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MesoCoat Receives Two (New) Grants to Develop CermaClad™ Arc Lamp Applications
October 06, 2014
MIAMI (GLOBE NEWS WIRE) – Abakan Inc. (OTCQB: ABKI) (“Abakan”) an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that its subsidiary, MesoCoat, Inc. ("MesoCoat"), along with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), have been awarded $1 Million by the Department of Energy (“DOE”) to develop a process to join dissimilar metal alloys. The award will be shared equally. Additionally, MesoCoat has won a $150,000 SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research), award from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop antimicrobial coatings using its high-speed large-area metal cladding technology CermaClad™.
The primary objectives of the DOE project are to develop functional gradient transition joints between carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel for nuclear reactors, and to develop advanced joining techniques for dissimilar materials used in nuclear fission reactors.
The primary objective of the NIH project is to develop copper-based antimicrobial coatings primarily for contact surfaces in hospitals that could also be applied to many other public areas such as airports, bus and railway stations, schools, restaurants and work places. Antimicrobial coatings could have a significant impact on public health by preventing the outbreak of infections and diseases. Successful initial results could lead to significant follow-up funding from the NIH.
“These new opportunities are synergistic with several of our ongoing CermaClad™ Arc Lamp system projects and demonstrate how broad the recognition is that we continue to receive from national and international organizations who believe in the performance and effectiveness of our products and technologies,” stated Abakan CEO, Robert Miller. “MesoCoat’s CermaClad™ cladding technology has practically no limitations on the materials that it can melt, fuse, and coat using its high-intensity arc lamp. We have demonstrated the coating/cladding of nickel based alloys, copper based alloys, carbide, stainless steel, and even titanium on a variety of metal substrates. CermaClad™ enables us to add functionalities such as resistance to corrosion, wear, heat, and microorganisms to almost any metal at a fraction of the cost when compared to metals made from extremely expensive exotic alloys with these functionalities. CermaClad™ technology is currently being used to develop corrosion- and wear-resistant clad pipes for offshore and onshore oil and gas, oil sands and mining applications. A combination of lower cost, better performance, and higher production rate, indicates to us that CermaClad™ clad pipe has the potential to be the default choice for clad pipe in these industries,” concluded Miller.
About Abakan Inc.
Abakan develops, manufactures, and markets advanced nanocomposite materials, innovative fabricated metal products and highly engineered metal composites for applications in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, aerospace and defense, energy, infrastructure and processing industries. Abakan’s technology portfolio currently includes high-speed, large-area metal cladding technology; long-life nanocomposite anti-corrosion and wear coating materials. Abakan's products have demonstrated longer life, higher productivity and extremely high strength-to-weight ratios compared to competing technologies. The Abakan group of companies has been honored by The Wall Street Journal as the #1 Manufacturing Innovation across the globe, by Pipeline Industries Guild as the Top Subsea Pipeline Technology, by Forbes as the #1 Most Promising Material Science Company in the United States, by American Metals Market with the Steel Excellence Award, by Inc. 500 as one of the Fastest Growing Manufacturing Company in the U.S., and has received numerous other trade, industry and technology awards including five R&D 100 Awards and a Technology Innovation Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Over $50 million has been invested in product development and testing by federal agencies, national labs and our companies in order to deliver products that offer improved performance over the current state of art. Abakan has successfully introduced its PComP™ W for metal asset protection and life extension in the oil and gas and mining industries, and is currently focusing on the scale-up and commercialization of its highly disruptive metal cladding products for the oil and gas, oil sands, and mining industries. Abakan currently operates from multiple locations in United States, and intends to expand global operations in Canada, South-east Asia, Mexico and South America.
Forward-Looking Statements
A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including technological obsolescence, market acceptance of future products, competitive market conditions, and the sufficiency of capital resources. The actual results Abakan may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Abakan encourages the public to read the information provided here in conjunction with its most recent filings on Form 10-K,Form 10-Q and 8-K. Abakan’s public filings may be viewed at www.sec.gov.
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Robert Miller, Chief Executive Officer
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