Adhesion Bonding

Techniques for Measuring Adhesion and Abrasion Durability of Coatings and Ink
Published April 24, 2013 - No Comments
By Scott Sabreen Adhesion and abrasion durability of cured coatings and inks are two critical performance properties. These properties can be interdependent but often are mutually exclusive. That is, cured coatings and inks can demonstrate good adhesion and poor abrasion, or poor adhesion ...
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Surface Wetting and Pretreatment Methods
Published May 4, 2012 - No Comments
By Scott Sabreen, The Sabreen Group Plastics adhesion problems are widespread throughout the industry. A major contributing factor to these problems is that many plastics have chemically inert and nonporous surfaces with low surface tensions. That is, most plastics are hydrophobic and are ...
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Solving the Problems of Plastics Adhesion
Published May 3, 2012 - No Comments
By Scott Sabreen Problems arising from polymeric adhesion bonding are pervasive throughout the plastics industry. Two-dimensional and three dimensional products often require bonding plastic-to-plastic, plastic-to-metal, plastic-to-composite, and so on. In addition to adhesives (epoxies, u ...
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Cold Gas Plasma Surface Modification – Optimize Plastics Bonding Adhesion
Published April 30, 2012 - No Comments
By Scott R. Sabreen, The Sabreen Group, Inc. Polymeric and elastomeric substrates often can be extremely challenging to achieve robust bonding adhesion strength to like or dissimilar materials. Bonding applications are not limited to only adhesives, but include printing inks, paints and co ...
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Flame Plasma Pretreatment Improves Adhesion of Polymers
Published April 11, 2012 - No Comments
By Joseph DiGiacomo and Scott R. Sabreen Adhesion problems are widespread throughout the plastics industry and are increasing as metal components are being replaced by advanced engineering polymers. Many plastics have chemically inert and nonporous surfaces with low surface tensions that m ...
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Plastics Surface Energy Wetting Test Methods
Published March 19, 2012 - 2 Comments
By Scott Sabreen, The Sabreen Group Question: Our company uses corona discharge/air-plasma pretreatments before bonding to polyolefins. The product surface is textured with remote separation areas, so dyne testing is very difficult. Is there a way to test in-line production without using h ...
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High-Performance Waterborne Coatings
Published March 18, 2012 - No Comments
By Scott Sabreen, The Sabreen Group Decorative waterborne coatings provide exceptional appearance, functionality, value and are environmentally friendly. Waterborne coating is a fast-developing technology using water as the means to transfer the coating to the plastic surface and is becomi ...
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Preparing Plastics for Painting
Published March 18, 2012 - No Comments
By Scott Sabreen, The Sabreen Group The processes used to apply most liquid paints to plastics are not much different than those employed or painting metals, although powdercoating is still quite unusual on plastics. Additionally, certain specific painting methods widely used on metals, ...
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Techniques for Measuring Adhesion and Abrasion Durability of Coatings and Ink

Published April 24, 2013 at 10:04 am - No Comments

By Scott Sabreen Adhesion and abrasion durability of cured coatings and inks are two critical performance properties. These properties can be interdependent but often are mutually exclusive. That is, cured coatings and inks can demonstrate good adhesion and poor abrasion, or poor adhesion and good abrasion. Proper testing and understanding of adhesion and abrasion ensures [...]

Solving the Problems of Plastics Adhesion

Published May 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm - No Comments

By Scott Sabreen Problems arising from polymeric adhesion bonding are pervasive throughout the plastics industry. Two-dimensional and three dimensional products often require bonding plastic-to-plastic, plastic-to-metal, plastic-to-composite, and so on. In addition to adhesives (epoxies, urethanes, acrylics, silicones, etc.), adhesion bonding applications include adhesion of printing inks, paints and coatings, encapsulants, potting compounds, metallization, and more. [...]

Latest Articles

Plastics Surface Energy Wetting Test MethodsPublished March 19, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Techniques for Measuring Adhesion and Abrasion Durability of Coatings and InkPublished April 24, 2013 at 10:04 am
Surface Wetting and Pretreatment MethodsPublished May 4, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Solving the Problems of Plastics AdhesionPublished May 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Cold Gas Plasma Surface Modification – Optimize Plastics Bonding AdhesionPublished April 30, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Flame Plasma Pretreatment Improves Adhesion of PolymersPublished April 11, 2012 at 5:25 pm
High-Performance Waterborne CoatingsPublished March 18, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Preparing Plastics for PaintingPublished March 18, 2012 at 9:16 pm

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