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Flexible packaging converters utilizing aqueous inks on polyester-based structures may experience improvements in ink adhesion by employing APT-based surface treatment systems. Learn more about treating Flexible Packaging.
Plasma3™ is removing printed conductive ink or stamped foil debris from the chip site for clean contact with the antennae leads. It also functionalizes the entire surface of the RFID inlay for adhesion to film and/or paper label layers. Learn more about treating RFID tags.
Plasma3 technology envelops and cleans the fibers of woven and nonwoven structures to significantly enhance their wettability, printability, dyeability and fiber capillarity (faster dye/ink uptake). Significant improvements in the ink adhesion, dyeing depth and colorfastness of textile webs, yarns and filaments have been achieved, along with the pre-sterilization of various medical-grade textiles. Learn more about treating nonwoven textiles.
Uniquely conductive to treating these materials, Plasma3 is increasing the surface tension of closed cell foams to improve lamination adhesion to films without pinholing.
Cleans copper and stainless steel layer components of PCBs before liquid photoresist coating with ion and electron bombardment after the etching process. Plasma3 is removing rolling oils and other surface contaminations from aluminium and steel foils prior to slitting and rewinding. Activation of Plasma3™ gas chemistries combined with UV energy to create a chemical reaction with the surface contaminants, resulting in their volatilization and removal. Learn more about treating PCBs.
Flexible / Rigid Flex Circuitry
Plasma3™ cleans and functionalizes polyester, polyimide, copper and stainless steel layer components by combining ion and electron bombardment with reactive plasma chemistries. Activation of Plasma3™ gas chemistries combined with UV energy volatilizes and removes surface contaminants while simultaneously raising surface energy and modifying surface functional groups.
Battery Technology
Microporous membrane materials such as battery separators which are treated by Plasma3™ have enhanced hydrophilicity and wickability, significantly improving the efficiency of the battery cell.
Flexible Solar Cells
Plasma3™ removes organic contamination from foils and plastic films prior to lamination for roll-to-roll construction of low-cost, flexible solar electricity cells.
Atmospheric PECVD operates at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature, allowing the use of a wide range of liquid precursors delivering high vapor coating rates onto flexible and rigid substrates. The process is currently being researched to deposit functionalities such as anti-fog, lubricity, corrosion resistance and electrical resistance.
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