QLAYERS IS DEVELOPING A PRINTING HEAD THAT CREATES MICROSTRUCTURES ON LARGE SURFACES 
Industrial surfaces are still coated manually. This has lots of downsides such as being a slow process, paint/toxic waste on-site coating is not doable and more.
Functional coatings created in lab environments are currently not implemented in the commercial industry due to several problems in the process of bringing such coatings to the consumer.
Qlayers’ portable printing head allows for automatic coating which increases efficiency twicefold, creates a non-toxic work area and drastically reduces the costs of the coating process.
In the long term, qlayers is able to bring functional coatings from lab to market. These coatings can be easily applied with Qlayers’ printing head.
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    Qlayers builds hardware for the automated application of coatings. By operating in a locally controlled environment, Qlayers enables to coat large surfaces on any location under most conditions. A high coating speed improves the operational efficiency of coating companies significantly.

    ​As a premium service, the controlled environment allows qlayers to apply and certify innovative functional coatings. Coatings can offer more than color and protection. They have the potential to radically improve fuel consumption, reduce CO₂ emissions, avoid expensive methods for de-icing and assist maintenance in the energy and transportation sector.
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Proof-of-Concept

Qlayers demonstrated its magical sharkskin coating on the hydrofoil of the TU Delft Solar Boat Team. Their winning mentality and drive for innovation exactly matches qlayers vision!

Clean Coating On-site

 Our Slash100 will disrupt the current coating process by slashing the number of man-hours and coating-material needed, increasing the efficiency, safety and quality by offering a fully automated printing head. 

Printing microstructures

Our unique printing method allows to to apply innovative functional coatings in a controlled environment. This means that normal paints can be used to turn any surface into a multifunctional one. As an example, we can create a drag-reducing (sharkskin) microstructure in commercial coatings. Other possibilities are to make surfaces self-healing, anti-icing, self-cleaning and so on! 
We enable automated coating of large structures, such as storage tanks, wind turbines and aircraft. Moreover, we can operate anywhere at any time, while ensuring consistent and high-quality coating conditions. By maintaining a high coating speed, we improve the operational efficiency of coating companies significantly and reduce the downtime for their customers.

Does all of this get you enthusiastic? Do you want to suggest other surfaces that need automated coating or share your network? Don’t hesitate to contact us! We can give you more information about our products and services. ​

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