Ersatzwalze

Replacement roll

The task

The treater roll acts as the electric counter electrode in most corona treatment station designs. The treater roll and the dielectric material installed on its surface have a major effect on the formation and the quality of the plasma discharge and thus the overall efficiency of the treatment process. A treater roll is always selected specifically for the individual application. The type of corona electrodes to be used and the properties of the material to be treated are important factors in this decision.

In addition to the treater rolls that are delivered as part of our corona systems, SOFTAL offers customers the opportunity to send in treater rolls for renewal of damaged coatings or repair of damaged roll journals. Of course, complete roll assemblies are also available as a spare part from SOFTAL.

Stainless steel rolls

When a stainless steel treater roll is used, the dielectric is part of the corona electrode. This means that, in most cases, stainless steel rolls are combined with ceramic electrodes. Stainless steel treater rolls are coated with conductive layers for corrosion protection.

Silicone coated rolls

Silicone is the most commonly used coating material for treater rolls. The silicone coating acts as a dielectric and allows the use of inexpensive steel electrodes, provided that the material to be treated is suitable for this combination. Minor defects in a silicone coating can be repaired without removal of the treater roll from the treatment station. Heavily damaged silicone coats are quickly, easily and inexpensively replaced.

Ceramic coated rolls

Rolls with a ceramic coat are used in special applications with conductive webs. Ceramic coated rolls are manufactured in an elaborate plasma coating process which places them in a higher price segment than uncoated or silocone coated rollers.
The ceramic coat is hard enough to resist any mechanical stress that is likely to occur during normal operation. The ceramic coat also acts as a dielectric.

Results

Qualitaet

SOFTAL quality

Betriebskosten

Uninterrupted operation

Characteristics

Rolls

Shape, material and position of the treater roll, along with the characteristics of the combined electrodes, determine the homogeneity and efficiency of the plasma discharge. Specially chosen to suit the corona electrode and the material to be treated, the treater roll is one of the main components of a corona treatment station.

In addition to the treater rolls that are delivered as part of our corona systems, SOFTAL offers coated and uncoated treater rolls as spare parts as well as a repair service for rolls with a damaged journal or coating.

Electrodes

Shape, material and position of the corona electrode assembly, along with the characteristics of the related treater roll, determine the homogeneity and efficiency of the plasma discharge. Constant further development of our electrodes has generated a number of patents, including our Intelliblade™ electrode and our liquid cooled ceramic electrodes, both of which have been tried and tested hundreds of times.