Inlex Locking is helping coatings solutions provider SurTec to test an innovative new water-based precote® product.
Inlex has been a trusted coating partners for precote products for many years.
Due to this close cooperation, Inlex offered the use of its application machines to test a new water-based product which will be released to the market this autumn.
In order to respond to evolving regulations and OEM demands, the precote product line – which belongs to the SurTec Group – will be expanded by creating a new water-based coating which is safer and more environmentally friendly.
Based in Wolverhampton, Inlex is part of the Anochrome Group and offers a comprehensive range of threadlocking and sealings for high-tech fastening applications across many industries.
Sebastian Thau, Director Global Product Management Functional Coatings of SurTec, said: “The industry has clearly been moving towards water-based coatings for some time. OEMs are now specifically asking for the technology as part of their VOC reduction measures.
“We have a fantastic relationship with Inlex as our primary UK coating partner so we were delighted when the team offered us the opportunity to test our new product on their industry-leading machines.
“The new product is currently undergoing extensive testing with Inlex and other customers so we can fully understand the material, how it mixes and how it behaves in the real world.
“We will have regular feedback sessions with the experts at Inlex with a view to launching the product later this year.”
The partnership model has been fundamental to precote’s growth and success, allowing the business to focus on offering best-in-class service. SurTec created a new field of applications called functional coatings, which includes not just precote products, but also products such as anti-friction coatings.
Inlex’s Group Threadlocking / Sealing & Purchasing Director Kev Walton said the business was proud to be leading the way in R&D.
“We have a genuine close and trustful relationship with SurTec which benefits all parties and, ultimately, our customers and end-users,” he said.
“We are pleased to be helping SurTec with its development work and look forward to expanding our offering even further with the addition of the new product, which will also be available from other businesses within the Anochrome Group.”
Inlex already offers precote® 5, 15, 30, 80 and 85, and Top300
Meanwhile, SurTec has invited Inlex to have a presence on its stand at the Fastener Fair Global in Stuttgart next year.