Europlasma NV

" Surface modification by Low Pressure Plasma "

With over 22 years of experience in plasma technology, Europlasma is a global technology leader in innovative nano-coating (ultra-thin coating) solutions based on low pressure plasma technology. Europlasma is headquartered in Oudenaarde (Belgium) and has a subsidiary Nanofics Ltd. in Hong Kong.

Low Pressure Plasma-“The Fourth State of Matter” generated by an electromagnetical discharge in a gas at low pressure.

Namofics - Electronic Devices

Plasma Guard   ®     - Sporting Goods

Nanofics   ®     - Filtration Media

Medical

Automotive

PCB


Nanofics® - Electronic Devices - LIQUID PROTECTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Europlasma Nanofics® ultra-thin coatings provide permanent water repellent (hydrophobic) and oil repellent (oleophobic) properties to the coated surface without changing colour, and without impacting the performance of the device.
Tens of millions of devices are protected with Nanofics® technology on annual basis.

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 500 x 400 x 250 mm Volume:50 liter
Tray : 1, with dimensions 360 x 360 mm

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Custom design for Nanofics application

Pumping System

Dry pump group

Process Gas

2 gas line with MFC (Mass Controller)



CD 600 Nanofics

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 900 x 570 x 550 mm
Volume:282 liter
Tray : 4, with dimensions 765 x 512 mm

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Custom design for Nanofics application

Pumping System

Dry pump group

Process Gas

1 gas line with MFC (Mass Controller)

PlasmaGuard® - Sporting Goods - COMBINE DURABLE WATER REPELLENCY WITH OUTSTANDING BREATHABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND LIGHTWEIGHT.

Europlasma’s ultra-thin coating solutions are increasingly used on textiles and textile products for outdoor, sporting, military or workwear. With nano-coating apparel and shoes are made truly life-proof, offering the highest level of protection from water and dirt, or enabling the fastest drying effect, without having to sacrifice on the look & feel or the breathability in the way traditional solutions do.


The PlasmaGuard® coatings are free from PFOA and PFOS and have a strong anti-bacterial effect.


Millions of textile products are protected with Europlasma’snano-coating solutions on annual basis.

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 1000 x 1260 x 695 mm
Volume: 875liter
Tray : 4, with dimensions 852 x 672 mm, 220 mm distance between trays

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Custom design for Nanofics application

Pumping System

Dry pump group

PLC

PLC with touch screen

PLC :

- Runs the process automatically

- Defines different processes as recipes

- Checks pump pressure, pump time, gas flow, working pressure, process time, temperature, forward power of the generator

- Monitors all parameters correctly within preset % of the machine settings

- Uses an operator, process/maintenance password

Electricity

380V AC, 50Hz, 50A

Process Gas

2 gas line with MFC’s (Mass Flow Controller)

Nanofics® - FILTRATION MEDIA - ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE THROUGH ULTRA-THIN FUNCTIONAL COATING

Industrial textiles are widely used in numerous filtration applications. Depending on the application, the filtration efficiency can be improved by making the filter medium more hydrophobic (water repellent), oleophobic (oil repellent) or hydrophilic (water absorbing).


Europlasma's durable and performant Nanofics® coatings are used to obtain permanent hydrophobic, oleophobic (from 3 to 8 on the 3M scale) or hydrophilic properties.

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 1000 x 700 x 700 mm
Volume: 490liter
Tray : 5, with dimensions 858 x 672 mm

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Custom design for Nanofics application

Pumping System

Dry pump group

PLC

PLC with touch screen

PLC :

- Runs the process automatically

- Defines different processes as recipes

- Checks pump pressure, pump time, gas flow, working pressure, process time, temperature, forward power of the generator

- Monitors all parameters correctly within preset % of the machine settings

- Uses an operator, process/maintenance password

Electricity

380V AC, 50Hz, 40A

Process Gas

1 gas line with MFC (Mass Flow Controller)

Medical - UNIQUE PRODUCTS THROUGH LOW PRESSURE PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING

Plasma activation is widely used to improve the wettability of medical plastics prior to gluing, printing or functional coating. With low pressure plasma technology the best possible adhesion can be achieved.

