e-Ion Plasma™ - Thermal Plasma Generator

3Dsintering™, 3Dbrazing™, and a multitutude of 3Dheat-treating™ within a few minutes

Improve materials propertis like wear, strenght, erosion, fatigue, hardness, creep, reflectivity, emissivity and others

Use low cost mhi rapid gas processing and save money

 

 

 

3Dsintering™, 3Dbrazing™, and 3Dheat-treating™ are trademarks of MHI Inc. recognized in many parts of the world

What is e-Ion Plasma™? - Features of Plasma (Brochure) - Extremely Wide Area Plasma (with LIP)


The unique e-Ion Plasma™ allows for unique applications of Ions, Electrons, Radiation and Hot Gases. The e-Ion Plasma™  produces a CleanElectricFlame™. This thermal plasma technology platform offers clean-green technology that can use just electricity and air, leaving behind no residues.  It is a new alternative to electron, laser, induction, and other Rapid Thermal Process heating methods. MHI's e-Ion Plasma™ uses less energy, produces less noise and is safer than traditional heating methods. All e-Ion Plasma™ devices feature integrated patented technologies developed by MHI. Other features

of e-Ion Plasma™ include: Highly efficient low power consumption, no water cooling, no ground electrode required and very small foot print. 

Plasma polymerization of many unique polymers and blends and their surface deposits remain unexplored with this new method.
e-Ion Plasma Clean ElectricFlame
e-Ion Plasma™ Source | e-Ion Zapper™ Furnace | Gen3 LIP System


pLASMA Industrial Plasma

e-Ion Plasma™ Source

Picture above is air plume below e-Ion Plasma™ Nitrogen Plume

Dicharge is into room air conditions

e-Ion Zapper™ Furnace
e-Ion Zapper (EIZ models)

Scalable Construction

Use for Nanostructuring Hard Surfaces

LIP System
LIP System for Plastics

Improve Plastic Bottle Aesthetics. Glossier Appearances.

Recyle Cleaned PET?

 

Live Demo

 

Rapid Sintering of 3-D Printed Products.  Use e-ion enhanced systems to rapidly sinter, hardface and clean. Cut time from 36 hours to few minutes in some cases.

Systems available for rapid sintering of platics, metals, ceramics and composities. 

Please Contact MHI to schedule a live demonstration on your part.  Demonstrations can be given live on SKYPE or equivalent. 

Simply contact us.  Send us your part and let us demonstrate the results live.

Helpful recomendations:  Consider Zapper and Magnifiers for metals and ceramic.  Use e-ion LIP or OAB for polymer 3D sintering.

Yes, even titanium can be sintered within minutes from start to finish.  Extremely shiny parts even for copper or tungstan-copper. 

 


e-Ion Models


e-Ion™ Models

 

Models

Plasma Uses




MHI's unique e-Ion Plasma™ features novel technology that allows it to replace existing processes while simultaneously improving efficiency and productivity. Immerse in CleanElectricFlame™ for non line-of-sight processing or bend-heat requirements. Compare with Laser. 

e-Ion Plasma™ Uses
Rapid Degreasing and Stripping Rapid Deburring and Smoothing from Metals to Plastics.  Smooth Finishing.
Nickel or Cobalt Alloy Brazing and Hardfacing (call for details) Surface treatment without grounding object. Connect to gas and electric.

Plastic Surface Functional Manipulation (please download ideation brochure).  Plasma Ideation Brochure.

 

 Heat Treatment for hardening and other processes.  Please click on comparison tabs above.
Denaturing Decontamination

Electron beam replacement

 Corona Alternative

Electron Beam Furnace

 Smoothing and conditioning.
Compare to electron beam or laser welding Cleaning extruded plastics.  Avoid toxic chemicals.  Unique power adjustments possible.  Plasma Ideation Brochure.

Compare to electron or laser beam Melting

 Induction Heat Treating

Improving surface adhesion.  Cause functionalization.

 Compare to Induction Heat Treating

EB Welding support

Extremely Wide Area Plasma (with LIP)

Compare to Induction Melting.  Please download aluminum processing brochure,

Download Plasma Applications for Aluminum Supplement.
Laser Welding support Surface Cleaning
Enable Plastic Welding Enable Seam Welding.  Dissimilar Materials.
Thin Film Deposition Deposition
Rapid Annealing Rapid Thermal Processing

Surface Deposition


Comparison of Surface Deposition Techniques

  e-Ion Plasma™ Laser Electron Beam

Deposit Rate

 Very high, continuous Medium Medium, discontinuous

Species Deposited

 Atoms and Ions Atoms and Ions Mostly Atoms

Complex Shaped Objects

 Good/Excellent, varying uniformity Good Poor, based on line of sight

Alloy Depositing

 Yes Yes Yes

Simultaneous Gas Heating

 Yes No No
Substrate Heating Yes Low Yes

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Compare with Laser, E-beam and Sunlight


