Our wet chemistry products control wetting properties (hydrophobic and hydrophilic coatings) and adhesion properties (adhesion promotion and bonding treatments).

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We're capitalising on the potential of our unique carbene chemistry. That's why we're keen to collaborate with leading companies and academics that share our vision to develop transformative products and materials.

Our wet chemical surface treatment prior to painting, lacquering or coating is called KOTEFAST™. It can be sprayed or rolled onto a surface and is activated by curing, either in a convection oven or by infra-red. 
KOTEFAST™ is an alternative to mechanical abrasion (sanding, grinding and even vapour blasting/plasma treatment) that has been proven reduce surface preparation time by up to 90%, increase throughput, and improve quality – helping to reduce manufacturing and maintenance costs. 
Additionally, KOTEFAST™ creates a cleaner, better manufacturing environment and leaves no harmful hydrocarbons. A Tier 1 manufacturer has shown a reduction in labour from 40 persons to 6 persons to achieve the same output which has allowed deployment with big multinational truck and bus OEMs.
KOTEFAST can be used on:
<ul><li>Epoxy</li><li>Polyurethane</li><li>Polyester</li><li>Vinylester</li><li>Polyamide</li><li>SMC</li><li>Gelcoat</li></ul>

Surface preparation is crucial in creating strong bonding and adhesion between materials. The broad reactivity profile of our Onto™ chemical surface treatments allow adhesion improvement on a wide range of composite and engineering plastics. 
The unique chemical adhesion of Onto™ allows the replacement of less effective techniques such as sanding or abrasion.
Applied by brush or roller the Onto™ family of adhesion products have been designed to work primarily with Epoxy or Methacrylate (MMA) based resin chemistries.
Applications in bonding include: 
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<li>Improved bonding of composite and engineering plastics especially in mixed material joints and assemblies.</li>
<li>Ability to select adhesives based on properties rather than on their adhesion to particular materials.</li>
<li>Improved interfacial bonding in laminated structures.</li>
<li>Improved adhesion of paints, coatings, and lacquers to composites and plastics.</li>
<li>Improved adhesion of pre-preg or tow-preg to substrates in wrapped, wound, or laminated structures.</li>
<li>Improved interfacial adhesion between fibres, fabrics, and matrix resins.</li>
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The ability to control wetting properties is of critical importance in many applications. Using Onto™ it's possible to alter and control the way that liquids will interact with a material surface. 
Onto™ can be patterned onto surfaces, either by selective curing or printing, allowing the creation of surfaces with bespoke functionality.
Applications in bonding include:
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<li>Altering wetting properties of membrane and fabric materials.</li>
<li>Controlling the behaviour and wetting properties in devices.</li>
<li>Controlling the behaviour and deposition properties of inks or coatings.</li>
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The Onto™ technology platform can be used to develop new materials and products with superior properties. By working alongside designers and researchers OXECO is designing new material solutions to tomorrow’s problems. 
OXECO are a founder member of the Hydrogen Storage Prototyping Hub, which aims to be an independent, open-access resource for innovators and industrial end-users to accelerate the design and manufacture of prototype hydrogen storage vessels
OXECO welcome enquires for collaboration or for participation in grant-based consortia.

Our chemistry-led solutions solve surface treatment problems

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