PLASMA SPRAY COATINGS

At MBI we apply advanced plasma-spray coatings on various surfaces to meet your requirements regarding wear, release, oxidation or other specific surface properties, textures, etc. 

One of the most popular functions of Plasma spray is producing CERAMIC COATINGS that are hard, extremely wear resistant, high temperature resistant and inert.  They vastly outperform alternate methods, such as chroming, hardening, anodizing, etc. 

CERAMIC coatings offer versatile surface finishes, from the cross-grained (matte) finish of 80-300 Ra. that is widely used on textile parts applications to a ground and super-finished surface of below 5 Ra. that is used for surfacing rolls, seal areas and more! 

Popular ceramics include:  Titania, Alumina, Zirconia,  Chrome oxide, and much more!

Another popular Plasma spray coating is what's referred to as “PLASMA-RELEASE” (aka PC- -- -series).  Such are MBI’s TRACLON family of coatings, which offer durable extreme non-stick properties with traction control (non-slip). 

TRACLON coatings have the highest degree of non-stick known to any industry.  They are produced by applying plasma spray that is injected with proprietary polymer mix, resulting in a high performance ultra-release / non-stick surface with non-slip properties. 

We apply these coatings for various industries, on rolls and surface areas that are subjected to glues, hot melts, inks, stains, starch, etc. 

MBI’s TRACLON is proven to improve performance and out-perform any other competitor’s coating. 

Typical applications:

· Roll surfacing

· Textile & Fiber parts

· Friction discs

· Finish rolls

· Doctor & feed rolls

· Groove rolls

· Hot (Heater) plates

· Let down rolls

· Rolling guides

· Crimper sleeves

· Crimper rolls

· Seal areas

 

· Pump sleeves

· And much more!

Plasma explained

Plasma is often referred to as the fourth state of matter. Plasma, like the other three states of matter (Solid, Liquid and gas) has it's own unique properties. Just as most substrates will become solid if cooled enough, any substance will become a plasma if heated enough.
 
In a plasma the electrons are stripped from the atoms creating a substance that resembles a gas but that conducts electricity. Plasmas occur naturally on earth in electrical discharges, lightning bolts, aurora borealis (northern lights) and solar winds.
 
At MBI, we use this type of energy with one of our coating spray systems.  We create a plasma field by passing an electric current through an excitable gas (such as argon or nitrogen), which provides an energy heat source of around 15,000 °C under high pressure, which heats and propels the coating material onto the substrate.  The utilization of such technology enables us to spray almost any material including ceramics onto a range of surfaces with tremendous bond strength and super properties.

 

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