EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) July 2004 Plasma Technology: An Environmentally Friendly Innovation for Aircraft Industry
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) PLASMA SYSTEM: Vacuum chamber Vacuum pumps Gas distribution RF-generator Process controller Loading principle PLASMA PARAMETERS: Primary parameters: Gas type Residence time Secondary parameters: Gas flow Frequency Power Pressure WHAT IS PLASMA? 4 the state Ionized gas, highly reactive Visible glow discharge Low pressure: mbar Ambient temperature: °C Gasses: O 2,N 2,Ar,He,C x F y,H 2,CH 4,… Liquid monomers: HMDSO,… Frequency’s: KHz, MHz, GHz TREATMENTS: Cleaning Activation Etching Polymerization
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) Plasma for activation of: Polymers (thermoplasts, duroplasts and elastomers) Textiles (synthetic and natural fibers) Foils To create: Polar groups on the surfaces To obtain: Better Adhesion Applications: Printing and painting Gluing and flocking Biomedical cell growth Biocompatible coatings Soldering and bonding Laminate and Composite production PLASMA O 2 PLASMA N 2 c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c NH 2 NO 2 OH OCOOH NH
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) Plasma for etching of: Polymers (thermoplasts, duroplasts and elastomers) Textiles (synthetic and natural fibres) Foils To remove: Parts of the material Whole layers To obtain: Better Adhesion Roughening of the surface Applications: Back etch of PCB Desmear of PCB, including PTFE Cleaning of laser vias (blind holes) Photo resist stripping Suitable for hybrid materials PLASMA c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) Plasma for polymerisation of: Polymers (thermoplasts, duroplasts and elastomers) Textiles (synthetic and natural fibres) Foils To produce layers with: Polymer like properties Pin-hole free dense properties Thickness in nm range Highly cross linked properties Custom designed surface properties Applications: Hydrophobic coatings Hydrophilic coatings Oleo phobic coatings Barrier coatings Biocompatible coatings Inert behaving coatings PLASMA CH 4 /Ar c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY: TEXTILES Activation of the textile with plasma technology, for a better uptake of FR-product and for a better adhesion of the FR-product onto the textile using impregnation technology Already proven on PA-textiles (FAR appendix f part 1) Why it can be used: For better adhesion of the flame retardant product onto the textiles: better wash ability To reduce the chemical concentration in a impregnation bath (more environmental friendly) To obtain extending flame retardant properties according the FAA-regulations for interiors. Plasma pre- treatment
EUROPLASMA NV De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde (Belgium) tel.: +32 (0) fax: +32 (0) July 2004 Ing.Marc PauwelsFAA Materials Meeting (Zürich) NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY: AIRCRAFT WINDOWS Polymerization of multifunctional barrier coating with plasma technology Fire retardant properties and anti-crazing properties Development of scratch resistant multifunctional barrier Why it can be used: The multifunctional barrier should increase the burn-through time (longer time for evacuation) The multifunctional barrier should also increase the crazing resistance due to some influences as temperature, UV-radiation, humidity, … The coating will also increase the hours of flying: less maintenance is needed Plasma treatment