create […]

Seamless Press Integration for Narrow Web Processes

narrow web process for web printing

QC Electronics, Inc. designs and manufactures a complete line of corona treatment equipment.  Our corona treaters are used for the surface treatment of papers, films, and foils to increase surface energy thus improving adhesion of inks, glue, lacquers, and coatings. Seamless Press Integration for Narrow Web Processes In this blog post, we will be highlighting […]

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.  […]