Inside the leviathan -
German plasma technology used in the world's largest liquefied natural gas tankers

Two of the world's largest liquefied natural gas tankers are soon to be launched at the Aker Yards shipyard in St. Nazaire in France. As part of their completion an extremely costly insulation process was carried out in their interiors. This was only made possible by the use of a German plasma technique. In its 12/2006 issue the technical journal "MO-Metalloberfläche" (Metal Surface) reports in detail about the steps in the process.
www.metalloberflaeche.de

Inside the leviathan

Shipbuilding: Plasma Adds Capacity in Gas Tankers

When two of the world's largest liquefied gas tankers leave on their maiden voyages from Saint Nazaire in northern France in the coming weeks it will be due in part to a major contribution made by the Openair Plasma process. VDI Nachrichten, Germany's most widely read engineering journal, reports on the use of German plasma technology at the shipyard of Aker Yards in France.
www.vdi-nachrichten.com

Plasma adds Capacity in Gas Tankers

Atmospheric-pressure, in-line plasma in medical technology

When complex components are being manufactured often the most varied materials are combined. Metals, glass and ceramics must form durable and leakproof joints with the plastic. In order that the various materials and parts adhere to one another with maximum precision they are pre-treated with a special plasma.
In its 08/2006 issue the journal "Kunststoffe" published a report in colour spread over several pages on the use of Openair® Plasma in medical technology.
www.kunststoffe.de
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Atmospheric-pressure, in-line plasma in medical technology

Ensuring that folding box seams do not burst

What is the point of the most beautiful visual presentation if the longitudinal seam of the box does not hold? If when erecting it or filling it the adhesive seams burst? The secure bonding of longitudinal seams in high-grade folding cardboard boxes is made possible by pre-treating the adhesive surfaces with Openair® Plasma. There is a detailed report about this in the June 2006 issue of VR VERPACKUNGSRUNDSCHAU.
www.verpackungsrundschau.de

Ensuring that folding box seams do not burst

Certainly not superficial

In its European issue of April 2006 for the Hanover Fair the technical journal "ADHÄSION - Kleben & Dichten" reports over four pages on the possibilities for applying Openair® Plasma technology in automotive engineering. "Out of the multiplicity of pre-treatment methods in industrial processes, the use of plasma at normal pressure is continually gaining in importance in automotive engineering. The following examples of applications demonstrate that the plasma process is equally suitable for rendering surfaces ultra clean as well as for improving adhesion."
www.adhaesion.com

Certainly not superficial

In-line plasma pre-treatment in injection moulding

Under the title "Keeping things holding on" the magazine "Plastverarbeiter" carries a report in its 12/2005 issue about in-line plasma pre-treatment in the injection moulding process. The Openair Plasma process is equally suitable for the secondary cleaning of surfaces as well as for improving adhesion in the sandwich moulding of plastic and plastic-metal composites.
www.plastverarbeiter.de

In-line plasma pre-treatment in injection moulding

In-Line Plasma Activation of Plastic Surfaces

Germany’s leading plastic magazine “Kunststoffe” has frequently published articles about the Openair®-Plasma system.
The November 2005 edition contains a four page article concerning the inline plasma activation of plastic surfaces as well as the presentation of the KUFOPLAS research project (sponsored by the BMBF - the German Federal Ministry of Education and Reasearch). For the first time, a modular system has been developed for the in-line pretreatment of PP film that works with flexible widths and allows a high level of activation.
Authors Christian Buske (GM Plasmatreat) and Dr. Alexander Knospe (Technical Project Director Plasmatreat) give an overall view to the numerous application possibilities of Openair®-Plasma and show up the project specific targets and results.
www.kunststoffe.de
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In-Line Plasma Processes, Kunststoffe 11/05

IFAM Research Project: Successful Use of Plasma Jets in Production Lines

“ADHESION - Adhesives & Sealants” 2006/4. Germany’s well known adhesive bonding magazine reports on a research project led by Dr. Uwe Lommatzsch, Group Leader “Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma” in the Surface Division of the Fraunhofer IFAM Bremen.
His summary: The pre-treatment of polymers and metals with plasma jets at atmospheric pressure leads to strong improvements in adhesive bonding strengths. The surface activation remains stable for several weeks and does not disappear completely even after storage at elevated temperatures and high humidity.
www.adhaesion.com

Successful Use of Plasma Jets in Production Lines

Professional article about the in-line plasma-activation of synthetic surfaces

In September 2003, the professional magazine “Kunststoffe” (synthetics) published the article “Plasma Makes for a Strong Bond”.
The in-line activation of synthetic surfaces with the help of a plasma treatment directly inside the injection mould enables closure by adhesive force for material combinations that used to be incompatible with regard to adhesion, and contributed to the significant improvement of adhesion in compatible pairings. It can easily be integrated into production chains.
Informative results arose from a test series, performed through cooperation of the firms Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Plasmatreat GmbH, Neureder AG, Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH, and the plastics engineering department of Erlangen-Nürnberg University
www.kunststoffe-international.com

Plasma Makes for a Strong Bond - Multi-component Processing

Professional article about compound adhesion in multi-component injection moulding

In issue 1-2/2004, the professional magazine “Kunststoffberater” published the article “Verbessert die Verbundhaftung”.
In Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH (NMF)’s technical school, an experimental plant for the in-line plasma pre-treatment has been installed. Here the technology’s potential is under examination by extensive testing with regard to improving adhesion in multi-component technology.
http://www.k-zeitung.de/home/technologie/verarbeitungstechnik/spritzgiessen

Use of in-line plasma pre-treatment in sandwich moulding - Improved composite adhesion

Specialized article about plasma pre-treatment under atmospheric pressure

In issue 57 (2003), the professional magazine “MO Metalloberfläche” published the article “Vorbehandeln mit Plasma bei Atmosphärendruck“ (plasma pre-treatment under atmospheric pressure).
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), research fields "Bonding Technology and Surfaces" in Bremen, works with an atmospheric plasma system from Plasmatreat. Dr. Uwe Lommatzsch, staff member of IFAM, reports on the prevailing results of his work and presents the method in detail.
www.metalloberflaeche.de

Pre-treatment by means of plasma at atmospheric pressure