Advanced Corona & Plasma Surface Treatment Systems

3DT designs and manufactures advanced corona and plasma surface treatment systems engineered for reliability, precision, and performance. Our standard and custom equipment improves surface energy to achieve superior adhesion and bonding across a wide range of applications and difficult-to-treat materials.

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About 3DT

Backed by 35 years of experience in the manufacture of corona and plasma surface treatment systems – 3DT Creates the Power to Adhere. Our systems are engineered to improve adhesion and, thereby, produce higher-quality products, improve production efficiency and throughput, and reduce waste.

3DT LLC technology produces superior adhesion through our innovative, powerful and dependable surface treatment systems. 3DT is recognized worldwide as a driving force behind industry advances in surface treatment.

What’s more, 3DT represents SOFTAL Corona & Plasma in the USA and Canada. SOFTAL manufactures high quality surface treatment systems for film, foil, and web applications..

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Powerful Surface Treatment for a Wide Range of Applications

3DT produces a wide range of surface treatment systems for numerous applications. Our superior and flexible systems improve adhesion for printing, coating, decorating and bonding applications as well as clean surfaces. Select your area of interest below.

Atmospheric Plasma Surface Treating for All Objects

3DT offers a wide range of atmospheric plasma treating options for numerous applications. Our superior, innovative and flexible systems improve printing, coating, bonding and clean surfaces.

Corona Surface Treating for 3D Objects

The adhesion of paint, ink, glue and coatings proves difficult on many 3-dimensional surfaces. 3DT’s line of corona treatment systems address these challenges by improving the surface adhesion on numerous substrates.

Corona Surface Treating Foam, Glass, Plastic Sheets & Panels

Corona systems for foam, glass panels, plastic sheets, corrugated plastic, home siding. 3DT’s advanced solutions for the powerful adhesion of paint, ink, coatings, and glue to porous, rigid, thick, uneven and bond-resistant materials.

Delivers turnkey, fully integrated systems with product handling and automation options

Offers equipment for nearly all 3D and film/web applications

Offers equipment for nearly all 3D, panel/sheet, and film/web applications

Develops custom-engineered systems tailored to each customer’s needs

Provides complete surface treatment solutions — from design and manufacturing to installation and service

Builds all systems in Germantown, Wisconsin, using proven technology and robust, state-of-the-art components

Backs every system with an experienced sales and service team dedicated to customer success

Corona & Plasma Surface Treatment Systems for Improved Adhesion

Bonding difficulties are common in manufacturing due to the chemical structure of many materials, which naturally resist adhesion. Plasma and corona surface treatment eliminate these challenges by modifying surface energy to improve wetting and bonding strength. Although the alteration is invisible, the treated surface dramatically improves overcoming many challenges in manufacturing.

3DT’s systems treat a wide range of materials, optimizing adhesion for ink, paint, adhesives, and coatings before printing, decoration, gluing, or part assembly. Materials that readily improve surface tension with surface treatment are: polymers, glass, composites, metal and paperboard.

Some Typical Applications:

Improved ink adhesion on plastic components

Secure bonding of plastic tubing to medical devices

Enhanced wetting for glue on silicon window seals

Powerful bonding of layers in sports flooring

Powerful bonding between layers of sports flooring

Learn more about our line of systems designed for most manufacturing challenges. Each system is customizable for your specific and unique application. Our team would be glad to discuss your application and surface treatment options, test materials, recommend a solution, then design and build a final product that improves your adhesion, process, and profitability. Let’s discuss your application. Give us a call or send us an email!

What’s New at 3DT?

Improve product performance while reducing chemicals, emissions, energy usage, and waste. As manufacturers look for ways to reduce waste and improve sustainability, atmospheric plasma treatment offers a practical solution. By performing surface cleaning and activation in a single step—without chemicals or abrasives—plasma treatment improves print quality, coating uniformity, paint adhesion, and product durability while reducing scrap and rework.

Importantly, atmospheric plasma treatment helps manufacturers transition to eco-friendly production methods by eliminating the need for chemical primers and enabling the use of environmentally friendly technologies such as water-borne and UV-curable inks and coatings. These advanced coating systems require higher surface energy for reliable adhesion, which plasma treatment provides.

Learn more about the environmental and production benefits of plasma treatment in 3DT’s article featured in the April/May 2026 issue of Plastics Decorating magazine.

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