Plasma is also used for the fine cleaning of medical plastics and metals used in stents, implants and contact lenses.

Low pressure plasma technology is dry and clean and therefore fits very well in the clean room compatible production processes required for this industry.

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 300 x 300 x 300 mm Volume: 27liter
Tray : 3, with dimensions 250 x 260 x 40 mm

Vacuum Measurement

Pirani gauge

Generator

300 W kHz

Pumping System

Rotary vane roughing pump

Automotive - ADHESION PROMOTION ON COMPLEX SHAPED PLASTIC PARTS

Automotive parts are available in all types of materials and shapes, going from basic to very complex shapes. During the production of these parts, manufacturers often encounter adhesion-related hurdles such as during the gluing, painting, flocking or printing. Europlasma has developed a family of proprietary low pressure plasma based processes to improve the adhesion on fiber-reinforced plastics and other engineering plastics.

There is also growing interest to use Europlasma's Nanofics® technology in the automotive industry. Nanofics 10 has for instance potential to create anti-fogging effect, and Nanofics 120 or 110 are ideal candidates to improve the corrosion resistance of automotive electronics.

Our industrial-scale machines come in different sizes and types depending on our customer's needs.


PCB - ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY CLEANING AND ETCHING OF HIGH END ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY

Plasma processes have already earned their stripes within the PCB industry and serve a multitude of applications.


Whether you seek a solution for cleaning and etching of contamination from the surface (desmear, descum, carbon removal) or for chemical activation (effective treatment of difficult materials, surface preparation prior to lamination) of the surface, we have a tailored plasma solution ready.


Europlasma has also developed several Nanofics® coating solutions that can be applied to both individual components and finished or unfinished PCB’s. The Nanofics 120 and 110 coatings are increasingly used as conformal coatings to protect PCB’s against corrosion from an aggressive environment.




CD 600 PCB

Process Chamber

Material : Aluminium Inside dimensions: 600 x 600 x 600 mm
Volume: 216liter
Tray : max 7 rigid boards, dimensions 520 x 450 mm

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Generator 2000 W kHz

Pumping System

Rotary vane roughing pump group

PLC

The equipment and automatic processing is fully controlled by an industrial PLC.

- The HMI (user interface) runs over an industrial touch panel PC having following properties:

- 17” touch screen.

- LED backlight.

- Integrated SSD hard drive.

The HMI offers following functionalities:

- Process & Instrumentation Diagram showing real-time machine status.

- User-level based log on for managing user rights from operator to engineer mode.

- Recipe management system offering unlimited number of recipes, each recipe representing a unique set of process parameters.

- Recipe management system offering unlimited number of recipes, each recipe representing a unique set of process parameters.

- Alarm management.

- Optional historical data logging and viewing.

Electricity

Optional historical data logging and viewing.

Process Gas

1 gas line with MFC (Mass Flow Controller)



CD 1200 PCB

Process Chamber

Material: Aluminium Inside dimensions: 700 x 750 x 1280 mm
Volume: 672liter
Door: front with viewing glass.
Heating pads: on door and chamber walls.
Boards: 9 slots, with dimensions 640 x 1060 mm for rigid boards.
Loading: 1 load wagon with load rack included.

Vacuum Measurement

Baratron gauge

Generator

Standard 5 kW – kHz.

Pumping System

Rotary vane pump group 600m3 per hour.

PLC

PLC with colour touch screen.

The PLC:

- Runs the process automatically.

- Defines different processes as recipes.

- Checks chamber pressure, pump time, gas flow, working pressure, process time, temperature, forward power of the generator.

- Monitors all parameters correctly within preset % of the machine settings

- Uses an operator, process/maintenance password.

Electricity

380V AC, 50Hz, 40A

Process Gas

1 gas line with MFC (Mass Flow Controller)
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