Plasmatreat from Steinhagen in North Rhine-Westphalia was awarded the TOP 100 Seal 2024 at the beginning of February. The award is given to particularly innovative medium-sized companies. Science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar will personally congratulate Plasmatreat on this success at the award ceremony on June 28 in Weimar.
Plasmatreat is a leader in the manufacture and development of atmospheric plasma systems and equipment. "Our employees, especially in research and development and in application technology, are continuously committed to pushing the boundaries of plasma technology, setting new standards in the industry and opening up new applications," explains Christian Buske, CEO at Plasmatreat GmbH. "For the electronics industry, for example, we introduced a special Plasma Treatment Unit (PTU for short) at the end of last year that revolutionizes production processes in semiconductor and power module manufacturing: inline in the production process, we enable the removal of the oxide layer on metal surfaces without the use of wet chemicals that are harmful to the environment and health. A revolution in terms of efficiency, environmental friendliness, as well as cost and time savings."
The award is given to particularly innovative medium-sized companies
The award ceremony will take place on June 28, 2024 as part of the German SME Summit at the "congress centrum weimarhalle". "We also want to use the award ceremony to get in touch with other top SME innovators and perhaps even initiate one or two joint projects," says Buske, looking forward to the event in the summer.
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How Openair Plasma and PlasmaPlus optimize industrial processes
When plasma with its high energy level comes into contact with materials, it changes the surface properties, e.g. from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. Plasma technology only requires compressed air and electricity to operate. During ultra-fine cleaning with open-air plasma, dust, release agents, additives, plasticizers and hydrocarbons are gently and reliably removed from the surfaces. Plasma treatment activates the surface of non-polar plastics in particular. It helps to increase the surface energy by introducing hydroxyl groups and thus improves adhesion in subsequent processes such as bonding, printing, painting and sealing. Plasmatreat's PlasmaPlus technology can also be used to create functionalized surfaces with defined properties by applying (depositing) nanocoatings, e.g. as an additional adhesion promoter layer.
