Work
Recent programs, across the bench.
The same small group runs several of these at once. This is a sample. Named customers stay under NDA, which is the point.
- 01
Antibacterial and antiviral coatings
During the IIA COVID call: a formulation for polypropylene nonwovens, runnable on existing kit, with >99.9% bacterial and viral kill.
Hygiene
- 02
Recyclable hygiene fabrics
Nonwoven structures designed for circular end-of-life.
Hygiene
- 03
Agricultural nonwovens
Harvest-preservation fabrics for field and post-harvest use.
Agriculture
- 04
Melt-processed PP nanofiber webs
Air-filtration media produced without solvent spinning.
Filtration
- 05
Primers for digital retort packaging
Adhesion systems for digitally printed retort packs.
Printing
- 06
Materials for digital offset printing
Ink-receptive and process materials for digital offset.
Printing
- 07
Continuous chemical-reaction processes
Industrial-scale continuous chemistry, designed for transfer.
Process
- 08
Green solvent substitution
Replacing toxic solvents with environmentally safer systems.
Process
- 09
Aerospace composite 3D filaments
Filaments for 3D printing of aerospace composite parts.
Aerospace
- 10
Biodegradable post-harvest packaging
Preservation packaging for fruit and cut flowers. Vegetables as well.
Packaging
- 11
Polymer recycling process
Characterised factory waste streams and found catalogue products that could take a high recycled fraction. The line now uses about 40 tonnes of recycled material a month.
Process
- 12
Water and nematode filtration membranes
Microfiltration membranes for water and agricultural use.
Filtration
- 13
Anti-fog coating for medical eyewear
During COVID: a high-efficiency anti-fog coating for protective glasses worn by medical teams, built from readily available materials.
Coatings
- 14
Self-cleaning protective-film coatings
Surface chemistry that sheds soil on protective films.
Coatings
- 15
EPS reinforcement coatings
Structural coatings for expanded-polystyrene articles.
Coatings
- 16
Sacrificial coatings for turbine blades
Masking layers for aerospace turbine-blade repair.
Aerospace
- 17
Thermoplastic 3D printing process for thermoset composites
A process for 3D printing thermoplastic polymers onto thermoset composites.
Aerospace
- 18
Fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites
Geopolymer matrices reinforced with fiber, for parts that must keep their shape at high temperature.
Aerospace
- 19
UV-curable composite parts
Composite parts set with UV light, so the shape locks without a long thermal cure.
Aerospace
- 20
Multicore polymer optical fibers
Polymer optical fibers drawn with more than one core, for sensing and data in a single filament.
Aerospace
20 programs in this view.
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