Topic: Plasma treatment in automotive engineering/industry, coating and bonding of adhesives, atmospheric-pressure plasma, adhesive bonding of plastics, glass and metal

Industrial applications: Certified surface treatment with atmospheric-pressure plasma in automotive engineering

The most prevalent use of Plasmatreat’s Openair® plasma applications is in automotive engineering.

The first application in this sector was in 1995 with the activation of headlight housings. Today Plasmatreat is represented internationally with installations in almost all large car manufacturers and suppliers to the industry.

Bonding of headlight housings	Bonding of sealing profiles	Pretreatment for bonding windscreens

Apart from improving the bonding of adhesives, Plasmatreat’s Openair® plasma is often used to activate vehicle parts prior to painting. By this means many water-based paint systems can be employed without the need for primers creating significant cost and environmental advantages. In addition Plasmatreat has extensive experience in combining commonly used paint systems with plasma-treated surfaces.

Plasmatreat’s Openair® plasma has revolutionized the pretreatment of EPDM profiles prior to the application of antifriction lacquers or flock adhesives. Plasmatreat’s plasma pre-treatment technology allows this process to proceed smoothly and without abrasion. Abrasive pre-treatment using rotating wire brushes can now been replaced by the efficient use of the plasma technology developed by Plasmatreat.

Plasmatreat’s Openair® plasma acts at zero potential on surfaces. As a result components made of metal, e.g. engine control housings, air flow meters or radar sensors, can also be cleaned very effectively. In addition, in many cases a stable oxide layer is built up that improves the bonding of plastics.

Individual solutions for individual requirements

Plasmatreat is continuously developing the new systems and applications required to meet the needs of customers while meeting the exacting quality demands of the automotive production industry. Plasmatreat makes low-maintenance systems with continuous in-line process control and rapid, exactly reproducible jet settings available to its customers to meet their specific production requirements.