How SPARKFUZE™ works: a plain explanation

SPARKFUZE™ is our patented high-speed electrochemical coating process. The name says it all: spark + fuse.

The principle

A controlled electrical discharge of microsecond duration and precise energy melts the catalytic precursor onto the metal substrate. Local temperature exceeds 1,500 °C but only at the exact point, for a millionth of a second. The bulk substrate stays at room temperature.

Why it matters

Compared to classic thermal coating (ovens at 400 °C for hours):

• Process time: minutes vs. hours.
• Energy consumption: 90% less.
• No parasitic substrate oxidation.
• Possibility of nanostructures unattainable by other methods.

Three European and two US patents protect the process. Five years of R&D, industrially validated since 2024.