Photograph of the machine to come.
Specialised stations
Powders and special materials
A powder is not treated like a part: every grain must pass through the plasma. These turnkey stations are built for that.
In line, automatic
Process
Powders, granulates
Materials treated
3 stations
Configurations available
To specification
Design
- Reply within 48 h from an expert
- Rental available to test on site
- Trials in our laboratory in Québec City
- Quote with no commitment
Technical datasheet, 2 pages, PDF
Dimensioned footprint, required utilities, protocols. To pass on to your integrator.
To treat powders and granules
A powder that clumps
Agglomerates stay in the mix. Lowering surface energy makes the powder water-repellent: it disperses.
A powder that mixes poorly
Raising surface energy improves mixing and dissolution in the carrier liquid.
A material that is neither part nor powder
Two more stations exist for other materials. Describe your product and we will point you to the right one.
See also
Every grain passes through the plasma
Material flows continuously through the treatment zone, hands-off. Every grain sees the plasma, not just the top of the pile.
You choose the direction: surface energy up to mix better, down to disperse better.
Technical specifications
Installation at your site
Indicative values, confirmed during the study of your process.
- Floor footprint
- [x] mm
- Mass of the assembly
- [y] kg
- Extraction required
- [z] m³/h
- Protocols available
- [x]
- Cable lengths
- 3, 5 or 7 m
- Indicative lead time
- [y] weeks
Maintenance, consumables and warranty
- Electrode service life
- [y] h
- Replacement cost
- [z] $
- Preventive maintenance
- [x]
- Warranty
- [y]
- Rental possible
- yes
Frequently asked questions
How do I know whether this equipment suits my part?
Send us the part. We treat it in our Québec City laboratory. Within 48 hours you get the surface energy before and after, the settings used, and a frank opinion if plasma is not the right answer.
Has my material already been treated?
Materials qualified in the laboratory: [x]. Yours is not listed? That is the most common case. Send us three samples: a measured answer within 48 hours.
Can it be rented before buying?
Yes. You test the equipment on site, with your parts and your operators, before investing. Terms: [x].
What documents do you provide for a customer audit?
The process file: plasma settings, measurement methods, results on your parts and procedures. For regulated markets, it follows your sector's requirements.
And if no configuration fits?
We then design a custom reactor, matched to your material and your throughput. See the custom reactors →
To compare, or to complete
Automated station
Turnkey cell
An enclosed cell with a Cartesian robot, plasma source and safety interlocks. You program a path, the station replays it identically.
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The complement
Test inks
A treatment you do not measure is not a process. The calibrated ink tells you in seconds whether the surface has passed the target threshold.
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To specification
DBD reactor
No catalogue configuration fits? Our experts design the reactor to your specification, dimensions and gases included.
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Precise area
Compact torch
A nozzle that blows plasma straight onto the area to be treated, a few millimetres from the part. The most common way to activate a precise area.
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Film deposition
Deposition station
When activating is no longer enough: a 1 to 300 nm functional film deposited by atmospheric plasma, anti-corrosion or anti-scratch depending on the precursor.
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Whole surface
Surface source
A discharge spread across the whole electrode, treating flat parts and flexible films uniformly. No sweeping, so no over-treated band.
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Wide web
Plasma curtain
A continuous curtain across a full width, for panels, sheets or webs on the move. Seven working widths from 60 to 500 mm.
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