Comparisons with directed energy systems (Laser to Sunlight)

  e-Ion Plasma™ Laser Electron Beam Sunlight

Surface Impact

 Beam up to 150mm, large impact, improves productivity.  Large area allows for CleanElectricFlame soaking at various power settings. Commonly available average beam size is less than 2mm Commonly less than 0.5mm beam Varies

Welding/Joining

 Yes, even for dissimilar materials Yes, limited by beam parameters Yes, limited by beam parameters N/A

Drilling

 N/A Yes Yes

Vacuum Always Required?

 No.  Plasmize Air to cut down on cost of input gas. No Yes

Power Density

 106-109 W/m2 106-108 W/m2 for commonly used industrial CO2 continuous lasers. Depends on laser type. ~106 W/m2 Depends on acceleration voltage and wavelength of beam 1.3x103 W/m2 (average)
Water Requirement None.  High Energy Efficiency. High High N/A

Energy Efficiency

 Very high Very low Very low N/A

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CleanElectricFlame™


e-Ion Plasma™ use compared to Combustion

e-Ion Plasma Clean ElectricFlame
CleanElectricFlame™ Nitrogen e-Ion Plasma™ Plume

Issue

 Combustion Flame
(Conventional Plume)		 MHI Advanced LIP System GEN 3
(CleanElectricFlame™ Plume)

Emissions, Health & Environment
  • Likely to produce CO2, SO2 and soot
  • Uses combustion gas inputs of fuel and air, commonly requiring plumbing
  • Typical 20,000 BTU/hr burners produce about 22 moles of greenhouse gasses per hour
  • Fossil fuel powered combustion often leads to toxic byproducts such as Carbon Monoxide
  • Surfaces impacted by flame may be contaminated with small size soot-like particles
  • Clean ElectricFlame™ technology produces no CO2, SO2 or soot as a byproduct
  • No toxic emissions.  Air is typical input.
  • Electricity powered, no plumbing or piping needed
  • No venting required
  • Uses only air input, no other gasses
  • No greenhouse gasses
  • Air to Air.  It's like changing your combustion flame to an electric flame
  • Highly efficient, saving on energy costs
  • Non-toxic
  • No residues left because of process
  • Improves productivity
  • May improve shelf life and quality of products

Process Impact
  • Narrow area impact when requiring intense flame, non-uniform heat application
  • Uniformity requirements may require multiple burners
  • User configurable width of plume
  • Higher efficiency
  • Requires less monitoring, saving on labor costs

Explosion Hazards
  • Highly combustible, volatile
  • Incomplete combustion may be a down-stream fire hazard
  • No combustible gasses used as inputs
  • LIP systems offer integrated over-temperature controls

Energy Efficiency
  • Flames are energy inefficient, with only around 10% of their energy able to be utilized for heat as quantized radiation may dissipate heat
  • Over 90% energy efficient
  • Realized energy savings may approach 80%. (A 30kW combustible flame may be replaced by a 6kW plasma plume)

Control
  • Lack of precise control
  • Frequent quality control issues
  • Precise
  • Available built-in safety controls including an over-temperature shut-off

Noise
  • Noisy combustion process
  • Silent

Odor
  • Noxious odor is often noted from combustion byproducts
  • Odorless
  • Clean Process

Cost of Operations
  • Consumes expensive reactant gasses
  • Frequent downtime leads to lost revenues and costs of repair
  • Higher insurance and other costs because of emissions and other flame hazards
  • Uses air and electricity
  • No reliance on supply of combustibles
  • Less downtime, less lost revenues, less cost of repairs
  • Possibility of lower insurance premiums from improved safety

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Compare with Induction


Comparisons with Induction

  e-Ion Plasma™ Induction Heating

Surface Impact

 Beam up to 150mm, large impact, improves productivity.  Large area allows for CleanElectricFlame soaking at various power settings. Needs coupling frequency

Welding/Joining

 Yes, even for dissimilar materials Sometimes.  Dissimilar materials are very tough to weld

Drilling

 N/A N?A

Power Density

 106-109 W/m2 Depends on frequency, coupling and coil details.
Water Requirement None.  High Energy Efficiency. High

Energy Efficiency

 Very high Very low

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Learn how e-Ion Plasma™ technology can improve your business. Download Plasma Applications for Aluminum Supplement.

You may also view the general benefits and uses of e-Ion Plasma™ technology in the Plasma Ideation Brochure.