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Case Study: Protective Foam Coatings for Extreme Military & Aerospace Applications

Overview

Performix Coatings has been approached by industry leaders for decades, looking for a range of unique, flexible coatings to protect fabricated foams used in extreme military and aerospace applications. Projects include retrofitting Minuteman Missiles, ballistic military helmet padding, ballistic vehicle seating, and the SPHERES NASA project.

Challenge

Customers required a specialized protective coating capable of delivering highly specific end-use properties under extreme field conditions, including UV, chemical, abrasion, impact, puncture, moisture, tear, fire retardancy, and anti-microbial protection.

Solution

By working closely with our raw material suppliers, our product development team—with 120 years of combined experience—worked to solve these complex challenges.

Performix Coatings offers a full range of specialty coatings used by major manufacturers worldwide, leading the way with the widest selection of unique protective coatings for fabricated foams used in the manufacturing of military products of all types.

Products Referenced

Performix products referenced in this case study may include the following Foam and Plastics products: