Ink Adhesion Testing on Plastic Film: Choose the Method and Record What Changed
When printed plastic film passes a dyne check but ink still lifts off, separate wetting from tape adhesion, match the ASTM scope, and record variables.
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Corona Treatment Cost: A Quote and Site-Input Worksheet
Compare corona treatment costs with blank worksheets for equipment scope, installation, measured energy, maintenance and downtime. Download both CSV templates.
READ MORE ›How to Calculate Corona Watt Density: A Unit Audit
Check power, width, speed and treated sides before comparing corona watt density. Rework a published example and distinguish treatment input from dyne results.
READ MORE ›Backside Corona Treatment: Why It Happens and What a Two-Sided Film Map Can Show
Air trapped on the ground roll treats the back and leaves the front light in that lane. Record both faces. Watt density and dyne cells stay blank.
READ MORE ›PCB Preparation Before Coating: KYZEN's Penang Announcement
KYZEN's Penang announcement prompts a PCB cleaning review. Separate supply claims from surface preparation, coating checks and assembly validation.
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Cleaning Ionizing Bars: Check the Manual, Remove Residue and Verify the Result
Copy the brush, cleaner, and drying step from that bar's manual. Four public notes disagree, and the voltage cells stay blank.
READ MORE ›Measuring Static on a Moving Film Web: Distance, Roller Contact and Repeatable Readings
Compare static readings on a moving film web only when distance, target size, face, speed, and position match. A roller reading can hide charge.
READ MORE ›Removing Static from Plastic Film: Find Where Charge Returns Before You Add an Ionizer
Dust and cling return when film is neutralized only at unwind. Record the open span after each roller, just before the defect, before adding another ionizer.
READ MORE ›Ink Adhesion Testing on Plastic Film: Choose the Method and Record What Changed
When printed plastic film passes a dyne check but ink still lifts off, separate wetting from tape adhesion, match the ASTM scope, and record variables.
READ MORE ›Kodak PROSPER Plus 5: Substrate Checks Before an Inkjet Retrofit
Kodak's PROSPER Plus 5 announcement raises substrate questions. Check the receiving surface, pretreatment, drying and downstream coating before a retrofit.
READ MORE ›PRINTING United 2026: Convergence in Printing and Coating Workflows
Turn PRINTING United 2026's convergence theme into a workflow review: receiving surfaces, ink and coating handoffs, sample evidence and process ownership.
READ MORE ›Switching to BASF's Lower-PCF Paper Coating Binders: What Is Claimed and How to Check Incoming Consistency
BASF's 23 September 2026 rPCF paper coating binders: what the 20% to 45% lower carbon footprint figure means, what is unconfirmed, and how to check a switch in-house.
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Printing on Plastic Film
Read our overview of printing on plastic film and explore the references cited in the article.
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Contact Angle Measurement
Explore our contact angle measurement guide, including its terminology, examples and cited references.
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Dyne Testing Guide
Browse our dyne testing guide for an introduction to the topic and links to the sources used in the article.
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