Engineers at the University of Houston, Texas, developed a new ice-shedding surface coating 100 times stronger than other state-of-the-art materials.
High-strength coating controls crack formation to keep surfaces ice-free
Sandblasting with light
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden, Germany, developed a laser “LIGHTblast” technology to clean and structure surfaces more precisely, quickly, cost-effectively and in environmental friendlier ways than conventional systems.
Spray Tips: Coating deposition process temperature control
During spraying, it is necessary to control the temperature of both the sprayed coating and the substrate to avoid substrate degradation, oxidation, and coating failure due to differential expansion.
Extreme Coatings extends service life and performance of engineered surfaces at new facility
Extreme Coatings, St. Petersburg, Fla., a leading global supplier of wear-resistant coating solutions for the plastics and rubber industries, announced construction of a new manufacturing facility in Austria for the production of high-performance coatings for feedscrews in injection molding and extrusion applications.
Living Materials are the Future of Green Building
Video description The coming decades present a host of challenges for our built environments. To become more livable, cities will need to become smarter, with buildings, bridges, and infrastructure that are no longer static but dynamic; able to adapt and respond to what’s going on around them. If not exactly alive, these structures will […]