Functional Coatings
Customer Requirement: Development of spot-removing patches for casual textiles, capable of removing wine, tea and coffee spots.
Challenges:
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Compact design of patch (credit-card size)
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Fast, complete removal of spots
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Does not affect color of textiles
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Does not affect human skin
Process:
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A large variety of prototypes were developed
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Different types of wine, tea and coffee were evaluated
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A few dozen prototypes were made for field tests
Solution: The spot-removing patch, developed by TecSolut and meeting all customer requirements, was commercialized by the customer.
Spot-removing (Cleaning) Patches
Self-cleaning Coating for Plastic Surfaces
Customer Requirement: A special surface treatment capable of converting a plastic surface into a self-cleaning surface.
Challenges:
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Based on commercial materials
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Abrasive resistant
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Price competitive
Process:
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Various chemistries were evaluated to get such coating
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Numerous prototypes were prepared for customer’s evaluation
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Coating process was evaluated, including building of a prototype machine
Solution: TecSolut developed formulations for self-cleaning coating for plastic films