Objective
Shoe manufacturers using adhesive bonded or coated polymers, the coating industry producing coated polymers for e.g door strips in the car-industry as well as those applying metallic layers (by e.g. electrochemical deposition) in plastic housings for electronic equipment are in need of clean and activated surfaces to obtain sustainable products. However, insufficient, slow and not reproducible surface preparations like mechanical and solvent treatments as well as etching methods are still in use. There is found to be a strong need for a new and improved surface treatment method. The conclusions from the Research Feasibility Study show UV/ozone as an (environmental) safe, reproducible, durable easy to use and cost effective polymer surface treatment. The objectives of this project are - The introduction of the uv/ozone cleaning/activation technique in the shoe manufacturing and polymer coating industry to improve product quality with savings on raw materials up to 15.5 MECU/year within 5 years. - Increased production velocity in the polymer coatings industry with lO0% (from 10 to 20 pieces/min.), footwear industry 50% (from 3 to 6 pieces/min.). - The prevention c.q. reduction of future emissions of halogenated organic solvents in both industries with at least 80% (3000 ton/year). - The aim to stop the use of etching acids to activate and clean plastic surfaces prior to elecetro-chemical deposition in order to improve product quality and save the environment. The proposed UV/ozone cleaning/activation process is a typical example of a sustainable production technology to replace traditional production methods. Commercially sized units with a price of 12.5 kECU are expected. This represents an economic benefit of at least 300 MECU over the next 6 years for the industrial partners.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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2628 Bz DELFT
Netherlands
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