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PRE-TREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING
Surface preparation for automototive
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
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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
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/
Surface World Live 2020 will be returning to Hall 11
at the NEC in Birmingham. The next show will be held
on the 18th & 19th March 2020.
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MARCH 2019
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