Comparison Technologies

Method	Cost	Process	By-Products	Energy Use	Advantages/ Disadvantages

Adhesion Promoter	Medium	Continuous	Yes	Very High	Known Technology / Good For Electrostatic Painting High VOC Content / Dirt / High Maintenance Expensive But Fast

Corona Discharge	Medium	Continuous	Yes	High	Small Process Window / Slow / Inability to Deal With Contours

Plasma Chamber	Very High	Batch	Yes	High	Slow / Very High Running Cost / Shadowing Generally Good Treatment

Atmospheric Plasma	Medium	Continuous	Yes	Medium	Not Very Suitable For Large Parts (Batch Process)

Acid Etching	High	Batch	Yes	Medium	Now Outlawed In Most Countries

Gas Flame Treating	Low	Continuous	No	Low	Cost Competitive / Easy To Run / Adequate Treatment Old Technology / Variation In Treatment Levels Accessibility Issues With Modern Styling

SICOR	Low / High	Three Stage	No	Low / Medium	Three Stage Process / 100% Dependable On Good Flame Treatment Licensed Technology From CSIRO

ATmaP®	Low / Medium	Continuous	No	Low	Fast / Robotic/ One Stage Process / Better Adhesion Licensed Technology From FTS Systems