Nanocoating Firm Gets Startup Honor

Posted On: 2017-05-24

"Tesla NanoCoatings (no connection to Elon Musk's Tesla cars) provides a corrosion-resistant coating for steel that can be applied like paint — with a roller, brush or spray system. What makes it different than any other product on the market, claims founder and CEO Todd Hawkins, is that its product — Teslan — is stronger than diamonds and more resilient than traditional steel primers. And because Teslan is a two-coat system versus the traditional three-coat system that has traditionally been used to protect steel from corrosion, the company claims it reduces maintenance costs for customers by 33 percent.
 
Teslan is made with fullerene carbon nanotubes, one of the stiffest and strongest fibers around..."

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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/28/upstart-25-tesla-nanocoatings.html