OUDENAARDE, Belgium,
January 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Discover the machine behind the famous technology and its
applications at the Europlasma booth 35266, in LVCC
South Hall 4, January
7th till
10th
Belgium based Europlasma, a
world leader in low pressure plasma technology, is happy to present
at CES 2014 its nanocoating systems for the electronics industry
under the Nanofics® brand name.
Nanofics® refers to nanoscaled functionalization
into the core of complex shaped materials and
products. It is Europlasma's patented and patent pending
nanocoating technology platform, first applied on industrial
scale in 1996.
There are five basic Nanofics® models to waterproof electronic
devices - the Junior, the CD400, CD500, CD600, and the CD1000 -
with plasma chamber volumes ranging from 50 to 500 liter.
The machines make use of a proprietary method to tune the plasma
power, which enables a stable and effective plasma
polymerization process. The machines also have a unique electrode
design to maximize the uniformity of the deposition, and to
minimize the batch-to-batch variability. These and other unique
features of the Europlasma machines were developed during more than
20 years of intensive R&D and are patented and patent pending
by Europlasma.
The Nanofics® machines are able to run with Nanofics 120®,
Nanofics 110®, as well as other custom designed coating
chemistries.
Europlasma's Sales and Product Manager Peter Martens comments: "The Nanofics® machines
can be used to coat the printed circuit board (PCB), individual
electronic components, electronic subassemblies, or the whole
electronic device. If applied on the subassembly or device level
the coatings have shown to give a very good protection against
ingress from water or other liquids. If applied on the PCB or
component level the coatings also demonstrate a very good
protection against corrosion from water or more aggressive
environments such as sweat or salt mist. Europlasma works with each
individual customer to find the best coating solution for his
product."
During the last two years there is a steep growth in demand for
Nanofics® systems to waterproof electronic devices. As a result the
Europlasma turnover has more than tripled from 3 to 10 mio EUR on
annual basis, with a healthy EBITDA of 2,5 mio EUR. The systems are
typically integrated in the manufacturing lines of electronic
devices such as speakers, headsets or smartphones. It is estimated
that in 2014 several tens of millions of such electronic devices
will be coated with the Nanofics® technology platform.
Europlasma has also built an international network of retail
partners, who license the Nanofics® technology from Europlasma to
offer a nanocoating service to the end customer. Some of the best
known retail partners are Hydrowarriors in China, Geckodry in South-Korea, Nanolix in Germany, Drisure in the UK, PhonesPlus in the
USA …
Europlasma's Managing Director Filip
Legein adds: "As the true pioneer in nanocoating technology,
we are happy to see that more than 20 years of intensive R&D by
Europlasma engineers has resulted in a reliable nanocoating
technology platform, running on industrial scale of equipment, that
is taking market leadership in a growing number of markets and
applications, such as air filtration products, functional textiles,
medical devices and electronic devices."
If you are interested to implement the Nanofics® technology in
your manufacturing line, or if you want to join Europlasma's
international network of retail partners, please visit the
Europlasma booth 35266 in LVCC South Hall 4 at CES 2014, or contact
Peter Martens at
peter.martens@europlasma.be, or Kristof
Hoornaert at kristof.hoornaert@europlasma.be.
SOURCE Europlasma NV