Adhesion of pressure sensitive adhesives and latex films on cast iron and low-energy surfaces

Abstract The surfaces of the drying cylinders of paper machine in the early part of the drying section are susceptible to deposition; sticky contaminants easily move from the paper web to the hot cylinder surfaces. These surfaces are usually coated with low surface energy coatings to increase dirt repellency. In this paper, a method for measuring the dirt repellency of dryer cylinder coatings and the results obtained using models of sticky materials are reported.