Nanocoatings Produced by Iranian Scientists Reduce Costs in Aluminum Factories
“At present, large companies like Alumerol Novin and Aluminum Pardis have succeeded in replacing the common chromate conversion coatings with zirconium conversion nanocoatings in the aluminum industry,” said Farhang Azad, the manager of sales engineering of the knowledge-based company.
He explained that the competitive advantage of the country's aluminum industry has improved and the final price of these companies' products has decreased by using the mentioned method.
“By using the home-made nanocoatings in these two aluminum factories, nitric acid, caustic soda and chromate were omitted from their production cycle, the problem of worker safety and material toxicity in the environment has been solved and the production cycle has reduced,” Azad said.
In another development, an Iranian knowledge-based company had also managed to produce nanocoatings that are broadly used in different industries, including electronics, medical equipment, industrial manufacturing, transportation, and aerospace.
Electro Optic Sairan Industries Company (SAPA) is active in the field of producing optical lenses, inspecting systems, medical equipment, airplane windows, and sunglasses benefiting from nanotechnology, said Milani, the managing director of the company.
Because they are typically transparent, nanocoatings are useful in applications where opacity would be a problem. For example, certain nanocoatings can make windows resistant to heat and UV rays.
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