APPLICATIONS

SURFACE ACTIVATION

Improve surface energy and prepare materials for bonding, printing, coating or other downstream processes.

WHAT IS SURFACE ACTIVATION?

Many materials — particularly plastics, composites and certain metals — naturally have low surface energy, meaning liquids, adhesives, inks and coatings don’t wet or bond well to them. Surface activation uses plasma to modify the outermost molecular layer of a material, raising its surface energy and making it far more receptive to bonding processes, without altering the material’s bulk properties, dimensions or appearance.

How it Works

During plasma treatment, reactive species interact with the material’s surface — removing weak boundary layers and contamination, and introducing new polar chemical groups. This combination increases wettability and creates more chemically reactive bonding sites, so the surface accepts adhesives, coatings, printing inks or laminates far more effectively than it would untreated.