TraceCoat® - Breakthrough Authentication Coating Technology

What is TraceCoat®?

• Composite metal coatings containing specialty materials
• Detectible with portable electronic readers

Benefits

Authentication and identification properties in metallic coatings with a metallurgical bond to the base product

How Secure is TraceCoat®?

• Patented materials
• Proprietary and patented processes
• Sophisticated electronic readers
• Multiple varieties to provide extensive levels of authentication
• A tremendous deterrent to potential counterfeiters

How do the TraceCoat® Detectors Work?

• Hand held against a product
• Readings within seconds
• Pass/Fail or quantifiable readings available
• Rechargeable
• Results downloadable to a computer
• Customization of the design and display
• Authentication can be confirmed by manufacturers, buyers/retailers, customs officials, consumers

On What Can TraceCoat® be Used?

• Any metal, alloy or plastic product
• Products of any size or shape
• In existing plating processes
• As a new plating for products

What Varieties are Available?

• Any type of plating
  • Electrolytic, Electroless/Chemical, Brush
  • Nickel, Chrome, Gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Brass, Palladium, Iron, Cobalt, Zinc, Rhodium, Lead, Cadmium, and many others
  • Composite coatings with diamond, PTFE, ceramics, and others
• Any thickness
  • From microns to mils thick are possible, depending on the application
• Complete coverage of a product or on selected areas only

How reliable is TraceCoat®?

• TraceCoat® combines well established plating processes with a proven authentication product already used in currencies and high security applications
• Detection of TraceCoat® is infinitely repeatable with a fast, non-invasive test
• Numerous different TraceCoat® materials with unique identifiable signatures
  • That can be used alone or in combination with each other to provide customized "codes" within the coating

Can TraceCoat® be Applied to Products that are Already Plated?

• Yes, if a product is already being plated, adding TraceCoat® is very economical
  • The plating, energy, labor, overhead, administration, and other costs remain the same. There is just a small cost to add the TraceCoat® materials to an existing plating process
• And aside from providing authenticating properties, it has virtually no affect on the plating
  • So little of the TraceCoat® materials are required that they essentially do not affect the appearance, surface, hardness, corrosion resistance, magnetic or other properties of the plating

Does Adding TraceCoat® Materials Affect an Existing Plating?

• The TraceCoat® materials are inert and easy to use
• TraceCoat® materials are specially formulated to work effectively in any existing plating process
• The TraceCoat® materials may even be removed from a plating bath if the plater ever desires to have the bath without the TraceCoat® properties

How Can TraceCoat® be Applied to Products Not Already Plated?

• In applications not currently plated, TraceCoat® is highly economical
• Plating can be done in many varieties to best suit the product
• Plating can be done in highly efficient commercial plating operations
• Adding plating often allows the base product to be made from a lower cost, lighter, easier to manufacture, or otherwise better choice of base material

What do the TraceCoat® Detectors Look Like?

• Various models depending on the need of the application and individual