Openair^® plasma in the construction industry
The commercial and residential building industry has been driven to use more plastic and composite materials because of the need to increase thermal performance, reduce weight and improve aesthetic qualities. Consequently a diversity of materials, including a variety of plastics, foams, metals and finishes, needs to be bonded together with a result that the final assembly is permanently strong and can endure wide temperature fluctuations. Furthermore, the process has to be cost-efficient and the potentially adverse health effects of volatile organic compounds have to be minimized.

It was difficult to harness the benefits of plasma in the construction industry until we invented Openair ^® plasma because earlier technologies produced a lot of heat and used a lot of energy, or they required a vacuum and could be run only in batches. Now with Openair ^® plasma surfaces can be cleaned and activated in a continuous process at any scale for all sizes of component from the small to the very large.

Openair^® plasma treatment is ideal for the construction industry because the running costs are very low when compared to commonly used methods that are labor intensive or used EPA monitored solvents like acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).

Window manufacturers in Europe are already deriving substantial benefits in treating aluminum components before applying resin thermal insulators, as well as treating polyvinyl chloride (PVC), fiberglass and glass-filled window profiles prior to bonding.

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