Applikationer för lågtrycksplasma
Tillämpning av plasma
- Rengöring av metalldelar före tryckning, lackering, sammanfogning
- Aktivering av plast och elastomerer innan sammanfogning, tryckning, målning, ingjutning, …
- Etsning av komponenter
- Minskning av metaller
- Polymerisation: Beläggning av komponenter: skyddslager, hydrofobskikt, isolerande skikt
- Förbehandling före lödning / lödning utan flussmedel
- Konstgjord åldring av komponenter
- Epilamisering: dvs. belägga komponenter med PTFE- liknande lager, för att förhindra spridning av smörjolja
- Bond pretreatment
- Sterilisering
- Rengöring / torkning / reduktion av utgrävningsartiklar
- Hydrofilisering
- Aktivering av plastpulver
- Rengöring av metallpulver
Process: |
Cleaning of metal parts before printing, lacquering, sticking together |
Materials: |
all technical metals (aluminium, steel, copper, tungsten, …) |
Process gas: |
oxygen, air, argon hydrogen (for copper and silver) |
Process time: |
approx. 30 s – 20 min |
Test: |
wetting test (water, test ink, decrease in weight, REM, …) |
Components: |
rubber metals, switches, sensors |
Potential customers: |
motor industry electronic industry filter manufacturer research institutes rubber manufacturers industrial lacquerers adhesive manufacturers (co-operation) laboratory instrument dealers medical technology switch manufacturers SEM / TEM sensor engineering plug manufacturers |
Other: |
Simple processes; no complex preliminary tests. Also silicon can be removed. One of the most important processes. |
Research: |
Cleaning metal plates with O2 → H2O-drops |
Process: |
Activation of plastics and elastomers before sticking together, printing, painting, pouring, … |
Components: |
heart catheters reflectors relay cases sensor cases before pouring electronic components automobile parts textiles |
Materials: |
PP, PE, PP-EPDM, PC, PET not: PTFE, POM, see: etching |
Process gas: |
Oxygen |
Process time: |
Approx. 30 s – 30 min |
Test: |
Test ink, grid-cut-test |
Potential customers: |
aluminium coater motor industry seal manufacturers electronic industry research institutes industrial lacquerers adhesive manufacturers laboratroy instrument dealers medical technology sensor engineering textile manufacturers clock manufacturers |
Other: |
Generally simple processes. Competition: Corona, flaming. |
Research: |
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Process: |
Etching of components. Target: Pretreatment before printing, sticking together, lacquering. „roughening“ of the surface. Direct removing of material. |
Materials: |
plastics (also POM, PTFE), semiconductors |
Process gas: |
oxygen, tetrafluormethan, CF4 and O2 |
Process time: |
approx. 3 min – 10 h |
Components: |
Cardiac pacemakers removing silicon from seals component opener (semiconductor) sensor engineering (corrosion of PTFE) |
Potential customers: |
motor industry sealing engineering electronic industry research institutes medical technology micro mechanism manufacturers sensor engineering |
Other: |
Partially complex processes. Micro mechanics might become very interesting in the future.. See folder (PTFE and POM). Watch out for temperature! |
Research: |
Corrosion of PTFE, ticking together with epoxy resin adhesive. |
Process: |
Reducing of metals |
Materials: |
copper, silver, nickel, copper-beryllium |
Process gas: |
Hydrogen, argon hydrogen |
Process time: |
approx. 5 min – 15 min |
Components: |
switching contacts, semicondustros, printed circuit boards |
Potential customers: |
endoscope manufacturers relay manufacturers switch manufacturers sensor manufacturers |
Other: |
Simple processes |
Research: |
Reducing of copper |
Process: |
Polymerization: Coating of components: protective layers, hydrophobe layers, insulating layers. |
Materials: |
All materials can be coated |
Process gas: |
Methane, acetylene, hexaflourine methane, octafluorcyclobutan, hexamethyldisiloxan |
Process time: |
approx. 5 min – 1 h |
Components: |
reflectors |
Potential customers: |
all conceivable areas |
Other: |
Very complex process development! |
Research: |
HMDSO on glass plates. |
Process: |
Pretreatment before soldering / soldering without fluxing agents |
Materials: |
Solder compounts: copper, tin, lead, beryllium copper, steel |
Process gas: |
Purigon (von Linde), hydrogen, hydrogen (80%) – oxygen (20%) |
Process time: |
60 s – 5 min |
Components: |
electronic elements |
Potential customers: |
electronics manufacturer |
Other: |
Complex preliminary tests |
Research: |
Soldering machine. |
Process: |
Artificial aging of components (tolerances of components) |
Materials: |
all technical materials |
Process gas: |
oxygen, air |
Process time: |
1 min – several days |
Potential customers: |
electronic industry (quartz manufacturers, …) environmental simulation (UV-radiation, ozone) |
Other: |
Simple processes. |
Research: |
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Process: |
epilamisation: i.e. coating components with PTFE similar layers, in order to prevent, that lubricating oil is flowing away |
Materials: |
all technical materials |
Process gas: |
flourine containing |
Process time: |
5 min – 15 min |
Components: |
finemechanical transmissions (clocks) video heads |
Potential customers: |
clock manufacturers precision mechanics |
Other: |
Complex preliminary tests necessary. Limited number of potential customers. |
Research: |
coating POM-parts; testing with silicone oil. |
Process: |
Bond pretreatment |
Materials: |
copper, aluminium, gold |
Process gas: |
air, argon hydrogen, argon, hydrogen |
Components: |
electronic modules |
Potential customers: |
semiconductor manufacturers |
Other: |
Very complex preliminary tests necessary. |
Research: |
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Process: |
Sterilization |
Materials: |
all technical materials. These may contain only small quantities of water. |
Process gas: |
air, oxygen |
Components: |
corks, syringes |
Potential customers: |
institutes medicine medicine equipment manufacturers packing manufacturers |
Other: |
Hardly experience existing. Many contention modes, which are cheaper. |
Research: |
– |
Process: |
Cleaning / drying / reduction of excavation articles |
Materials: |
glass, ceramics, metal, paper |
Process gas: |
oxygen, hydrogen, argon hydrogen |
Process time: |
several hours |
Components: |
Coins, vases, nails, helmets, swords, … |
Potential customers: |
research institutes museums restorers |
Research: |
– |
Process: |
Hydrophilization |
Materials: |
Metals, glass, ceramics |
Process gas: |
O2, vinyl acetate, HMDSO |
Process time: |
60 s – 30 min |
Components: |
medical technology dishwashers |
Potential customers: |
bio chip manufacturers dishwasher manufacturers sensor manufacturers textile manufacturers |
Research: |
Cutlery basket |
Process: |
Activation of plastic powders |
Materials: |
PP, PE, PP-EPDM, PC, PET not: PTFE, POM, see: corroding |
Process gas: |
oxygen |
Process time: |
approx. 30 s – 30 min |
Test: |
test with water |
Components: |
rubber lacquer glue |
Potential customers: |
rubber manufacturers lacquer manufacturers glue manufacturers |
Research: |
PTFE-powder |
Process: |
Cleaning of metall powder |
Materials: |
aluminium, copper |
Process gas: |
oxygen, hydrogen |
Process time: |
> 1 h |
Test: |
water test |
Components: |
lacques |
Potential customers: |
lacques manufacturers |
Research: |
aluminium powder |