Surface Engineering & Innovation

Finding a solution to a surface application or problem requires a holistic approach. In order to find a sustainable solution, it is important to look at a surface problem from various fields of expertise such as; coating production processes, coating equipment, application development, manufacturing set-up, supply chain management, quality control, people, economics and return of investment. This also leads to the question "what production strategy is the right fit? Outsourcing or in-house production?"

Offering includes:

• Developing new surface solutions for specific applications starting from material selection to parameter optimization and eventual finishing techniques.
• Business case preparation to evaluate the merits of insourcing vs outsourcing or the setting up of a 'Shop in Shop' solution.
• Equipment and material selection, engineering, supply and techno-commercial evaluation.
• Equipment, material and spare parts sourcing for thermal spray, cold spray & laser cladding equipment.
• Project Management Services for the implementation of Capex projects.
• Thermal spray industry Best Practices and Operational Audits: shop floor, quotations, laboratory, management & sales, etc.
• Technical sales support.
• Training in the thermal spray – basics, advanced, applications, critical maintenance, etc.
• Coating services support through Engineered Performance Coatings (EPC), and other accredited Coating Service Shops.

Customers include individual coating shops, OEM’s, R&D houses, universities and start-ups just venturing into the world of surface solutions.

We can support you no matter what stage you are at – whether contemplating to insource or outsource your coating activity or simply finding a coating solution that resolves your surface problem.