Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) is the world leader in conformal coating technologies and Parylene conformal coating services.
With over 50 years of specialist conformal coating experience, SCS provides a comprehensive portfolio of protective coating solutions, including Parylene, liquid, plasma, ALD and multilayer coatings, for harsh-environment industrial, aerospace and defense applications, including UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) and even space-faring systems.
SCS Parylene Conformal Coatings
Ultra-thin polymer coating for electronics and sensitive components
SCS Parylene coatings provide highly reliable protection against moisture and chemicals, and can be applied to virtually any surface material, including metals, elastomers, resins, plastics, and ceramics.
With uniform thicknesses ranging from a few hundred angstroms to several mils, the pinhole-free and ultra thin film coatings have next to no effect on the size and mass of their targets, making them ideal for SWaP (size, weight and power)-constrained systems.
The unique properties of Parylenes make them ideal for coating electronic circuit boards, sensors and other components used in UAV and unmanned vehicle subsystems, including fuel and engine systems, flight control electronics and more. These properties include:
Chemical and corrosion resistance – Parylene provides an effective barrier against corrosive liquids, fluids and gases, including harsh aerospace chemicals, and is insoluble in all organic solvents up to 150°C.
Uncoated
Coated with SCS ParyFree
Dielectric properties – The continuous thin film coatings formed in the Parylene deposition process provide high dielectric strength and low dielectric constants, allowing electrical signals to be transferred through without absorption or loss.
Thermal protection – Parylene N, ParyFree® and Parylene C are expected to survive continuous exposure to air at 60, 60 and 80°C respectively for 10 years. Parylene HT® has been demonstrated to survive continuous exposure to air at 350°C, with excursions to 450°C for less than 24 hours.
Cryogenic performance – Unsupported 50.8 μm thin films of Parylene C can be flexed 180° six times at -200°C before failure occurs. Steel panels coated with Parylene C and chilled in liquid nitrogen at -196°C have withstood impacts of more than 11.3 Nm.
Optical & UV properties – Parylenes are optically clear and also deliver unparalleled UV stability, providing protection from degradation and discoloration.
High-performance conformal coating services for OEMs
SCS conformal coatings are ideal for UAVs and drones, both for protecting specially designed OEM systems, as well as enhancing the performance of COTS products not originally intended to withstand harsh environments.
As the use of drones continues to proliferate in the industrial, commercial and defense sectors, the aircraft will need to reliably operate in demanding weather and environmental conditions.
Autonomous and remotely piloted UAVs rely on a wide variety of electronic systems, such as sensors, cameras, flight controllers, mission payload controls and communications equipment, all of which must be protected against failure.
SCS’ high-performance conformal coating solutions have been tested to temperature, vibration and environmental extremes in some of the harshest environments on Earth, at high altitudes and in space. This field-proven protection meets a wide variety of essential requirements for UAV designs, including:
Lightweight and thin – minimal impact on drone SWaP budgets, allowing maximum payload capacity and flight time
Exceptional reliability – unmatched protection against moisture, dust, chemicals and extreme weather
Desirable dieletric properties – protects sensitive electronics without affecting the drone’s RF control, communication and data signals, with no distortion or disruption even as operating frequencies increase.
The same lightweight conformal coatings that have been used for 50 years on jet aircraft and space probes are available to protect UAVs and drones. Find out how SCS Parylenes can increase the reliability of your UAVs, download the free e-book to learn more.
Specialty Coating Systems Headquarters
United States of America
7645 Woodland Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46278, USA
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European Headquarters
United Kingdom
Kingswey Business Park Forsyth Road, Sheerwater, Woking Surrey, GU21 5SA United Kingdom
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Parylene Japan
Japan
2951-10, Ishikawa-cho Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0032 Japan
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Singapore Coating Center
Singapore
2 Tuas South Street 2, #02-01 Singapore 637895
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Shenzhen Coating Center
China
5F, Building 2, Chongqing Road Anda Industrial Park FuHai, Baoan District Shenzhen, 518103 China
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Shanghai Coating Center
China
3F C301-D3 No.4 Building 389 Zhaojiajing Road Songjiang Qu, Shanghai, 201611 China
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Vietnam Coating Center
Vietnam
Factory no 1, Lot CN14-3, Yen Phong Industrial Park (Extension phase) Dung Liet Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam
+84-222-3611-511 Contact OfficeWebsite
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