We are a family business
As a family-run business, our sense of togetherness and fair and cooperative interaction are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. We have flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths. The right environment for ideas and impulses.
Second-generation family business—innovation that can be measured in processes
As a second-generation family business, we at Plasmatreat combine long-term thinking with a clear focus on what matters in the industry: stable, controlled processes. With Magnus and Lukas Buske, the company continues to be family-owned today—close to customer requirements, close to production lines, and with the aim of designing surface pretreatment in such a way that it becomes reproducible, scalable, and more sustainable.
This attitude also shapes our investments: year after year, over 12% of sales are invested in research and development, supported by a strong R&D organization and backed by more than 150 patents on plasma systems and processes.
With a global presence and well-established support structures, we accompany projects where they count: in development, validation, and production. In this way, we secure our technological lead, strengthen our innovative power, and create the basis for sustainable growth—and thus for future-proof jobs worldwide.
Second-generation Management
Lukas Buske
After completing his master's degree in industrial engineering, Lukas Buske began his career at Volkswagen and then moved to Audi as a development engineer. This proximity to industrial manufacturing continues to shape his view of technology today. He ensures that solutions can be implemented stably in the production line and are scalable, economical, and reproducible.
In 2017, he took over responsibility for the PlasmaPlus® business unit at Plasmatreat. This was followed by roles as Head of Plasma Applications and Market Segment Manager for Batteries, in which he consistently expanded the connection between application, industrialization, and market requirements. Lukas Buske has been a member of the management board since 2024 and, as managing director, is responsible for sales, service, marketing, human resources, and business development.
He sees his strategic focus particularly in e-mobility and electronics. The goal is to position Plasmatreat as a reliable partner for future production processes, from process design and validation to global scaling into series production.
Magnus Buske
Magnus Buske combines business management expertise with technical knowledge of mechanical engineering. Before joining Plasmatreat, he gained extensive experience in the adhesives industry at Jowat SE, particularly at the interface between materials, applications, and processes.
In 2018, he took on the role of Manager for Adhesive Applications at Plasmatreat, where he made a decisive contribution to translating plasma technology even more effectively into specific manufacturing processes. Shortly afterwards, he took on responsibility for research and development. Magnus Buske has been a member of the management board since 2024. As managing director, he is responsible for purchasing, manufacturing, design, research and development, and innovation management.
His focus is on the sustainable further development of products and processes, consistently geared towards new customer and market requirements. He drives forward solutions that replace the use of harmful solvents with plasma applications while reducing CO₂ emissions without compromising on quality and process reliability.
About the origin
Plasmatreat is constantly developing its technologies, repeatedly setting new trends in industrial surface processes.
We have summarized the most important stages and developments for you in our “Milestones” overview.
Milestones in history of Plasmatreat
Founder & Technology Visionary: Christian Buske
Christian Buske, founder of Plasmatreat, studied cybernetics and automation technology—laying the foundation for a development that has permanently changed industrial surface pretreatment. The atmospheric pressure plasma he developed created a process that directly in production specifically cleans and activates surfaces and optimally prepares them for subsequent processes such as bonding, painting, printing, or sealing. In 1995, he patented Openair Plasma® and thus gained important industrial partners and customers early on.
To this day, this pioneering achievement shapes the DNA of Plasmatreat: an innovative, interdisciplinary team, high standards of process reliability, and the conviction that plasma technology opens up completely new, more efficient ways of surface production. Every surface a Plasmatreat(ed) surface.
