WIN 2010 – North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs Christa Thoben visits Plasmatreat Booth
It was with great success that the Turkish Plasmatreat team introduced itself in February to the international public in the "German Pavilion" at the this year's World of Industry Trade Fair in Istanbul. This event, with over 600 exhibitors from about 20 countries, is ranked as No. 1 among the industrial exhibitions in the Eurasian economic area.
A special honour was given to Hakan Sağkal and his staff members by the visit of the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs Christa Thoben. The Minister and her delegation watched with great interest the demonstration of the basic principle of Openair® plasma which was explained in detail by the Head of the Turkish Plasmatreat Rep. Office.
Hakan Sağkal (right) explains to Minister Christa Thoben (middle) the basic principle of Openair® plasma.
The specific range of exhibits was primarily aimed at the subcontractors to the automotive industry, the white goods producers, and the packaging and electronic industries. As to the subject "plasma before bonding, printing or coating", the specialist audience was impressed by two novelties at which they could have a close look while in full action.
For the pretreatment of complex 3D geometries and the consistent pretreatment of larger surfaces, the new compact RD2004 rotary jet, integrated in a fully automated robotic cell and pretreating wheel trim caps, was on show. With this system Plasmatreat not only demonstrated its position as a developer and supplier of plasma systems but also as a supplier of complete system solutions.
The basic principle of atmospheric-pressure plasma was exhibited by the new PT1 plasma unit. Equipped with a single plasma jet, this system discloses the activation effect on a plastic surface within a matter of seconds. The visitors were invited to conduct the test at the exhibition by themselves. A plastic part about the size of a credit card, is put into an automatic device and only partly treated with plasma. Thereafter, it is sprayed with water. Clearly discernible: A homogeneous water film covers the plasma-activated surface whereas single water droplets form on the untreated portion. The reason lies in the now different surface energies. The treated surface is now optimally wettable and thus affords best possible adhesion conditions for adhesives, paints or coatings.
