Nuplex launches a breakthrough technology for the coatings industry

Nuplex recently unveiled Acure, its latest technological breakthrough for coatings. Acure is an innovative technology that will significantly benefit coatings manufacturers and end users around the world.

Until now, formulators and applicators have always had to carefully strike a balance between dry time and potlife in 2K coating systems. In Acure, Nuplex has a system that decouples this adverse relationship.

When used in OEM coating applications Acure has the potential to reduce both manufacturing times and energy costs. When used in field-applied coatings, Acure is expected to significantly reduce return to service times.

Nuplex’s CEO Emery Severin says Nuplex scientists started working on the technology in 2007 and have developed a system that has potential to be used in a wide range of industrial coatings markets.

"Acure is built on Michael Addition chemistry, which up until now has been too reactive to be manageable in a coating context. Developed to precisely control this reaction, the Acure system delivers very fast dry times, extremely long pot life and low temperature cure."

"We’ve introduced the Acure system to a number of customers and received very positive feedback. We anticipate the system will be a breakthrough for Nuplex and the manufacturers that use it,” says Severin.

Acure is being introduced immediately in Europe and America, then in Asia and ANZ towards the end of 2015.