Leading-edge technology in advanced aerospace
When you sit in an aircraft, you can feel confident that the design engineers employed leading-edge technology to ensure a quiet, safe journey.

The latest generation of aircraft use carbon fiber, epoxy composites and titanium graphite laminates for the construction of the wings, and other new material combinations for the construction of the fuselage. The benefit is that aircraft are lighter and therefore more fuel-efficient giving a lower cost per seat/mile. The best method for joining these new materials is adhesive bonding rather than riveting. This is where Openair^® plasma plays a vital role, as it activates the surfaces for strong, reliable and controlled bonding.

Many of the components are molded and so they have release agents on their surface that could compromise the strength of bonds. Openair^® plasma eliminate these and other substances from the surface. A unique plasma monitoring system can be employed to ensure that the plasma treatment was successful.

Openair^® plasma also plays a role in the application of low-friction coatings. These are now applied to exterior surfaces to reduce wind resistance and save fuel - which is so costly.

To enable the crew to easily read information from cockpit instruments, anti-glare coatings prevent annoying and potentially dangerous reflections. These are applied using PlasmaPlus^TM, Plasmatreat's innovative process for applying nanometer thick coatings to surfaces that polymerize and change their characteristics. Instrument manufacturers also use Openair^® plasma to reduce the occurrence of defective parts by making bonding and coating processes more consistent and reliable.

Plasma technology is flexible and now invaluable for high
throughput production
Previously, low-temperature plasma technology was limited to vacuum chambers, a batch process that was slow, and one which restricted the size of parts that could be treated. Plasmatreat's Openair^® plasma technology is fully scalable to handle parts of all sizes and geometries and it can be used for high throughput production.

We are specialists in using Openair^¨ plasma for the aerospace industry.
If you have a potential application please call us.