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Surface Treatment Equipment

Our Plasma and Corona surface treatment equipment offer industrial quality surface treatments for a range of materials, including plastics, composites, metals, ceramics, and glass.

The key role of surface treatment is to prepare and prime a material for further processing; most commonly Tantec surface treatment equipment is used to prepare materials and parts for improved performance for printing, adhesive bonding, coating, tape bonding and any other adhesion process.

Tantec have been manufacturing surface treatment equipment since 1974 and have the widest range of systems available globally – these systems have always had an industrial focus, creating equipment that can withstand manufacturing environments and give repeatable, high performance results consistently.

The core range of products are Vacuum Plasma, Atmospheric Plasma, Corona Treatment and Ozone Surface Treatment, as well as Ozone Extraction and Electrical Leak Detection ranges that we manufacture.

Looking to understand more before looking at equipment? Try our knowledge hub for some of the basics, a good place to start is either:

General Introduction to Ebble Group and Our Technologies

What Is Plasma Treatment?

Atmospheric Plasma

Atmospheric Plasma surface treatment is a powerful jet of compressed air, energised to create a plasma which increases surface energy and adhesive properties of targeted areas of a component, making it easier to bond, paint, coat or print.

Plasma nozzles can be installed easily into existing lines such as extrusion lines or moving product lines, requiring minimal investment or machine changes.

They can also be installed in high performance automation cells utilising robotics, bowl fed systems, actuated systems or other form of movement to give repeatable speed and distance over the component.

Read our ‘What Is Atmospheric Plasma’ Blog or the Atmospheric Plasma equipment page, both showcasing the different systems.

Vacuum Plasma

Vacuum Plasma treatment equipment is all encompassing treatment system capable of treating 100% of a component surface without the need for tooling, jigs or machine programming.

Treatment works by removing most of the air in a chamber, which lets us generate plasma over the entire volume, rather than just a small amount like with Atmospheric Plasma.

This is incredibly useful for a range of components, or 3D components such as moulded plastics that require all over treatment prior to coating or adhesive spraying for material wrapping.

You can read more about Vacuum Plasma on the What Is Vacuum Plasma? blog, or see the equipment page. Both giving an overview of some of the common systems in this range.

Corona Treatment

Corona Treatment is the classic treatment and really the technology that kick started the electrical surface treatment industry in the mid 1900s.

Plasma uses high voltage to create the energetic gas that is plasma, but the plasma itself is voltage free.

Corona is high voltage – you put your material through the voltage to get the treatment. There is still an element of plasma to this process, but the specific difference is the fact there is voltage present.

This usually means there’s a bit more engineering required, but it also means that it’s a very efficient and high performance treatment and often the best technology for many applications.

Read more on our What Is Corona? blog, or view some of the common systems on the equipment page.

Ozone Treatment

Ozone treatment equipment is interesting because ozone is actually a biproduct of the corona process. Ozone generators are effectively corona treaters that have a directed and specific air flow.

Using ozone for treating materials allows you to get in to voids, crevices and internal spaces that other treatments just can’t do.

Exceptional for rotationally moulded or blow moulded components requiring internal void fill. Improving flow of void material and improving adhesion for enhanced product quality.

See more on the equipment page for Ozone treatment or read our Ozone Treatment blog.

Ozone Extraction

Ozone can be created intentionally for treatment using OzoneTEC or it can be a biproduct of the corona treatment process.

Either way, it’s build up can quickly exceed health and safety occupational exposure limits and it’s removal is critical for employee safety.

Ozone is also a powerful oxidising gas and can cause damage to mild steel and other materials if left unchecked.

Luckily, it’s easy to extract and filter back to air without excessive cost or large extraction pipe work. We manufacture a range of ozone extraction filters that are usually sited beside treatment stations.

Read more about Ozone extraction or get in touch to find out more.

Electrical Leak Detection

Leak detection equipment using high voltage is a very efficient, quick and powerful tool for finding defects and leaks in polymer parts.

Using similar technology to Corona treatment equipment, a high voltage pulse looks for an electrical arc through a hole in the component, or an insulated circuit due to no holes.

The tests are often automated and inline, giving very high speed testing for 100% of components without the need for gases or offline inspection.

Read more in our introduction to leak detection blog, or view the equipment page for more information.

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