MULTI RESIST scratch-resistant coating
Hybrid materials are an important development step on the way to more efficient and innovative future products.
Every material has always had a narrow but well-known property profile. Metals conduct electricity very well. Rubber, paper or plastic are insulators. Glass is scratch-resistant, but easily fragile. Plastic is easy to work with. Light and many times more break-proof than glass. Unfortunately, it scratches very quickly.
A sensible and future-oriented material hybrid would therefore be an obvious way to provide a stable plastic with a glass-like surface in order to get better mechanical and chemical-resistant properties. We make this dream of materials science come true on 2 and 3-dimensional plastic surfaces.
A refinement of a polycarbonate pane with MULTI RESIST gives it around 7 times more scratch resistance than PC without a scratch-resistant coating.
A scratch-resistant coating with MULTI RESIST also leads to a significantly better self-cleaning effect.
The maximum service life with a scratch-resistant coating is 5 to 10 times longer than without a scratch-resistant coating.
A hybrid of a plastic substrate and a glass-like thermoset surface. The advantages are apparent:
Plastic is upgraded to the point that it can withstand solvents, disinfectants, UV radiation and scratches!
In addition, this scratch-resistant surface can be colored slightly, which opens further doors for an appealing design.
Plastic can now be used in areas that would previously have been reserved for glass. Our Multi Resist scratch-resistant coating is a realization of the bold idea of engineers, technicians and designers that would otherwise not be possible.
Almost all thermoplastics such as PC, PMMA, PS, SAN, PETG and ABS can be used as plastic substrates. The layer thickness is barely 30 my - thinner than a human hair! Chemicals such as alcohol, disinfectants, acetone, acids, bases and many more cannot harm the Multi Resist scratch-resistant coating.
Typical applications are:
- Medical technology
- Glazing
- Electroplating technology
- Bioreactors
- Sight glasses
- Displays
