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News Release from: Mercia Systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 April 2003
Plastics surface treatment system raises
adhesion
A patented 'Advanced Thermo-Molecular Adhesion Process' advances adhesion properties, increases product quality, and helps users become even more environmentally friendly.
Mercia Systems has signed a distributor agreement with F.T.S the innovative US based surface treatment equipment supplier
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Russell Brynolf, President of F.T.S.
says that working closely with a market leader like Mercia is already showing great benefits.
The Mercia team have unrivalled experience and expertise in the field of Robotic Flame and Surface Treatment with their process experts having been involved in over 90% of all Robotic Flame Treatment Projects in the UK over the last 20 Years.
"We are delighted to add the very latest technology F.T.S.
Systems Surface Treatment Equipment to our portfolio" says Chris Lines, Managing Director of Mercia Systems.
"It is completely in line with our goals at Mercia of offering our customers production equipment that will deliver the very highest performance available in the market today".
This revolutionary and patented surface treatment technology is the latest innovation in surface treatment available from Mercia Systems.
It is designed to advance adhesion properties, increase product quality, and help manufacturing companies become even more environmentally friendly.
These objectives have been achieved through the innovative design of the system's new patented 'Advanced Thermo-Molecular Adhesion Process' (ATmaP), which incorporates the use of the 'Cirqual' burner (patent pending).
ATmaP, the process of grafting a chemical coupling agent to the surface of olefin based plastic components, involves the atomization and vaporization of this coupling agent through the centre of a 'Cirqual' gas burner to facilitate the creation of a surface chemistry unique to the process.
Mercia claim that the ATmaP process can be used on any olefin based plastic component that needs to be painted, bonded, decorated, laminated, printed, or have adhesive tape applied.
The ATmaP process significantly increases the polarity of the substrate to provide better conductivity for electrostatic coating applications.
The 'Cirqual' burner, a necessary component of the ATmaP process, offers a radical three-dimensional 'mushroom' shaped flame, three inches in diameter, that spreads to a much larger treatment diameter on contact with the surface.
The flame acts as a unique delivery mechanism for applying this coupling agent to the surface of olefin based plastic components.
The burners' compact, lightweight aluminium construction allows for quick and easy maintenance especially in robotic applications.
Current technologies, like adhesion promoters, conventional flame treatment, corona discharge, and plasma chambers, are unable to match levels of adhesion achieved by ATmaP treated components.
The ATmaP process far exceeds all minimum requirements for industry standard Adhesion tests like Cross Hatch, Stone-Chip Resistance, Petrol Immersion, Mandrel Bend, Water Jet, Humidity, and Thermal Shock.
Mercia and F.T.S Systems are both very optimistic about the future of the partnership.
With F.T.S.
developing advanced pre-treatment technology and Mercia matching it with the most appropriate robot technology, technical expertise and marketing skills, this will ensure that this innovative process equipment is widely available to the plastics industry.
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