Press Releases from Henniker Plasma (5 total)
Reducing Adhesion Failures in the Automotive Industry
Plasma pre-treatment is a crucial step for improving the quality and durability of automotive assemblies and components. It enhances the adhesion and compatibility of different materials that are used for encapsulation, printing, or painting processes. By applying plasma to the surface of low-energy materials, it removes contaminants and creates functional groups that increase the surface energy and reactivity. This results in a stronger and more uniform bond between the materials,…
Plasma Treatment of Fluoropolymers
Henniker Plasma, a leading manufacturer of plasma surface treatment equipment, presents Plasma Treatment of Fluoropolymers
PTFE, and other fluorinated polymers, are chemically inert, thermally stable and highly hydrophobic, due to their intrinsically low surface energy. The chemical inertness of PTFE as an example, means that it is virtually impossible to form lasting adhesive bonds and coatings tend instead to form droplets and 3D particles on the surface rather than a uniform…
New online Materials Library for Plasma Surface Modification
Materials science is at the forefront of many of today's technological advancements in areas such as medical device fabrication, filtration, aerospace, and semiconductor processing, to name but a few. Plasma treatment has long been recognised as being able to transform the surface properties of a wide range of materials, without affecting the bulk properties in any way, adding significant functional and commercial value to a product and/or replacing costly or…
Let’s Talk About… getting to know your plasma
Plasma diagnostics
There’s no denying that plasmas look good, but did you know that a simple visual inspection of the plasma can provide a great deal of useful diagnostic information. Getting to know the plasma’s visual characteristics can also help to diagnose early problems before they become an issue. Let’s talk about a few of the main factors that affect how the plasma looks: (i) power, (ii) pressure, (iii) process gas…
Let’s Talk About… How long plasma treatment lasts?
The most commonly asked question concerning plasma surface treatment is; How long does plasma treatment last?
In this ‘Let’s talk About…’ article we discuss the main factors that influence the lifetime of plasma surface treatments and explain how these factors can affect different materials.
Plasma surface treatment is an established and effective method of improving the adhesion characteristics of a wide range of materials. Even for the most challenging polymers such…
