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With our new technique, we are able to deposit higher quality diamond on surfaces, in open air, up to 30x faster than PVD - overcoming broad limitations of diamond as a coating.
About
Our patented technique allows us to deposit diamond on metallic and semiconductor surfaces in open air, at industrial speeds, leaving higher quality crystals on the surface. This technique is not about ablating diamond powder on a surface, but pulling the carbon out of the ambient air. The technique can be adapted for both surface functionalization, layered deposits and electronegativity, but the benefit of pure carbon diamond structures is a game-changer for the oil and gas, marine, aerospace and defense sectors.
Key Benefits
Diamond or diamondlike coatings offer exceptional toughness, surface conformity, and inert chemical surface resistance against corrosion. However, it's challenging and energy intensive to put objects into a near vacuum chamber for the deposition process, which can also be extremely slow. FLITE's technique overcomes the limitations of speed, improves the surface quality, and can be applied in open air - which means it can be applied to very large surfaces (oil pipes, airplane parts, ship hulls), even in a maintenance setting for the built environment. We offer this protection without burning exotic gases or applying toxic chemical coatings.
Applications
Oil and gas pipelines (interior and exterior) Marine surfaces Offshore platforms (oil and gas or wind) Aerospace components (replacing hexavalent chrome) Automotive components Medical devices