This is the latest addition to its surface testing lab, based in the North West of England.
This investment further enhances Henniker Plasma’s capabilities, allowing it to measure surface free energy with just one click. The analyser reveals both the polar and the nonpolar component of a solid’s surface tension, meaning optimal wetting conditions can be achieved.
Plasma treatment is a key surface preparation technique in high-tech and fast-paced industries where it offers many benefits for improving product manufacture and finishing. Plasmas efficiently remove organic contamination from surfaces with no harmful waste or by-products. They also render many surfaces hydrophilic, which in turn significantly improves surface adhesion characteristics.
This fully-automated analyser provides highly accurate scientific results with good repeatability. It allows for measurement of any size workpieces, prototypes, and finished parts. The wettability of those parts can be determined ahead of coating or bonding, and the effectiveness of hydrophobic coatings can be tested effectively.
