DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY — Plasmatreat GmbH presented a live demonstration at K 2013 of its new Openair atmospheric plasma treatment unit designed for fully automated EPDM profile treatment processes.

XPS is playing an important role in the development of the coating of surgical meshes. This has proven to be a major challenge for plasma technologists. The well-established method for the chemical ...

A German research effort has produced an electrochemical method for depositing pure-tungsten coatings onto fusion reactor ...

A typical multilayer system for the display cover of a mobile telephone, an electronic measurement device or an in-car navigation system that would consist of, for example, a bonding agent layer, an ...

Plasma polymerization is a versatile technique that utilises plasma discharges to deposit ultra‐thin polymer films on various substrates. This method enables the synthesis of coatings with tailored ...

These coatings offer protection against rust, scratches and moisture and also improve adhesion: Surfaces with a nano coating. A new plasma process enables these coatings to be applied more easily and ...

Plasmatreat’s Openair-Plasma technology carries out microfine cleaning, static discharge and surface activation via rotary nozzles (shown above). The plasma ensures full-surface wettability and ...

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a typical method used for the chemical characterization of material surfaces. In recent years, major developments, including imaging, have resulted in a wider ...

Barrier coatings or layers for rigid packaging are not new, with, for example, Sidel (Le Havre, France) offering its Actis plasma coating system since 1999. However, developments have continued, and ...

This appendix reviews various coating process technologies: diffusion coating, thermal spray (particulate deposition), physical vapor deposition (atomistic or molecular transfer), and sputtering ...

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