Christoph Hilgers and Andreas Haeuseler of Momentive Performance Materials, Germany, discuss the features and benefits of the company’s hardcoats
Momentive Performance Materials offers a wide range of products in the field of speciality coatings on plastic substrates. SilFORT™ hardcoats help enable the replacement only once of glass and metal with lightweight plastics in several demanding applications that cover a number of industries, such as automotive and architectural. SilFORT hardcoats help extend the long-term exterior durability and performance of plastics, such as polycarbonate (PC) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), as well as maintaining their colour, gloss, light transmission and physical properties.