Plasma treatment equipment and plasma surface treatment processes are used to improve the adhesion of a wide range of interior and exterior automotive parts without the heat issues that can be common with flame treaters.
Both in-line and vacuum plasma systems are effectively deployed to increase the surface wettability of common materials such as ABS, LGF-PP and PC amongst others. Henniker is recognised as a leader in the field having worked with many leading suppliers both in the UK and overseas to deliver on-time and in-budget plasma systems for almost every common automotive manufacturing task.
Typical Industry Applications:
- Improved wettability of exterior components prior to painting
- Plasma activation of topper pads prior to laminating
- In-line atmospheric plasma treatment of circuits to improve wire bond adhesion
- Improved adhesion of electronic connectors prior to encapsulation
- Localised treatment of headlight assemblies to prevent moisture ingress
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Atmospheric plasma treatment is ideal for in-line processing & very effective at activating and cleaning the surface of a material, increasing the adhesion characteristics and making it easier to bond, paint and glue. Henniker's atmospheric plasma surface treatment systems can be integrated with a 3-axis robot to follow precise treatment patterns as part of an automated process..
Henniker Plasma: Atmospheric plasma treatment in the Automotive Industry
The Henniker Cirrus Atmospheric Plasma System displays localized plasma cleaning to give improved adhesion in the automotive industry. The surface is cleaned prior to the glueing step, in order to ensure a failure-free bond.
Atmospheric Plasma Torch
Atmospheric plasma torch for the local pretreatment (cleaning, surface activation) of different materials. In this case Automotive parts in an assembly line.