Plasma Cleaning | Plasma Cleaner | Oxygen Argon Plasma

Plasma cleaning is the process of removing all organic matter from the surface of an object through the use of a ionized gas called plasma. 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Plasmacleaningistheprocessofremovingallorganicmatterfromthesurfaceofanobjectthroughtheuseofaionizedgascalledplasma.Thisisgenerallyperformedinavacuumchamberutilizingoxygenand/orargongas. Thecleaningprocessisanenvironmentallysafeprocessastherearenoharshchemicalsinvolved.Plasmaoftenleavesafreeradicalonthesurfacebeingcleanedtofurtherincreasethebondabilityofthatsurface. Impurity/ContaminationRemoval Webuildafulllineofplasmatreatmentsystems. Lowpressureplasmacleanersareaneconomicalwaytouniformly,safely,andcompletelyplasmaclean.Removingcontaminantsfromthesurfaceoftreatedsubstrateswithoutaffectingthebulkmaterialproperties. Plasmaisextensivelyusedinthecircuitboardindustry,includingpcbcleaningpriortoconformalcoatingsandcleaningleadframesduringthepackagingprocess. Plasmaprocessingprovidessignificantadvantagesoverothersurfacecleaningtechniques. Itworksforalargerangeofmaterials(metals,plastics,glass,ceramics,etc). It’stheenvironmentallyfriendlychoice.Plasmacleaningeliminatestheneedforhazardouschemicalsolvents.Significantcostsavingscanbegainedwithouttheneedforhavingtoaddresstheenvironmentalhazardsofotherprocessingmethods.Oxygenisoftenasuitableprocessgas. Wheresolventscanleavearesidueafterprocessing,ourplasmacleanerisabletoprovideathoroughlyresidue-freeendproduct.Theprocessingeliminatesmold-releasingagents,anti-oxidants,carbonresidues,oils,andallvarietiesoforganiccompounds. PlasmaSterilization Aplasmacleanerisyourbestsolutionfortheremovalofmicrobialcontamination.Manymedicalandmanufacturingfacilitiesdependonplasmaasitvastlyoutperformsaggressivesurfactantsandorganicsolvents.Itprovidesalevelofuniformityandthoroughnessthatothersterilizationmethodssimplycan’tcompetewith. Oursystemsareabletoproducesuperiorresultsbypenetratingareasthatsolventscan’tduetosurfacetensionconstraints. PlasmaEtch,Inc.alsoincorporatesapatentedtemperaturecontrolsystemtoensurethatnodamagewilloccurtoheatsensitivematerials. OxygenArgonPlasmaCleaningVS.AHydrogenPlasmaClean Utilizingdifferentgaseousspecies(oxygen,argon,nitrogen,hydrogen,helium,etc.),plasmacanalteravarietyofcharacteristicsonthesubstratesurface.Thesecharacteristicsincludebutaren'tlimitedto: Modifiedsurfacetension/surfaceenergy/contactangleproperties Improvedinter-surfacebondingandadhesion Hydrogenplasmaisextremelyeffectiveatremovingoxidefromglassormetalproducts Alteredsurfacewettabilitytocreatehydrophilicityorhydrophobia(increasedordecreasedadhesionofliquids)–usefulinpreprocessing,paintingandcoatingapplications Coatingprocesses:adhesion,wettability,corrosionandwearresistance,electricalconductivityandinsulation,magneticresponse,reflective/anti-reflective,anti-microbial,anti-scratch,waterproofing,tinting,etc. PlasmaActivation Plasmaactivationistheprocessbywhichapolymeristreatedtoimproveitsabilitytobepaintedorprintedon.Thisisdonebyusingoxygenplasmatooxidizetheouterlayerofthepolymer.Onmetalsthatoxidizeeasily,argonisoftenused.Thisproducesnotonlyacleanproduct,butalsoanincreaseinthepolargroups,directlyimprovingtheprintabilityandcoatabilityofthepolymerproduct.Oxygenargonplasmaisalsousedforplasmaactivation. FindyourSystem