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Press Archive 2007
Press Archive 2006
Press Archive 2006
Inside the leviathan -
German plasma technology used in the world's largest liquefied natural gas tankers
Two of the world's largest liquefied natural gas tankers are soon to be
launched at the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire in France. As part
of their completion an extremely costly insulation process was carried
out in their interiors. This was only made possible by the use of a
German plasma technique. In its 12/2006 issue the technical journal
"MO-Metalloberfläche" (Metal Surface) reports in detail about the steps
in the process.
www.metalloberflaeche.de
Shipbuilding: Plasma Adds Capacity in Gas Tankers
When two of the world's largest liquefied gas tankers leave on their
maiden voyages from Saint Nazaire in northern France in the coming
weeks it will be due in part to a major contribution made by the
Openair Plasma process.
VDI Nachrichten, Germany's most widely read engineering journal,
reports on the use of German plasma technology at the shipyard of Aker
Yards in France.
www.vdi-nachrichten.com
Plasma adds Capacity in Gas Tankers
Atmospheric-pressure, in-line plasma in medical technology
When complex components are being manufactured often the most varied
materials are combined. Metals, glass and ceramics must form durable
and leakproof joints with the plastic. In order that the various
materials and parts adhere to one another with maximum precision they
are pre-treated with a special plasma.
In its 08/2006 issue the journal "Kunststoffe" published a report in
colour spread over several pages on the use of Openair® Plasma in
medical technology.
www.kunststoffe.de
www.kunststoffe-international.com
Atmospheric-pressure, in-line plasma in medical technology
Ensuring that folding box seams do not burst
What is the point of the most beautiful visual presentation if the
longitudinal seam of the box does not hold? If when erecting it or
filling it the adhesive seams burst? The secure bonding of longitudinal
seams in high-grade folding cardboard boxes is made possible by
pre-treating the adhesive surfaces with Openair® Plasma. There is a
detailed report about this in the June 2006 issue of VR
VERPACKUNGSRUNDSCHAU.
www.verpackungsrundschau.de
Ensuring that folding box seams do not burst
Certainly not superficial
In its European issue of April 2006 for the Hanover Fair the technical
journal "ADHÄSION - Kleben & Dichten" reports over four pages on
the possibilities for applying Openair® Plasma technology in automotive
engineering. "Out of the multiplicity of pre-treatment methods in
industrial processes, the use of plasma at normal pressure is
continually gaining in importance in automotive engineering. The
following examples of applications demonstrate that the plasma process
is equally suitable for rendering surfaces ultra clean as well as for
improving adhesion."
www.adhaesion.com
In-line plasma pre-treatment in injection moulding
Under the title "Keeping things holding on" the magazine
"Plastverarbeiter" carries a report in its 12/2005 issue about in-line
plasma pre-treatment in the injection moulding process. The Openair
Plasma process is equally suitable for the secondary cleaning of
surfaces as well as for improving adhesion in the sandwich moulding of
plastic and plastic-metal composites.
www.plastverarbeiter.de
In-line plasma pre-treatment in injection moulding
In-Line Plasma Activation of Plastic Surfaces
Germany’s leading plastic magazine “Kunststoffe” has frequently published articles about the Openair®-Plasma system.
The November 2005 edition contains a four page article concerning the
inline plasma activation of plastic surfaces as well as the
presentation of the KUFOPLAS research project (sponsored by the BMBF -
the German Federal Ministry of Education and Reasearch). For the first
time, a modular system has been developed for the in-line pretreatment
of PP film that works with flexible widths and allows a high level of
activation.
Authors Christian Buske (GM Plasmatreat) and Dr. Alexander Knospe
(Technical Project Director Plasmatreat) give an overall view to the
numerous application possibilities of Openair®-Plasma and show up the
project specific targets and results.
www.kunststoffe.de
www.kunststoffe-international.com
In-Line Plasma Processes, Kunststoffe 11/05
IFAM Research Project: Successful Use of Plasma Jets in Production Lines
“ADHESION - Adhesives & Sealants” 2006/4. Germany’s well known
adhesive bonding magazine reports on a research project led by Dr. Uwe
Lommatzsch, Group Leader “Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma” in the Surface
Division of the Fraunhofer IFAM Bremen.
His summary: The pre-treatment of polymers and metals with plasma jets
at atmospheric pressure leads to strong improvements in adhesive
bonding strengths. The surface activation remains stable for several
weeks and does not disappear completely even after storage at elevated
temperatures and high humidity.
www.adhaesion.com
Successful Use of Plasma Jets in Production Lines
Professional article about the in-line plasma-activation of synthetic surfaces
In September 2003, the professional magazine “Kunststoffe” (synthetics) published the article “Plasma Makes for a Strong Bond”.
The in-line activation of synthetic surfaces with the help of a plasma treatment directly inside the injection mould enables closure by adhesive force for material combinations that used to be incompatible with regard to adhesion, and contributed to the significant improvement of adhesion in compatible pairings. It can easily be integrated into production chains.
Informative results arose from a test series, performed through cooperation of the firms Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Plasmatreat GmbH, Neureder AG, Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH, and the plastics engineering department of Erlangen-Nürnberg University
www.kunststoffe-international.com
Plasma Makes for a Strong Bond - Multi-component Processing
Professional article about compound adhesion in multi-component injection moulding
In issue 1-2/2004, the professional magazine “Kunststoffberater” published the article “Verbessert die Verbundhaftung”.
In Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH (NMF)’s technical school, an
experimental plant for the in-line plasma pre-treatment has been
installed. Here the technology’s potential is under examination by
extensive testing with regard to improving adhesion in multi-component
technology.
www.kunststoffberater.de
Use of in-line plasma pre-treatment in sandwich moulding - Improved composite adhesion
Specialized article about plasma pre-treatment under atmospheric pressure
In issue 57 (2003), the professional magazine “MO Metalloberfläche” published the article “Vorbehandeln mit Plasma bei Atmosphärendruck“ (plasma pre-treatment under atmospheric pressure).
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), research fields "Bonding Technology and Surfaces" in Bremen, works with an atmospheric plasma system from Plasmatreat. Dr. Uwe Lommatzsch, staff member of IFAM, reports on the prevailing results of his work and presents the method in detail.
www.metalloberflaeche.de
Pre-treatment by means of plasma at atmospheric pressure
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