| When applied to the treatment of product | | | | inks connect faster to the fabric and absorb |
| surfaces, plasma treating is a process that | | | | deeper. Plasma treatment allows colors to resist |
| improves plastic and metal for adhesion. The | | | | fade for long time periods (in comparison to |
| improvement for adhesion can be done several | | | | non-treated fabrics). |
| ways - commonly, those ways are by either | | | | Flexible Circuitry: Plasma treating cleans circuitry |
| cleaning a surface or etching it. No matter which | | | | and improves the ability of the surface to handle |
| process is completed, after receiving plasma | | | | adhesion. Multiple surface layer types see an |
| treatment, a product surface is always more | | | | overall improvement in functioning after receiving |
| functional. | | | | plasma treatment. |
| In today's industrial and manufacturing world, | | | | Flexible packaging: When applying water-based ink |
| there are many practical applications for plasma | | | | to polyester in flexible packaging, plasma |
| treating. Below is a detailed examination of 7 | | | | treatment has been known to show an |
| common applications - battery technology, fabrics, | | | | improvement in the ability of the ink to bond to |
| flexible circuitry, flexible packaging, printed circuit | | | | the polyester. |
| boards, RFID tagging, and solar thin film | | | | Printed Circuit Boards: Circuit boards that include |
| technology. All seven applications are examined | | | | copper and stainless steel and are cleaned using |
| below with the benefits plasma treatment can | | | | plasma treatment before the application of a liquid |
| provide each application. | | | | coating with ion and electron bombardment. |
| Battery Technology: Plasma treatment can make | | | | Plasma treatment removes oils and other |
| the battery cell respond more efficiently because | | | | contaminants from metals like aluminum and steel |
| the treatment increases the battery separators | | | | before being cut or rewound. |
| ability to dissolve in water. At the same time, the | | | | RFID tagging: The surface on which an RFID tag |
| battery cell is also able to pass through to the | | | | is placed immediately becomes more functional |
| surface point faster. | | | | with plasma treating. Any ink and foil debris is |
| Fabrics and textiles: When applied to fabrics and | | | | removed following the treatment so that the |
| textiles, plasma treatment cleans the fibers of the | | | | main location of the tag is cleaned and the ability |
| fabric and improves its print-ability during | | | | of an RFID tag to efficiently track a target is |
| processing. Thanks to the pre-treatment, dyes or | | | | improved and more efficient. |