Solving the problems of adhesion

Plasma treatment solves adhesion and wetting problems on many materials, in many settings and industries. It is an economical way to clean and activate surfaces before further processing, including complex surfaces that corona treatment cannot reach.

Tantec supplies customisable plasma systems that remove surface contaminants or prepare plastics for long-term adhesive bonding.

Corona treatment uses an electrical discharge to change the surface of a material, such as a plastic component, so printing inks, coatings and adhesives bond to it.

For good adhesion, the surface energy of the substrate must be equal to or higher than that of the material applied to it. Corona treatment raises it on polymer-based materials and is widely used in plastic film, extrusion, automotive and medical production.

Tantec leak detection finds cracks and pinholes in plastic that would otherwise go unnoticed.

LeakTEC is an electronic tool for non-destructive leak testing of non-conductive single-layer materials. It measures a leak between a high-voltage DC electrode and a counter electrode, which is either grounded or runs at opposite polarity, and gives full process control and traceability.

Tantec is a privately held Danish company, established in 1974, with deep know-how in plasma and corona equipment. It keeps developing new systems to solve adhesion problems and meet high customer demands.