Supplier Quality Assurance for Circuit Board Printing
Key Takeaways Supplier changes can introduce subtle surface-related risks that traditional quality checks may not detect Circuit board printing on polyimide film is highly sensitive to surface cleanliness and consistency Without objective surface specifications, supplier quality expectations can...
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New Surface Quality Measurement Method Improves Vendor Compliance
Key Takeaways: Kala replaced imprecise dyne pens with Brighton Science's Surface Analyst technology to improve vendor compliance and surface quality control. They identified and documented microscopic surface energy inconsistencies in supplier film, leading to rapid vendor response and over...
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Verifying Multi-Step Surface Preparation Processes in Aircraft Assembly and Repair
Key Takeaways Verification at every step is essential. Multi-stage surface preparation workflows in aircraft assembly and repair require stepwise validation to ensure each action contributes to a bond-ready surface. Unexpected contamination can originate within the process itself. In this case, a...
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Monitoring the Application of a Barrier Coating on the Inside of Paint Cans
Key Takeaways Barrier coatings inside paint cans play a critical role in preventing corrosion, leaks, and paint defects like skinning. Traditional benchtop measurement tools struggled with textured, hard-to-reach surfaces and factory floor constraints. Handheld surface energy measurements enabled...
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Optimizing Parts Washer Efficiency for FIPG
Key Takeaways The reliability of formed-in-place gaskets (FIPG) depends heavily on surface cleanliness before sealant application. Automotive manufacturers often struggle to verify and control industrial parts washer performance, creating risks for leaks, failures, and costly rework. Objective...
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Identification of a Non-Obvious Contaminant on Polymer Film
Key Takeaways A major packaging manufacturer was experiencing intermittent heat seal failures on a polymer film that should have behaved consistently. Dyne pens showed no difference between good film and bad film, which initially misled the team. Brighton Science identified a subtle contaminant...
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How NKT Photonics Eliminated Bond Failures with Surface Intelligence
Challenge When NKT Photonics was forced to internalize its aluminum etching and surface preparation processes after losing a supplier, the transition led to unexpected bond failures. Despite duplicating the equipment and processes, the failures persisted, resulting in significant financial loss and...
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Bonding Composites: Confirming Surface Readiness with Reliable In-line Assessment
An aerospace spacecraft manufacturer uses the Handheld Surface Analyst 5001 to confirm surface readiness.
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When the Success of a Bond Influences a Life: Prosthetic Attachment
Ensuring a bond will hold is the most important component of adhesion. At times, a successful bond could change a life.
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Window Manufacturers Evolve from Dyne Inks to the Surface Analyst
Verification of surface treatment processes is necessary to ensure a successful product. A window and door manufacturer was using dyne pens to verify their plasma treatment on vinyl prior to bonding. However, the manufacturer was not happy with dyne as it was messy, destructive to the part being...
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Verifying and Monitoring Surface Preparation Processes of Golf Club Manufacturing
Having an efficient surface preparation process is key. But what do you do when that process no longer produces the desired results? How do you verify the success of your surface preparation process?
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Reevaluating the Assembly Process of Failing Oil Filters
When manufacturers supply products to customers, they want to have the highest confidence in the quality of those products. But, when proper measures aren't accessible or available to guarantee quality, a major need arises.
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Incoming: Validating Supplier Materials for Solar Panel Manufacturing
When manufacturers experience difficulties relating to product quality, it's common to believe the issue to be internal, and this is sometimes the case.
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