Europlasma Showcases Nanofics(R) Nanocoating Machine to Waterproof Electronic Devices at CES 2014 in Las Vegas

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OUDENAARDE, Belgium, Jan. 7/PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    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(R) brand name.

    Nanofics(R) 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(R) 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(R) machines are able to run with Nanofics 120(R), Nanofics

110(R), as well as other custom designed coating chemistries.

    Europlasma's Sales and Product Manager Peter Martens comments: "The

Nanofics(R) 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(R)

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(R) technology platform.

    Europlasma has also built an international network of retail partners, who

license the Nanofics(R) 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(R) 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