Specialised stations
Some materials cannot be treated like a part: a powder requires every grain to pass through the plasma. This range gathers turnkey stations designed for those cases.
Powders and granulates · 3 configurations · In-line treatment · To specification
When this equipment is the right one
A part has a surface you can aim at; a powder has a surface spread over millions of grains. Treatment can no longer be an exposure, it has to become a flow: every grain crosses the plasma zone, with no agglomerates and no short-cut in the path.
A powder that will not disperse
Agglomerates persist in the mix. Lowering the surface energy makes the material hydrophobic and improves dispersion.
A powder with poor miscibility
Conversely, raising the surface energy improves miscibility and solubility in the carrier phase.
A material that is neither part nor powder
The range includes two further stations intended for other types of material. Describe your product and we will point you the right way.
How it works
The material flows through a treatment zone, in line and without intervention. It is the passage that guarantees every grain sees the plasma, where a static exposure would only treat the surface of the heap.
The direction of the change is a choice: upwards to improve miscibility and solubility, downwards to make the material hydrophobic and improve dispersion. The treatment also acts on material properties such as strength and crystallinity.
The figures
Datasheet — 2 pages, PDF
Full specifications, dimensioned footprint, required utilities and protocols. The document to pass on to your integrator or your investment committee.
Choosing the right variant
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Powders and granulates
The material flows through a treatment zone, in line and with no manual intervention.
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Surface energy up
To improve the miscibility and solubility of powders in their carrier phase.
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Surface energy down
To make the material hydrophobic and improve its dispersion.
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Two further configurations
The range includes two further stations, intended for types of material other than powders and granulates.
What to plan for on your side
Equipment that does not talk to your PLC stays an isolated station. Before any order, we validate with you the real constraints of your line : protocol, footprint, available utilities and extraction.
These values are indicative and are confirmed at the process study stage, on the configuration actually retained.
- 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
What we have already treated
Materials qualified in the laboratory : [x].
Your material is not on the list ? That is the most common case. Send us three samples : we treat them, we characterise them, and you receive a costed answer within 48 hours.
- Electrode service life
- [y] h
- Replacement cost
- [z] $
- Preventive maintenance
- [x]
- Warranty
- [y]
- Rental possible
- yes
Before you write to us
How do I know whether this equipment suits my part ?
By sending it to us. We treat your samples in our Quebec City laboratory and you receive a costed answer within 48 hours : surface energy before and after, the parameters retained, and our frank opinion if plasma is not the right answer to your problem.
Can it be rented before buying ?
Yes. Rental serves to validate a production hypothesis on your site, with your parts and your operators, before committing to an investment. Terms : [x].
What documents do you provide for a customer audit ?
The corresponding process file : the plasma parameters retained, characterisation methods, validation results on your parts and operating procedures. For regulated markets, the level of documentation is adapted to your sector's requirements.
And if no configuration fits ?
Our engineers then design the reactor to specification : dimensions, gases, controllers, interface, sized on your material and your throughput. See the custom reactors →
The neighbouring equipment
Turnkey treatment cell
An enclosed cell with a Cartesian robot, plasma source and integrated safety. You program a path, you store it, and the station replays it identically.
See the page →Test inks
A treatment you do not measure is not a process, it is a bet. The measurement takes seconds, costs a few dollars, and tells you before you bond whether the joint will hold.
See the page →What this equipment lets you do
Send us a part.
The quickest way to find out whether the specialised treatment stations suits your process is to let us treat your material. 48 hours for a first answer, no commitment.
Answer within 48 hours. No commitment. A technical discussion with an expert.