Bonding ceramic-coated glass to metal poses a challenge for pre-treatment of the surfaces involved. The process of direct glazing taught the automobile industry long ago that even the smallest traces of contamination or dirt can reduce the long-term stability of the adhesive bond and lead to total failure.
Openair® plasma pre-treatment of both the metal and the glass ceramic material simplifies and reliably stabilizes this process, and makes manual cleaning with solvents unnecessary.
In terms of the manufacturing technology involved, this also means that elaborate suction equipment to recover solvents is no longer needed.
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Plasmatreat constantly faces shifting demands as a result of new ideas, regulations, and standards. Customers are increasingly approaching the company with unique and innovative project requests. Consequently, the capacities of the technology and research center will now be expanded to include a class-6 cleanroom.
Plasmatreat supports digitized manufacturing with its Plasma Control Unit (PCU) and makes numerous controls, regulation, and monitoring functions available to ensure consistently high surface-treatment quality and reproducibility.
VOCs occur when solvents and solvent-containing products are used, and they are harmful to the environment. Nevertheless, manufacturing in many industries still involves pre-treating surfaces with primers, bonding agents or other chemicals that release VOCs. With its Openair-Plasma process, Plasmatreat offers an environmentally friendly alternative.
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Kunststoffe International 2/2022
Whitepaper Actega April 2021
Kunststoffe International - Issue 2/2021