Flame Treatment Glossary
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Engineering guidance for robotic spray painting, paint booths, paint supply systems, and production-scope decisions.
Best used for early-stage feasibility checks, vendor comparison, scope definition, and internal project alignment.
Final specifications still depend on coating chemistry, part family, takt, utilities, site layout, local code, and EHS review.
Based on TD engineering team experience, recurring project delivery patterns, and equipment-integration practice.
Surface-energy and adhesion terms that support flame treatment queries.
Surface energy
A measure of how easily a liquid coating can wet and bond to the substrate surface.
Why it matters: Flame treatment exists mainly to raise surface energy on difficult plastics so primers and topcoats can bond reliably.
Adhesion
The bond strength between the coating film and the substrate.
Why it matters: Most flame-treatment projects are judged by adhesion-test results rather than by appearance alone.
Flash-off Time
The time allowed for solvent or water to leave the coating before the next process step.
Why it matters: In integrated lines, treatment timing and flash-off timing both influence whether the final film remains stable and defect-free.
Orange Peel
A textured finish defect caused by poor flow or atomization behavior.
Why it matters: Surface activation issues and coating-parameter issues often get confused; this term helps separate adhesion failures from finish defects.
Topic cluster
flame treatment
This cluster centers on adhesion-critical coating projects where flame treatment turns low-surface-energy plastics into paintable parts.
Cluster hub
Overview page for flame treatment
Flame Treatment Guide
Core guide to robotic flame treatment for plastic parts and paint adhesion.
Flame Treatment FAQ
Questions about treatment window, surface energy targets, and integrated cells.
Flame Treatment Glossary
CurrentSurface-energy and adhesion terms that support flame treatment queries.
Flame Treatment Scenario
Scenario page for a bumper line needing reliable adhesion before basecoat and clearcoat.
Automotive Exterior Parts
Industry page covering plastic and composite part coating with adhesion-focused workflows.
Robotic Painting System
System-level solution connecting surface preparation, robots, booth control, and painting.