Plasma Treatment for Composites and Carbon Fibre: A Comprehensive Guide

Carbon Fibre

Composites are becoming increasingly important in manufacturing, whether these are more traditional carbon fibre composites, or natural fibre, dyneema or other composites, they are renowned for their strength-to-weight ratio, making them a preferred choice in industries like aerospace, automotive, motor sport, sports equipment, and more.  However, to fully harness the potential of composites and carbon […]

Interplas 2023 Review

Interplas

Tantec UK and sister company Ebble Manufacturing work in a number of industries and with a wide range of materials. The most common applications for us have always been with plastic materials and one of our favourite exhibitions has always been Interplas. Only taking place once every three years, it’s a show that has something […]

Ebble Tantec – After Sales Support

Ebble

Whether you’re looking to use our contract plasma services for prototyping, or buying a large custom built machine, Ebble Group pride themselves on offering top class after sales support to ensure your business gets the most from our products and services. What does Ebble offer, and from where? Ebble Group – with Tantec UK offering […]

Tantec UK & Ireland to exhibit at Interplas 2023

Interplas

As a leading provider of plasma and corona treatment solutions, Tantec UK & Ireland will be exhibiting at Interplas 2023 between September 26th September 28th . Chris and Rob will be showcasing its vacuum plasma and atmospheric plasma on a robot system, as well as discussing all things plasma and corona treatment. Tantec UK & […]

Ebble Tantec – 2023 Moving and the First 6 Months

Ebble Tantec

Ebble Tantec has been working hard since the start of 2023. Moving premises, creating new products and services and keeping everything working as expected. We collected the new keys to our new site, which is nearly 5x the size of our previous premises and gives us the space and facilities we needed to push the […]

Plasma Treating Printed Circuit Boards and Assemblies (PCBs and PCBAs)

Printed Circuit Boards

Plasma treatment is commonly used in the electronic industry at various stages of manufacture. Plasma etching removes physical layers, while plasma enhanced deposition adds additional layers. These plasma systems can be powerful tools, critical to the manufacture of chips and electronic components and Printed Circuit Boards. Plasma treatment is commonly used to improve adhesion, bond […]

5 Reasons to Use Plasma for the Surface Cleaning of Metals

Surface Cleaning

Plasma surface cleaning using Atmospheric Plasma, Vacuum Plasma or even Corona, removes organic contaminants at a microscopic level and is typically used as a final, ultrafine cleaning process for applications requiring cleanliness at a molecular level. Plasma cleaning is done using highly charged atoms, which are shot at the surface to vaporise contamination in a […]

Polypropylene and Plasma Surface Treatment

Polypropylene and plasma surface treatment

Polypropylene (PP) is a versatile polymer widely used in various industries. However, its low surface energy can limit adhesion and bonding capabilities. Plasma surface treatment offers an effective solution to enhance polypropylene by modifying its surface properties. In this blog, Tantec UK & Ireland explore the effects of plasma surface treatment on polypropylene and its […]

How can plastic card personalisation printing improve with plasma treatment?

Plastic Card Printing

Printing onto a plastic card, like gift cards and loyalty cards can be tricky as their polymers are essentially non-stick. This is often a desirable feature of the cards so they don’t become scuffed or dirty during their lifetime. This can however be a big problem during manufacturing. Most types of plastic cards are made […]

What is Plasma Cleaning?

What is Plasma Cleaning?

Surface treatments are an essential part of many manufacturing processes. A large number of products made by industries around the world often bond different materials together, such as metal to plastic. Alternatively, others require long-lasting, high-quality printing on a plastic surface. In order to achieve this, the materials used often need to be contaminant-free to […]