VectorJet Laser Marking Technology (courtesy of The Sabreen Group), "Click" to Enlarge
There are significant differences between Fiber lasers and Nd:YAG lasers (lamp-pumped and diode-pumped) although both operate at approximately 1064 nm wavelength. Continue reading
Stuff happens: a new mold has issues, a truck breaks down, stuff takes a few extra days to clear customs, key people get sick. I’ve been around the plastics decorating block a few times, and can tell you that I have seen company after company willingly fail to accept this reality. In nearly every case it has resulted in some manager directing their people to take what they perceive to be a shortcut: debugging is skipped, process development is cut short, operators and technicians are not adequately trained. Continue reading
One of the earliest inkjet technologies, dating back to the mid-1980’s, is termed “Continuous Inkjet” (CIJ) printing. At that time non-contact CIJ was used for general purpose printing of variable information on flat packaging and direct-mailing (paper stock, cardboard, and related porous substrates). A few, but limited, plastics applications used CIJ but generally there was poor ink adhesion. Continue reading
I spent the last week and a half in Italy (tough job, but someone has to do it) learning how to print a particular type of application from a guy named Giuseppi, the leading authority on a particular type of machine and the type of applications that go on those machines.
I’ve wanted to learn how to do this for over ten years. I was finally getting my chance… Continue reading
This is the final of 5 post in a series on Keys to Successful Pad Print Project Management.
To review:
1. Assign someone responsibility for the success of the project.
2. Create a reasonable time line for implementation.
3. Invest in technology.
4. Invest in training and service
5. Invest in your people. Continue reading
This is the fourth post of a 5 post series on Keys to Successful Pad Print Project Management.
To review:
1. Assign someone responsibility for the success of the project.
2. Create a reasonable time line for implementation.
3. Invest in technology.
4. Invest in training and service.
5. Invest in your people. Continue reading
This is the third post of a 5 post series on Keys to Successful Pad Print Project Management.
To review:
1. Assign someone responsibility for the success of the project.
2. Create a reasonable time line for implementation.
3. Invest in technology.
4. Invest in training and service.
5. Invest in your people. Continue reading
When addressing the adhesion of polymers to interfacing materials, the primary and foremost challenge is to understand the fundamental driving forces which can initiate the development of adhesion strength between polymer-to-polymer, polymer-to-metal, polymer-to-ceramic, or polymer-to-inks, coatings and adhesives. These interfaces also exist in multivariate environments such as heat and humidity which also must be examined. Ultimately, it is the polymer and the interface chemistry which determines adhesion. However, there can be adhesion failure between the polymer and an inorganic such as a metal, due to an oxide layer which is weakly attached. Continue reading
This is the second post of a 5 post series on Keys to Successful Pad Print Project Management.
To review:
1. Assign someone responsibility for the success of the project.
2. Create a reasonable time line for implementation.
3. Invest in technology.
4. Invest in training and service.
5. Invest in your people. Continue reading
This series will be comprised of five blogs about successful pad print project management.
People (or comapanies / organizations) that are unsuccessful in pad printing usually fail to observe one or more of the following five keys to successfully launching any pad printing operation: Continue reading
