Industrial
INDUSTRIALGas Plasma is used widely throughout the world for a broad variety of industrial applications covering industries such as automotive, aerospace, batteries, electrical, food packaging, electronics, fuel cells, glass, optics, plastics, packaging, shipbuilding, space, and textiles. New applications are being developed daily and the field continues to grow at an enormous rate because it offers an environmentally friendly and cost effective alternative to wet chemistries.
ADHESION PROMOTION
Plasma activation of electronic connectors and sensors prior to potting and encapsulation ensures an excellent hermetic seal, reduces current leakage and provides stronger physical bonding to the device.
Plasma activation raises surface energies and ensures good wettability, and more complete flow of resins onto almost all low energy polymer materials, including PTFE, silicone rubber and Kapton. Polymer surfaces are made bondable by the reactive chemistry present in the plasma. New chemical functional groups are formed with strong chemical bonds to the bulk of the plastic allowing both aqueous based solutions and adhesives to wet into every crevice of the material. This allows a tremendous improvement in bonding, sometimes up to 50 times the strength of the traditional bond.
CRITICAL CLEANING
Residual cleaning of organics at the molecular level on materials such as glass, metals, plastics, polymers or composites prior to bonding, potting, printing, marking, painting or labeling. Plasma de-smear and etch-back of PCB's allows for the smear left on via walls after drilling to be removed before metallization can occur. In the optical disc mastering industry plasma cleans optical disc stampers, improves replicate release properties, and is used to eliminate certain types of defects on the disk masters.
Machine Tool Work
Crystal Mark has a strong foundation of research and 30 years of experience when it comes to micro-abrasive technology.
What are your challenges when doing precision machine work?
1. Accurate drilling? Micro-abrasive blasting can be used on hard brittle substrates such as glass, silicon, or alumina.
2. Controlling electrostatic discharge (ESD): Crystal Mark has technology that effectively controls ESD. Many of our customers are using it in applications such as conformal coating removal, cleaning medical devices or component demarking.
3. Deburring with custom tooling requirements: Crystal Mark has developed products that help deburr any surface with ease.
4. Quality surface finishing: We help our customers with texturing, bead blasting, deflashing or any other application where quality of the surface determines the effectiveness of products and applications.
Cystal Mark helps hundreds of companies meet these challenges and we can help yours.
Micro-Abrasive Blasting
In the micro-abrasive blasting process, a precise mixture of dry air or gas and an appropriate abrasive powder is directed to the part at a controlled velocity. A vacuum system continuously removes the used materials. The Nozzle can be handheld or mounted on an automated system. We train our customers how to use the system and in handling details such as selecting the right abrasive. Using the correct abrasive is important for the long life of your equipment and end products.
Crystal Mark offers R & D services for your specific requirements. Tailoring the solution to match your needs is our specialty.
We have dedicated support staff that helps you with process verification.
Get the precision and control you need for your applications. And this clean technology is environmentally friendly.
Do you have more questions about how micro-abrasive blasting can improve your machine shop? Contact us today.