AtPlasmaEtch,Inc.,weworkhands-onwithourclientstoprovidethemosteffectiveplasmacleaningmachineryfortheirapplications.Ourobjectiveistobeabletoprovideanaffordableplasmacleanerforeverytask.Webuildawiderangeofplasmasystemstoplasmacleanyourproductsandensurethatyoursizeandvolumerequirementsarecovered.Mostofourbaseplatformscanbeconfiguredandcustomizedspecificallytothecustomer’sdemands.Pleasecontactusorbrowseoursystemspagetofindasystemthatsuitsyourneeds. Next:PlasmaBonding LearnAboutPlasma PlasmaTreatmentLearnaboutplasma-howit'sused,andwhousesit. PlasmaCleaningCleaningremovesallorganiccontamination.Learnwhichgasesareusedforthecleaningprocess. VacuumPlasmaAllofoursystemsarebuiltaroundthelonglastingeffectsofvacuumplasma. PlasmaBondingCreatethestrongestbondpossiblebetweentwodissimilarmaterials. PlasmaActivationActivateasurfacewithplasmaforbetterprintingorbonding. PlasmaFunctionalizationFunctionalizationimprovesadhesivepropertiessuchasbondabilityandpaintability. PlasmaEtchingEtchawaymaterialforintegratedcircuits,rubbers,dielectrics,plastics,andmore. DryEtchingModifysurfaceswiththemostreliableandenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologyavailable. PlasmaDescumClean(degunk)wirebondholesafterdrillingthroughaPCBboard. PCBEtchingMachinesPlasmaetchingisperformedonprintedcircuitboards. ReactiveIonEtchingAnaggressive,directionaletchusefulformanufacturingmicrosemiconductors. PlasmaPolymerizationLearnhowtopreventsiliconproductsfromstickingtogetherwithsurfacemodification. PlasmaSurfaceModificationLearnhowprintingandbondingcanbeimprovedonnearlyanymaterial. OxygenPlasmaOxygenplasmaisthemostcommongasusedforcleaningandplasmasurfacemodification. PlasmaEquipmentLearnabouttheequipmentneededtoperformplasmacleaningandetching. ArgonPlasmaArgonplasmaiscommonlyusedtopreventoxidationofmetal. PlasmaApplicationsSeerealworldexamplesofplasmaapplicationsusingPlasmaEtchequipment. RecommendedSystems PE-25PlasmaSystemThePE-25isanaffordableyetfullyautomatedentryleveloptionforplasmatreatment. PE-100PlasmaSystemThePE-100isacompleteplasmatreatmentsolutioncapableofcleaningoretching. PlasmaEtch,Inc.hasbeenaleader,innovator,andproducerofplasmatechnologysince1980.We'vedevelopedawiderangeofsolutionsforplasmacleaning,plasmaetching,reactiveionetching(RIE),plasmatreatment,surfacemodification,andotherfacetsofplasmaprocessing.Ourcompany,headquarteredinCarsonCity,NVinacustom-builtfactory,isfocusedondesigningandproducingcuttingedgetechnologyandplasmaequipmentforeveryindustryandapplication.Fromscientificresearchtomanufacturingandeverythinginbetween,wehaveanidealsolution. ©2020PlasmaEtch,Inc 3522ArrowheadDriveCarsonCity,NV89706 [email protected]|775-883-1336 PlasmaInformation PlasmaTreatment VacuumPlasma ReactiveIonEtching PlasmaBonding DryEtching OxygenPlasma ArgonPlasma PCBEtchingMachines PlasmaActivation PlasmaFunctionalization PlasmaCleaning PlasmaEtching PlasmaPolymerization PlasmaSurfaceModification PlasmaSurfaceTreatments PlasmaEquipment Industries Ceramics Manufacturing Medical MEMS Plastics PrintedCircuitBoards Rubbers Science/Academia Semiconductor Systems PlasmaWand PE-25 PE-50 PE-50XL PE-75 PE-25Venus PE-50Venus PE-50XLVenus PE-75Venus PE-100 PE-200 AtmosphericPlasmaSystem BT-1 BT-Tumbler TT-1 MK-II MK-IIECO MK-IIVertical PE-2000R