Abstract:
A method for protecting a substrate from corrosion, which method comprises in sequence: a first step including plasma polymerization of a precursor monomer and deposition of the resultant polymer onto at least one surface of a substrate; a second step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate; a third step including plasma polymerization of the precursor monomer used in the first step and deposition of the resultant polymer onto the polymer deposited in the first step so as to increase the thickness of the polymer; and optionally, a fourth step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
Adhesive articles are prepared through the use of modified release liners. The modified release liners include a fracturable layer and a release surface partially covering the fracturable layer. The modified release liners may be prepared by selective coating of a release material onto the fracturable layer or by selective treatment of a release surface to expose portions of the fracturable layer. Upon removal of an adhesive layer adhered to the modified release liner, portions of the fracturable layer of the release liner adhere to the adhesive layer to form a modified adhesive layer.
Abstract:
Adhesive articles are prepared through the use of modified release liners. The modified release liners include a fracturable layer and a release surface partially covering the fracturable layer. The modified release liners may be prepared by selective coating of a release material onto the fracturable layer or by selective treatment of a release surface to expose portions of the fracturable layer. Upon removal of an adhesive layer adhered to the modified release liner, portions of the fracturable layer of the release liner adhere to the adhesive layer to form a modified adhesive layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for coating surfaces with micro- and nanoparticles, the micro- and nanoparticles being chemically bonded to the surface, comprising the steps of pre-treatment of the surface with a plasma method, simultaneous or subsequent application of the micro- and nanoparticles to the surface, and subsequent fixation of the micro and nanoparticles on the surface using a plasma method, characterized in that the fixation of the micro- and nanoparticles takes place with the aid of anisothermal plasmas, the median electrical energy of which lies in the range of the bond dissociation energy of the micro- and nanoparticles, thus allowing the strength of the chemical bond between the surface and the micro- and nanoparticles to be variably set.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Beschichtungsanlage, insbesondere zur Lackierung von Kraftfahrzeugkarosserien, mit einem Transportweg (2, 12), entlang dem nacheinander mehrere Beschichtungsobjekte (1) durch die Beschichtungsanlage transportiert werden, und mehreren Behandlungsstationen (13-17, 18-22, 23- 27), in denen die Beschichtungsobjekte (1) behandelt werden. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Transportweg (2, 12) in mehrere parallele Zweige (5-9) verzweigt, in denen jeweils mindestens eine der Behandlungsstationen (13-17, 18-22, 23-27) angeordnet ist.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite material, said composite material comprising a substrate and a layer on the substrate, comprising a vapour-depositing step in which a compound comprising a triazine compound is deposited on the substrate at a pressure below 1000 Pa, whereby the layer is formed, wherein during the vapour-depositing step the temperature of the substrate lies between -15 °C and +125 °C. The invention further relates to a composite material, obtainable by the process as disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for preparing one or more lubricated surfaces of an article to reduce the breakout force and sliding frictional force. A lubricant is applied to one or more surfaces, and the lubricant-coated surface is treated by exposing the surface to an energy source, wherein the energy source is an ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure, gamma radiation, or electron beam radiation. One or more of the surfaces may be exposed to the ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure prior to application of the lubricant. Another aspect of the invention is articles produced using one or more methods of the invention.
Abstract:
A disk gripper (70) for gripping an insulating disk (124) at its edge during processing includes a contact device for contacting the edge of the disk and a mechanism for moving the contact device between a contact position and a retracted position. The apparatus includes pivot pins (128 and 126), a gripper body (110), a pedestal (112), side wings (122 and 120), gripper fingers (132, 130, and 140), contact pins (160 and 162), contact rods (170 and 172), springs (180 and 182), and retraction pins (190 and 192).
Abstract:
A method of applying a coating to a device which has one or more components housed in a housing. A liquid coating precursor is applied to at least part of the internal surface of the housing and/or at least part of the one or more components within the housing. Low pressure conditions are applied to the closed housing, sufficient to cause the liquid coating precursor to evaporate and initiation of the liquid coating precursor to thereby cause the coating to form on at least some of the internal surfaces of the device.