Europlasma Showcases Nanofics(R) Technology for Corrosion Protection of Wearable Electronics at CES 2015 in Las Vegas

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OUDENAARDE, Belgium, Jan. 6, 2015/ PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

- Discover the machine behind the famous nanocoating technology and the

wearable and portable devices protected by Nanofics(R) at the Europlasma booth

35267, in LVCC South Hall 4, January 6th till 9th

Belgium based Europlasma, a global leader in low pressure plasma technology, is

pleased to present at CES 2015 its nanocoating technology for the electronics

industry under the Nanofics(R) brand name. Europlasma's Nanofics(R) technology

is used worldwide by a renowned customer base for the coating of filtration

products, functional textiles, medical devices and consumer electronics.

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Nanofics(R) refers to nanoscaled functionalization into the core of complex s

haped materials and products. It is Europlasma's patented and patent pending

nanocoating technology platform, first applied on industrial scale in 1996.

The Nanofics 120(R) family of coatings is a highly water repellent (water

contact angle of 120 degrees according to ASTM D5964) and highly oil repellent

(oil repellency level 8 according to ISO 14419) fluoropolymer type of

nanocoatings deposited by low pressure plasma technology.

These liquid repellent nanocoatings have proven to be the ideal technology to

splashproof and corrosion protect wearable and portable electronics, used in an

active lifestyle. The Nanofics 120(R) coatings show excellent resistance

against water, acid or salt, and can be applied in a uniform way throughout

very complex fine scaled structures. The coatings are transparent, flexible and

show no influence on the performance of the device.  Because these nanocoatings

are so thin no masking of specific microdevices or electrical contact points is

required, which allows absolute flexibility for integration in the

manufacturing process.

Europlasma's Sales and Product Manager Peter Martens comments: "The Nanofics(R)

120 would typically be used on a headset to reach water ingress protection IPx4

and salt mist corrosion protection for at least 48 hours. We do not work only

with each customer individually to reach the best possible solution for their

current device; we also work together with the customer to improve both the

design of the device and the coating type to further increase performance for

future models."

In recent years there has been a steep growth in demand for Nanofics(R) systems

to protect wearable and portable electronics. The systems are typically

integrated in the manufacturing lines of electronic devices such as earbuds,

headphones, headsets, smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers and smartphones. More

than fifty million of such electronic devices have been coated with the

Nanofics(R) technology platform.

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

filtration products, functional textiles, medical devices and consumer

electronics."

On October 28th, 2014, Europlasma announced that Gimv (a listed European

investment company with approximately 1.8 billion EUR assets under management),

through its technology-focused Smart Industries platform, together with Yukon

(the investment company of Europlasma's Managing Director) have acquired all

shares of Europlasma, and have subscribed to a multi-million capital increase

to support Europlasma's ambitious growth plans.

If you are interested in the Nanofics(R) technology, please drop by the

Europlasma booth 35267 in LVCC South Hall 4 at CES 2015, or contact the

Europlasma representatives Peter Martens at peter.martens@europlasma.be, or

Kristof Hoornaert at kristof.hoornaert@europlasma.be.

You are also invited for a more in-depth discussion in the Mirage where

Europlasma hosts a private suite. Please contact Dave Lindberg at

dave.lindberg@nanofics.com.hk for confirmation of suite number and timing,

Europlasma NV - De Bruwaan 5d, 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium - Tel +32(0)55-30-32-05

- Fax +32(0)55-31-87-53 - press@europlasma.be

For press inquiries, please contact marketing representative Gretel Matthys at

press@europlasma.be.

SOURCE: Europlasma