Microscopic contaminations not visible to the naked eye are found on all surfaces. Almost always, these contaminants must be removed as a first step to producing faultless adhesion between surfaces when working in the application of gluing, printing, painting, bonding, or coating.
Plasma cleaning technology offers solutions for any type of contamination, for any substrate. In the cleaning process, molecular level contamination residues are removed from a surface by a dry method of turning the foriegn materials into a gas. This process of changing the state of a solid or smearable liquid into a gas without exposing the part to a liquid is prefered over standard cleaning methods.
With a plasma cleaner there are virtually no limitations for materials that can be treated. Polymers (solid or fibers), metals, rubbers, ceramics and glass are equally suitable for plasma cleaning. It is safer, environmentally friendly, and more effective than traditional wet chemical cleaning procedures.
Oxygen (O2) plasma reacts with carbon and hydrogen molecules in a hydrocarbon based foreign contaminant on the surface of the part. This contaminate is changed into a gas state and removed from the workpiece without the application of a fluid.
Hydrogen Plasma (H2) is a powerful reducing agent. Hydrogen plasma is used to clean or reduce oxides from the surface of metals or bulk oxide films.
Unlike oxygen and hydrogen, argon (Ar) is not chemically reactive, but the comparatively heavy argon ions generated in the plasma system have a lot of energy and exercise a micro-sandblast effect where they hit the surface. This will plasma clean and activate it for subsequent production steps. Argon plasma alone or in combination with other gases can speed up other manufacturing processes.
Control Cabinet:
W 310 mm H 330 mm D 420 mm
Chamber:
Ø 3.9 in, L 10.9 in
Chamber Volume:
2
Gas Supply:
2 gas channel via needle valve
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
(optional: 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz)
Control:
Semi-Automatic
Control Cabinet:
W 560 mm H 600 mm D 600 mm
Chamber:
Ø 10.5 in, L 16.5 in
Chamber Volume:
24
Gas Supply:
Mass flow controllers
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
(optional: 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz)
Control:
Touch Screen
Control Cabinet:
W 600 mm H 1700 mm D 800 mm
Chamber:
W 15.8" x H 15.8" x D 24.6"
Chamber Volume:
100
Gas Supply:
Mass flow controllers
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
(optional: 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz)
Control:
Touch Screen
Control Cabinet:
W 425 mm H 275 mm D 450 mm
Chamber:
Ø 8.3 in, L 11.8 in
Chamber Volume:
10.5
Gas Supply:
Mass flow controllers
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
(optional: 13.56 MHz)
Control:
Touch Screen
Control Cabinet:
W 562 mm H 211 mm D 450 mm
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
Control:
Semi-Automatic
Control Cabinet:
W 562 mm H 360 mm D 650 mm
Generator:
1 pc. with 40 kHz
Control:
PC
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