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About Tantec UK and Ireland - Part of the Ebble Group

Thanks for taking time to read about Tantec UK, manufacturer and supplier of Plasma and Corona surface treatment systems, Electrical Leak Detection and Surface Energy Measuring systems.

Ebble Group is consists of equipment supplier Tantec UK alongside sister company Ebble Manufacturing who offer subcontract surface treatment and manufacturing with a focus on the Tantec technologies.

Our facility in Redditch, Worcestershire is home to UK and Ireland operations and available for both equipment and subcontract manufacturing are a range of Plasma Treaters and Corona Treaters for trials, rental and testing from initial discussions through to ongoing customer support. Also onsite is extensive surface energy and adhesion testing to confirm the performance of treatment.

Manufacturing surface treatment systems since 1974 from our Danish factory in Lunderskov, we have a huge array of systems and solutions that range from simple standard machines like the PlasmaTEC Atmospheric Plasma system for extrusion lines and robot integration, through to custom built high volume automated corona discharge lines for medical device manufacturing and the ever flexible Vacuum Plasma treatment machines that can treat any part regardless of complexity.

Meet The Ebble Group

Ebble Group

Ebble Group have a shared core knowledge in surface treatment and material testing for a range of industrial applications and advanced engineering processes.

Bringing together equipment manufacturing and supply at Tantec UK who manufacture standard and custom Plasma, Corona and Ozone surface treatment systems, along with ozone extraction and Electrical Leak Detection.

UK operations support customers from initial concepts, testing and machine design through to installation, training and ongoing support. The key manufacturing plant has been operating in Denmark since 1974 and supplies equipment globally.

Alongside machinery supply there is also the option to use the equipment onsite at our Worcestershire facility for subcontract treatment and manufacturing. Ebble Manufacturing specialise in providing the Tantec technology as a service for those looking at this route rather than buying their own equipment.

Tantec

Tantec are global manufacturers of Plasma, Corona and Ozone Treatment systems along with Electrical Leak Detection.

These systems find themselves in many manufacturing environments but have a strong presence in automotive, medical device manufacture, aerospace, electronics and consumer goods.

The principal behind the surface treatments is to enhance materials using high voltage treatments to improve processes such as glue bonding, coating and printing.

High voltage Leak Detection uses our extensive knowledge of working with high voltage to find micron sized holes in moulded components – especially useful for 100% inline and non destructive testing of caps, medical devices and other mouldings where a sealed product is vital.

These systems are available stand alone or for integration into larger production lines and are available as standard systems such as the PlasmaTEC or custom designed systems such as the VacuTEC series.

Ebble Manufacturing

Ebble Manufacturing offers subcontract treatment and manufacturing with a focus on the surface treatments offered by Tantec.

Supporting customers who aren’t looking to buy equipment, the manufacturing side of the group have invested in a significant number of larger machines that are versatile for treating a wide range of parts and materials.

Alongside this we can support with bonding, assembly and other processes which can all be done from our UK site in Redditch, Worcestershire.

Ebble Manufacturing is also an excellent resource for Tantec equipment users who are looking to perform initial large scale trials, want to have production backup or overflow support or who simply want to see full sized machines up close.

Ebble Test & Research

Ebble Test and Research brings together requirements for material testing for customers looking to implement quality procedures like contact angle or dyne testing.

It also offers a space for research in to surface treatment and surface energy along with adhesive and material testing.

Quality items such as Dyne Pens and Test Inks are available to buy through the webstore at Ebble.Shop and more in depth support can take place at our site here with several adhesion testers, contact angle devices and other test methods to look at parts and materials.

This side of the business helps with process checks and quality tests through to problem solving and identification for surface treatments and surface preparation methods.

Tantec UK History

Tantec UK have been working alongside Tantec A/S at the global headquarters in Lunderskov, Denmark since 2011 with Chris Howey taking over the UK operations in 2018.

My background in Chemistry and Engineering lead me to work with some of the most exciting companies here in the UK in medical device manufacturing, automotive, motor sport and aerospace alongside many other industries. Taking on Tantec UK and developing the Ebble Group has been an exciting journey so far and we’re looking forward to the next chapter so we can develop both the services and products we have to meet more and more demanding applications

The Ebble Group developed in response to growing customer needs and requests for increased support, especially from customers in critical manufacturing environments where failure or downtime need to be avoided at all costs. We have grown the business to include additional engineering, sales and support functions including holding additional spares and rental stock and with the addition of Ebble Manufacturing we can also support customers with a range of manufacturing support; this has included single part prototype manufacturing, overflow and support manufacturing and full scale contract treatment for those not looking to buy equipment.

Looking to the future the group have ambitious plans to extend the equipment available to customers and the processing that can be done, supporting UK and Irish companies more often than not, but also those further in to Europe.

Our factory in Redditch, Worcestershire is available for visitors so you can see first hand the technology and get to know us and the team here at Tantec and the Ebble Group.

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