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INDUSTRY NEWS
Surface preparation for automotive
composite part reduced by over 90%
– JEC announcement
Oxford Advanced Surfaces
Limited (OAS), innovative
experts in surface
treatment, and Polkima
A.S. announced at JEC that
they have signed a supply
agreement for OAS’s Onto™
product. The use of Onto™
in Polkima’s production
process will reduce surface
preparation time by 90%,
speeding up this part of the
production process 10-fold,
leading to signifi cant cost
savings as well as faster
processing and improved
quality.
Polkima is an industry leader in Turkey in
the manufacture of composite components
for commercial vehicles and off-highway
vehicles OEM’s, and a leading innovator in
production methods and processes. Polkima
will implement the use of Onto™ in surface
preparation for the painting of composite
components initially for commercial vehicles.
The incorporation of Onto™ into
the production process will remove the
requirement for sanding prior to painting.
Sanding or abrasion as a surface preparation
is slow and labour intensive, risks damaging
parts (over-sanding produces scrap parts)
and dirty (all the dust that is removed needs
to be extracted and workers need to wear
respiration PPE).
Jon-Paul Griffiths, Oxford Advanced Surfaces
Managing Director, said: “This Supply
Agreement demonstrates a significant step
forward in the continued commercialisation
of our Onto™ surface treatment technology
into volume manufacturing and
transportation. We welcome the opportunity
to partner with Polkima and we look forward
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to developing the
relationship further.”
Anthony Gallia,
Polkima Chairman,
said: “Onto™
will enable us to
reduce the labour
time required to
prepare parts
for painting
by 90%, with a
huge cost saving.
This allows a
significant
productivity
improvement in
our ability to paint
composite parts.”
The unique patented
technology of
Onto™ has already
been proven in
demanding
applications in
automotive,
transportation,
motorsport, defense
and sporting goods, and is specifically
designed to exploit the maximum potential
of modern materials. It provides a practical
approach to surface preparation that reduces
processing time, reduces cost, improves
adhesion, and is easily repeatable.
Onto™ removes all the current issues with
surface preparation with a simple process
that works for composites and a wide range
of engineering plastics.
For more information please visit
https://www.oxfordsurfaces.com/.
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