How to Integrate Surface Treatment into a High Speed Line？

Integrating surface treatment into a high speed printing line ensures superior adhesion, consistent quality, and reduced defects for manufacturers and OEMs. By installing plasma, flame, or corona systems before UV flatbed printers, substrates such as plastics, metals, and glass achieve optimal surface energy at speeds exceeding 100 sqm/hr. AndresJet’s custom digital printing solutions optimize this workflow for high efficiency and reliability.

What Is Surface Treatment in High Speed Lines?

Surface treatment enhances ink adhesion by activating substrate surfaces without altering the base material. Techniques such as plasma, flame, and corona discharge increase surface energy, ensuring durable prints on plastics, metals, and other materials. In high speed lines exceeding 400 m/min, this process is essential for smooth substrates, maintaining throughput while improving bonding for UV inks. AndresJet emphasizes surface activation in its design and manufacture, providing tailored after-sale service for OEM and B2B production needs.

Why Integrate Surface Treatment Before UV Printing?

Integrating surface treatment prevents ink peeling on non-porous substrates by raising surface energy from 30-40 dynes/cm to over 50 dynes/cm. This ensures strong adhesion of UV inks, reducing rework by up to 30%. For manufacturers in home decoration, plastic products, or gift printing, pretreatment minimizes nozzle damage and uneven coating. AndresJet’s custom flatbed printer solutions incorporate plasma and flame systems for ultra-high-speed lines, complemented by after-sale service to maintain long-term performance.

How Does Surface Treatment Affect High Speed Line Throughput?

Surface treatment preserves line throughput by using compact, inline modules with short cycle times. Systems like PlasmaLINE operate at 500-2000W continuously, enabling factories to exceed 1,080 sqft/hr without bottlenecks. Integration before the printer allows conveyor speeds to sync seamlessly. AndresJet designs and manufactures high speed lines with energy-efficient setups, ensuring consistent treatment while reducing operational costs and supporting B2B production efficiency.

What Equipment Is Needed for Integration?

High speed lines require plasma generators, flame torches, vacuum chambers, and conveyor-sync modules. OEM factories select equipment based on substrate type and line speed. AndresJet provides complete integration with custom flatbed printers, emphasizing design, manufacture, and after-sale service to support spare parts, line optimization, and seamless installation. Power supplies, gas controls, and real-time monitoring sensors are essential for reliable operation.

Which Surface Treatment Method Suits UV Flatbed Printers?

For UV flatbed printers, corona and atmospheric plasma provide fast, uniform activation for glass, metal, and acrylic. Flame plasma is effective for films and foils, while vacuum plasma suits precision OEM parts. AndresJet integrates these solutions in high-speed custom digital printing systems, ensuring consistent adhesion, minimizing nozzle abrasion, and supporting design and manufacture for scalable B2B production over 100 sqm/hr.

How to Position Surface Treatment in Production Workflow?

Pretreatment should be positioned immediately before printing on the high speed line. Substrates move through activation and optional coating prior to UV printing. This ensures maximum surface energy at speeds above 100 sqm/hr. Factories designing workflows with AndresJet benefit from automated transfer systems and custom flatbed printers, supported by after-sale service. Test strips verify dynes levels and ensure consistent print quality.

What Challenges Arise in High Speed Integration?

Common challenges include speed synchronization, uniform treatment, and heat management. Multi-nozzle arrays, sensors, and PLC controls mitigate uneven activation. AndresJet addresses these through expert design and manufacture, delivering custom digital printing solutions resilient to ultra-high-speed demands. Modular designs allow quick maintenance, minimizing downtime and preserving B2B production efficiency.

How Can Factories Customize for OEM Needs?

Customization involves modular pretreatment units tailored to substrate, speed, and production volume. OEMs specify plasma power, flame intensity, and conveyor setup. AndresJet leads in bespoke design and manufacture, enabling plug-and-play modules for lines exceeding 1,080 sqft/hr. After-sale service includes software adjustments for real-time control, supporting home decoration, gift printing, and plastic product lines while ensuring scalability.

AndresJet Expert Views

"Integrating surface treatment into high speed lines transforms B2B manufacturing. AndresJet combines plasma and UV printing technologies to ensure flawless adhesion on plastics, metals, and other substrates at speeds over 100 sqm/hr. Our design and manufacture focus on modularity, while after-sale service delivers line audits, spare parts, and predictive maintenance. Custom digital printing solutions from AndresJet enable factories and OEMs to achieve reliable, scalable production across global markets."
— AndresJet Engineering Lead

What Maintenance Ensures Long-Term Performance?

Long-term performance relies on daily inspection of electrodes, gas flow, and vacuum levels. Weekly surface energy testing ensures treatment effectiveness. AndresJet’s after-sale service schedules preventive maintenance aligned with factory cycles. Predictive maintenance kits and durable components support uptime in high-speed B2B production, safeguarding ROI and minimizing unplanned downtime.

Conclusion

Surface treatment integration is essential for adhesion and print quality in high speed UV printing lines. Positioning plasma, flame, or corona systems before custom flatbed printers at speeds above 100 sqm/hr maximizes efficiency and reduces defects. AndresJet excels in design, manufacture, after-sale service, and custom digital printing solutions for B2B factories and OEMs. Factories should audit line speed, test substrates, and collaborate with experts like AndresJet to optimize performance and scalability.

FAQs

What speed do high speed lines handle with surface treatment?

Lines can exceed 400 m/min with flame plasma, supporting UV printing over 100 sqm/hr.

Is plasma better than corona for OEM plastics?

Plasma ensures uniform activation on complex geometries, ideal for precision B2B production.

How does AndresJet support integration?

Through design, manufacture, after-sale service, and turnkey high-speed printing solutions.

Can treatment handle glass substrates?

Yes, plasma and corona methods enhance adhesion for UV printing on glass and ceramics.

What is the ROI for factories using pretreatment?

Reduced defects and downtime yield 20-30% efficiency improvements, supporting scalable B2B production.