Plasma surface treatment applicable across industries

Openair-Plasma treatment from Plasmatreat (Elgin, Ill., U.S.) is said to be able to be used in almost all industrial manufacturing processes — from the automotive, shipbuilding and aircraft industries to packaging, printing, household appliances, consumer goods and more.

In industrial application areas, materials like plastics, metals, glass, textiles or films are bonded, printed or painted. The combination of two dissimilar materials imposes difficulty on the way to obtaining new and customized material properties. Without plasma surface treatment, many materials, such as polypropylene (PP), polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or polyoxymethylene (POM), cannot be bonded at all or are bonded poorly. High bonding strength and durable bonding of glass, metal, ceramic and plastics also present challenges for the manufacturing industry. Adhesion improvement via surface modification using Openair-Plasma treatment with simultaneous ultrafine cleaning produces better adhesion capability and bonding strength on the surfaces to be joined. 

The process is dry, noncontact, location-specific and fast. Using a comprehensive process control system, the technology is robot-compatible and inline-capable. The production speed is increased by several times, resulting in a reduction in manpower and an increase in productivity. Whether they involve structural adhesive bonds in cars, electronics protection or medical devices, these manufacturing processes are entirely possible without liquid chemical waste because of plasma technology and modern, solvent-free adhesives.

Plasmatreat says its solutions are fully customizable, offer easy inline integration and provide a cost reduction by contributing to a lean production process.