SurfaceTrace

Nycote’s SurfaceTrace® Unique optical fingerprint coating technology – Securing your assets and proprietary goods with unique high-tech safety coatings.

SurfaceTrace is an established airworthy coating approved by major Aerospace OEMs, now with a non-removable and invisible element which allows components to be permanently identified as genuine, non-counterfeit and can carry up to 5 pieces of data to aid in product identification. Additionally, you may use the 5 pieces of data to track what is important to you. The product is excellent for Applications requiring traceability, anti-counterfeit and overcoating of visible part markings, or to replace part marking.

WHAT IS AN OPTICAL FINGERPRINT?

Nycote proprietary coating technology allows formula enhancements by suspending additives uniformly and consistently in every batch of our surface coatings. Through this process, we have successfully formulated the benefits of a tough flexible coating with an optical fingerprint additive. Nycote’s optical finger print additive, SurfaceTrace 99 & 7-11 surface coatings, provide a secure, counterfeit-proof, and machine-readable coating technology. Both products allow full traceability, tamper resistance, and product authentication in the field. By implementing this innovative technology.

SurfaceTrace is a cross-linked hybrid polymer-epoxy coating with a unique identification additive that provides a one-of-a-kind optical fingerprint embedded within the coating material. This high-tech, high-performance coating is machine-readable, fully traceable, and allows the owner to identify their parts through supply and maintenance chains. SurfaceTrace is a new innovation by Nycote Laboratories and provides next-gen authentication coating technology for the safety of your assets.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Inorganic tracers have been added to Nycote SurfaceTrace & SurfaceTrace Ecoshield formulations with no visible impacts to the material. Under proper lighting, these tracers are excited and emit wavelengths that are detectable through analysis with specific handheld equipment. With a quick scan, this invisible safety technology, provides traceability solutions throughout the entire supply chain providing even more protection to your products.

Low viscosity
Low gloss

Product Details

Solutions

Case Studies

Aerospace

  • Electrical bondings
  • avionics
  • wire-harness assemblie
  • light housing
  • radomes
  • galley connectors
  • entertainment systems
  • corrosion prevention on identification plates
  • actuators
  • hydraulic systems
  • fuel systems
  • friction and wear
  • interior protections of textiles, plastics, and metals

Automotive

  • Corrosion protection on fasteners
  • Metal and CF parts exposed to harsh environments
  • Electrical systems
  • Advanced driver assistance systems
  • PCBs
  • Wire bundles
  • Electrical systems exposed to high heat and freezing temps
  • Vibration/wear
  • Batteries, battery busbars,  and cold plates
  • Materials and moving parts
  • Interior, anti-microbial, and anti-viral protection

Electronics

  • Material protection from lubricants and greases
  • Material protection from hydraulic fluids
  • Protection of actuators and sensors
  • Extreme high and low-temperature protection
  • Abrasion and impact protection
  • Microbial ingress protection (fungus testing to ASTM G-21)
  • Moisture protection

Marine

  • Ship Hull corrosion prevention above water line
  • Communication equipment
  • Electronic corrosion protection
  • High-touch microbial prevention
  • Label and placard protection
  • Any substrate for salt spray protection

Medical

  • Medical devices, diagnostic equipment, medical textiles
  • High-touch metal, plastic, and textile surfaces for microbial elimination and growth prevention
  • Prevent liquid and vapor permeation
  • Protect surfaces from impact and abrasion
  • Keep sensitive electronics sealed and safe-guarded

Military & Defense

  • Safe-guard electronic components
  • Protection of wire harness assemblies
  • Fuel bladder and system permeation protection
  • Sealant over or under other coatings
  • Protection from salt spray oxidation
  • Protection of metal, textile, plastic, and carbon fiber applications

Public Transportation

  • Corrosion on emergency windows, doors, metal, and rust from water collection
  • Electrical systems, circuitry, electrical components
  • Elements exposed to dirt, grease, and environmental elements
  • Microbial protection on interior high touch metals and plastics

Space

  • Sealant over composite joints
  • Vacuum bag seals
  • Wire bundles
  • PCBs
  • Space suits
  • Material protection from AO, UV, fuels, and high and low temps

Textile

  • Microbial
  • Odor control
  • Stain and wear prevention
  • Textile protection from cleansers and machine washing
  • Textile aging and aesthetics
  • Flammability control

Chrome Replacement

Chrome coating products will be phased out by 2026. To reach this goal, our customers are looking to Nycote as part of a schematic with other coatings to provide a solution. Nycote technology for chrome replacement constitutes one solution due to nylon epoxy encapsulation which is known for superior adhesion, chemical resistance, and permeation control.

Thinner & Surface Preparation

Using Nyclean and Thinner I is the perfect solution for surface preparation prior to applying any Nycote product.

Thinner Type II is used to thin our formulations for spray applications.

Removers

Nygone is an easy and effective way to remove cured polymer, resin, and conformal coatings. Nygone has the ability to remove polymers without damaging your substrates.

Friction Reduction

Nycote protects critical parts of your gear. Nycote is ideal for a range of applications such as aircraft moving parts, heavy machinery, and automotive and industrial applications. The strength of Epoxy combined with nylon flexibility is the perfect solution for encapsulating sliding and moving parts.

Electrical Bonding

Nycote® electrical bonding technology is the ultimate corrosion protection and your best defense against flashover and sparking.

Corrosion Prevention

Extend the life of your products with Nycote® nylon-epoxy polymer coatings which act as single source protection against salt spray, oxidation, acidic chemicals, conductivity, and other corrosive elements.

Contamination & Permeation Control

Nycote’s proprietary, high-performance liquid nylon-epoxy coatings provide the strength and flexibility required to contain fluids and vapors from permeating through a membrane. The ability of all Nycote formulations to adhere to many different substrates, including plastics, thermoplastics, metals, and textiles, makes our coatings a perfect partner for fuel, fuel bladder, and other liquid containment systems. All formulations are highly resistant to acidic chemicals and harsh environments.

Conformal Coating

Nyform is a non-conductive conformal coating for the protection of electronics and PCBs. The coating is durable and the thinnest, most lightweight conformal coating on the market, meeting the requirements of IPC-CC-830C, interchangeable with Mil-I-46058C. Nyform is removable and an anti-flashover, anti-tracking, insulative varnish suitable for electronics in all environments.

Conductivity Control

Trusted in aerospace for 60 years, Nycote’s liquid nylon surface protection is a revolutionary barrier against corrosion, friction, and wear. With nylon-epoxy encapsulation abilities, you can be sure that your components are completely sealed and protected for mission-critical applications.

Antiviral / Antimicrobial

Microbial solutions with our established and approved coating formulations. With Nycote coatings, you have peace of mind that you are protecting your surfaces and moving parts from corrosion and wear, as well as providing a permanent barrier against microbial proliferation. Nysafe includes a highly effective additive to our existing formulations that provides a permanent barrier against mold, fungus, Staphylococcus, S. Aureus, SARS CoV-2, and more.

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