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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April, 2023)- 3M recently announced their intended exit from their Novec Electronic Grade coatings business. While the exact date of exit is not known, we have heard from several sources that the exit will occur later this year, meaning 3M customers will need to find alternative products quickly to support their project …

Aculon® NanoProof® 3 Series: Direct Replacements for 3M™ Novec™ 1700, 1900, and 2700 Electronic Grade Coating Series Read More »

VIEWPOINT 2023: Edward Hughes, Chairman & CEO, Aculon, Inc. Surfaces matter! Whether it is protecting PCBs from water, getting better performance from SMT stencils, providing anti-fingerprinting protection to consumer electronics, maximizing space available on boards by controlling epoxy flow or extending the life of semiconductor test pins, functionalizing the surface really matters. OEMS and CEMS …

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (November 15, 2022)- Aculon, Inc’s innovative Mold Flash Repellency Technology utilizing Aculon’s proprietary repellent surface modification treatment has won the 2022 Global Technology Award from Global SMT & Packaging in the Conformal Coatings category. Aculon, Inc’s Mold Flash Repellency Technology sets a new standard for controlling undesirable mold flash as it prevents …

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SAN DIEGO (November 10, 2022) — Aculon, Inc., a specialty chemical company with expertise in developing and manufacturing nano-technology coatings for surface modification, has entered a partnership with Shotwell Hydrogenics, a prominent oil and gas specialty chemical supplier, to expand the adoption of Aculon’s technology in the energy industry. Midland, Texas-based Shotwell Hydrogenics has an …

Aculon, Shotwell Hydrogenics Partner to Bring Advanced Coatings to South American Energy Market Read More »

Aculon, Inc. announced today that Dr Satya Gupta has been appointed as a Technology Advisor for its Energy business. In this new role, Dr Gupta will advise Aculon on the use of its surface modification technology for the Energy sector including Oil & Gas. Dr Gupta is a world respected technology expert with over 40 …

Aculon, Inc. Welcomes Dr Satya Gupta, retired Baker Hughes Technology Fellow as Technology Advisor for the Energy Sector Read More »

Aculon Senior Product & Program Manager, Mario Gattuso, participated in the APEX 2022 panel debate hosted by Global SMT. The panel discussed improvements of application and inspection of conformal coatings within the electronics industry. Click here to watch the debate!

The increasing demand for surface modification in the electronics industry continues to fuel the development and innovation of the Aculon team. Aculon CEO Edward Hughes highlights this viewpoint with Circuitnet Magazine, identifying the incentives for OEMs & CEMs to move to cost-saving and performance enhancing techniques through surface modification. Click here to read the full …

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