Multi-Functional Coatings Based on Deep Chemistry Expertise
Tailored Coatings Designed for Performance and Sustainability
At SPECIFIC POLYMERS, we pride ourselves on our extensive expertise in material chemistry and formulation, which allows us to support our clients and partners in designing high-performance coatings and paints. Our team of formulation engineers is dedicated to developing innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of various industries, including automotive, construction, aerospace, defense, wind energy, electronics, and energy. By leveraging our deep knowledge of chemistry and advanced materials, we create coatings with customized chemistries to meet specific performance requirements.
The development of innovative formulations is essential to address the current challenges of sustainability and performance. Functional coatings play a vital role in protecting infrastructures, enhancing the durability of critical assets, and reducing the environmental footprint. These coatings extend the lifecycle of products, delay their replacement, and make them more suitable for recycling. Whether you need coatings for protection, durability, or environmental compliance, our expertise ensures that we can provide the right solution for your needs. If you are looking for a specific coating, do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements and explore how we can assist you.
TAILORED CHEMISTRIES FOR COATINGS WITH SUPERIOR PROPERTIES
Our goal is to develop coatings with tailored chemistries that provide superior surface properties and meet specific performance requirements. Depending on the project, we formulate coatings using commercially available precursors or incorporate cutting-edge materials from the SPECIFIC POLYMERS portfolio. This approach allows us to deliver customized solutions based on a wide range of chemistries.
Epoxy Resins
For years, we have been at the forefront of epoxy resin development, addressing numerous projects in structural applications and coatings. Epoxy resins are widely recognized for their superior adhesion, outstanding chemical resistance, and advanced mechanical properties. As a result, they are extensively used in industrial coatings to protect metal structures from environmental damage and corrosion. Epoxy-based coatings find applications in protective paints, white ware, and industries such as automotive and naval sectors, where high corrosion resistance is required.
With our extensive expertise in epoxy chemistry, we have developed a full range of bisphenol-free, bio-based, and dynamic building blocks, providing sustainable alternatives without compromising performance.
Polyurethane and Poly(hydroxy)urethane-Based Coatings
Polyurethane coatings are known for their high flexibility, abrasion resistance, and impact durability, making them ideal for naval and aerospace applications. Our work in this field extends to Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane (NIPU), leveraging our innovative cyclocarbonate functionalized building blocks. This approach enables the formulation of non-toxic, sustainable coatings with strong adhesion to various substrates, including aluminum, titanium, steel, glass, ceramics, and polymers.
UV-Curable Coatings
Aware of the challenges related to photopolymerization, SPECIFIC POLYMERS supplies UV-curable monomers and polymers featuring reactive groups such as acrylates, vinyl ethers, and epoxies. We also develop breakthrough R&D innovations, including maleimide monomers that enable photopolymerization without photoinitiators, addressing toxicity and yellowing concerns. Our expertise allows us to create custom UV-curable formulations for high-performance applications.
As photopolymerization is a green technology, we address complex formulation challenges, such as light scattering from fillers that hinder curing efficiency. We develop strategies including low optical density photoinitiators, photo-bleachers, and visible-light systems. Additionally, we explore multicomponent photoinitiating systems, latent species, and dual-cure mechanisms to enhance curing efficiency and performance.
Sol-Gel Hybrid Coatings
SPECIFIC POLYMERS develops high-performance sol-gel coatings, incorporating organic components into mechanically stable inorganic networks at the nanoscale. Our alkoxysilane-functionalized building blocks and polymers ensure covalent integration into sol-gel networks, providing enhanced adhesion, chemical resistance, and durability for applications in coatings, automotive, electronics, energy, and biomedical sectors.
Our goal is to develop coatings with tailored chemistries that provide superior surface properties and meet specific performance requirements. Depending on the project, we formulate coatings using commercially available precursors or incorporate cutting-edge materials from the SPECIFIC POLYMERS portfolio. This approach allows us to deliver customized solutions based on a wide range of chemistries.
Epoxy Resins
For years, we have been at the forefront of epoxy resin development, addressing numerous projects in structural applications and coatings. Epoxy resins are widely recognized for their superior adhesion, outstanding chemical resistance, and advanced mechanical properties. As a result, they are extensively used in industrial coatings to protect metal structures from environmental damage and corrosion. Epoxy-based coatings find applications in protective paints, white ware, and industries such as automotive and naval sectors, where high corrosion resistance is required.
With our extensive expertise in epoxy chemistry, we have developed a full range of bisphenol-free, bio-based, and dynamic building blocks, providing sustainable alternatives without compromising performance.
Polyurethane and Poly(hydroxy)urethane-Based Coatings
Polyurethane coatings are known for their high flexibility, abrasion resistance, and impact durability, making them ideal for naval and aerospace applications. Our work in this field extends to Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane (NIPU), leveraging our innovative cyclocarbonate functionalized building blocks. This approach enables the formulation of non-toxic, sustainable coatings with strong adhesion to various substrates, including aluminum, titanium, steel, glass, ceramics, and polymers.
UV-Curable Coatings
Aware of the challenges related to photopolymerization, SPECIFIC POLYMERS supplies UV-curable monomers and polymers featuring reactive groups such as acrylates, vinyl ethers, and epoxies. We also develop breakthrough R&D innovations, including maleimide monomers that enable photopolymerization without photoinitiators, addressing toxicity and yellowing concerns. Our expertise allows us to create custom UV-curable formulations for high-performance applications.
As photopolymerization is a green technology, we address complex formulation challenges, such as light scattering from fillers that hinder curing efficiency. We develop strategies including low optical density photoinitiators, photo-bleachers, and visible-light systems. Additionally, we explore multicomponent photoinitiating systems, latent species, and dual-cure mechanisms to enhance curing efficiency and performance.
Sol-Gel Hybrid Coatings
SPECIFIC POLYMERS develops high-performance sol-gel coatings, incorporating organic components into mechanically stable inorganic networks at the nanoscale. Our alkoxysilane-functionalized building blocks and polymers ensure covalent integration into sol-gel networks, providing enhanced adhesion, chemical resistance, and durability for applications in coatings, automotive, electronics, energy, and biomedical sectors.
DISCOVER OUR FLUORINE-FREE COATING FORMULATION SP-3494_V3
At SPECIFIC POLYMERS, we use our expertise in polymer chemistry to develop innovative PFAS-free solutions for coating applications. SP-3494_V3 is a solvent-based polyurethane top-coat specifically designed to substitute PFAS in antiadhesive and repellent coatings. SP-3494_V3 can be used as a protective and self-cleaning coating in different applications, such as textiles, solar panel, wind blade, etc. In fact, beyond water and oil repellency, SP3494_V3 provides light and thermal stability. Furthermore, its high flexibility allows it to be suitable for various substrates. Thanks to its good adherence to metallic substrates, SP-3494_V3 can also provide an effective barrier against corrosion and protect metal surfaces from environmental damage.
ADVANCED COATING TECHNOLOGIES AND TARGETED PROPERTIES
Our expertise in chemistry allows us to design high-performance coatings for a variety of demanding applications. We specialize in anti-corrosion coatings that protect infrastructure in industries like automotive, marine, and construction. We also develop anti-erosion coatings for sectors such as aerospace and wind energy, enhancing durability in harsh conditions. Additionally, our research extends to anti-contamination and anti-icing coatings, electroconductive coatings, and self-healing coatings, all aimed at improving the functionality, longevity, and sustainability of critical assets across multiple industries.
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