Company Introduction & Recent Developments

Why Sanford Process?

• Proven track record helping clients succeed in their product realization

• Successful engagements across numerous industries and end-products

• Breadth and depth of front line experience with > 2000 customers

• The world’s most respected experts in aluminum anodizing technologies

Project Types

Design or Functional FeatureProcess of Record

ExtensionsModificationsImprovementsFixesCost reduction

New FunctionalityNew CompositesNew Processes

OTHERPROJECTS

NEWPRODUCTS

PLATFORMPROJECTS

Mission

Company Info

Company Entity

Mission

SPC extends the market applications for anodic

coatings through development and licensing of

new process innovations:

Examples• Clear hard coat into Consumer Products• High chemical resistance anodic coatings into Medical• Hard surfaces on flexible substrates into Pharma

Packaging• Sterilization resistant colors and printing into Medical

We partner with industry leaders to delivery the

anodic coatings required for their emerging

product requirements.

Company Information

Founded 1961

Subsidiary Katahdin Industries

US Patents7 (3 Pending)

Anodizing Technology Patents

Employees 6

Legal Structure

Development Services:

Overview

Exclusive / Non-Exclusive

Project Overview

Development Services: Overview

SPC creates innovative technologies to enhance the performance of, and extend the market applications for, anodic coatings:

Across a wide array of end use markets: Medical Instruments & Equipment Semi-Conductor & Hi Tech Manufacturing Consumer Products Automotive And More!

SPC accomplishes this through expert services

and technology licensing: Structured analysis of unmet need(s) Technology gap analysis Utilization of advanced methodologies: DOE, Stage Gate, etc. Proof of Concept, Engineering & Prototyping, Product Development & Design, Validated Process

Standards, Turn Key Solutions Staged Development & Reporting Seminars & In-House Training Implementation Services Consulting Services

Development Services: Overview Cont’d

SPC operates as a single source of multiple anodizing

disciplines bringing together all the elements for successful

anodic coating development:• Process Equipment

Rectifier, rack, cathode, and process tank design• Process Chemistry

Pre-treatment, electrolyte, post-treatment, etc.• Process Design

Chemistry, process steps, and process conditions• Other

Masking and marking

Development Services: Exclusive / Non-Exclusive

New technology can be licensed on either an exclusive or non-exclusive basis:

Exclusive: Sole rights to the use of the technology in a field for a period of time. Can be restricted to geography.

Non-Exclusive Existing or new technology without ability to restrict use by others.

Development Services: Project Overview

Stage 1

Needs Identification

Stage 2

Technical Assessment &

Solution Screening

Stage 3

Process Optimization

Stage 4Process Verification

& Validation

Stage 5Commercialization

• Specifications of Success

• Scope• Deliverables• Time• Costs

• Review of failures / prior experience

• Identification of Constraints

• Project Plan

• Brainstorming• Literature Study• Experimentation• Candidate Pathways• Preliminary Design of

Experiments• Application Testing

Development

• Quality / Yield• Through put• Capital • Finalize Manufacturing

specifications• Validate costing• Product performance

optimization• Maximize process

efficiency

• IQ, OQ, PQ • Line Planning• Installation• Commissioning• Training• Start Up• Technical Support• Post launch review

DEFINED PROJECT PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIAL VIABILITY VALIDATE PROCESS PRODUCTION

Anodic Coating Solutions

Design Solutions

Functional Solutions

Design Solutions

Permanent Marking in Metal: SANFORD PRINT™

Crystal Clear Hard Coat: SANFORD QUANTUM®

Vibrant Colors Hard Coat: SANFORD QUANTUM®

Beautiful Castings: SANFORD PLUS®

Functional SolutionsRevolutionary Chemical & Corrosion Performance

MICRALOX®

Flexible Substrates Flexi-Coat

Reclaim Lost Dimensions SALVAGE

No Burn 2000 Series Hard Coat PLUS

Unbeatable Salt Water Spray Resistance

MICRALOX®

Outstanding Color Fastness during Sterilization

MICRALOX®

Craze Free Hard Coat

Medical Sterilization PerformanceMICRALOX®

Supplies & Equipment:

Anodizing Process Equipment

Coating & Finishing Chemicals

Hard Coating Process Solutions

Anodizing Process Equipment

• Low voltage hard coat anodizing rectification

• High Current Density Coatings that pass Mil-A-8625 Type III specifications

• 13 – 24 volts. Generates less heat, and eliminates burning• Maintains clear oxide coating without darkening• Less Electricity and lower power consumption• Sized from 100 to 6000 Amps• Digital, programmable controllers

• Phase conversion technologies• Anodic process line consulting, project

management, & turnkey solutions

Coating & Finishing Chemicals

SANFRAN Fully organic electrolyte additive to protect aluminum from burning while reducing energy consumption.

SANFORD PROCESS

HARDLUBE

Reduces the Co-efficient of friction, provides for easy release, and enhanced chemical resistance.

ANTI-FOAMERSILICONE FREE

Dramatically suppresses foam in the process tank without impacting coating properties

CRYSTANT Accelerator for phase change conversion for the MICRALOX® process.

MICROSEED Specially formulated chemical to seed and impregnate during the MICRALOX® process.

SPC Electrolyte Custom electrolyte solutions

In-house Training & Support

• Anodic Coatings 101

• Racking: Efficiency & Quality

• Anodize Chemicals & Management

• Wastewater Treatment

• Specifications in Anodic Coatings

• Fundamentals of Sealing, Colors, Post-Treatment

• Line Chemistry Quality Management

Hard Coating Process Solutions

SANFORD QUANTUM

• Low Voltage Hard Coat• Produces Mil-A-8625 Type III coatings• Crystal Clear Hard Coat• Vibrant Colors Hard Coat• Sanford Print

SANFORD PLUS

• 2000 Alloys Hard Coat• Beautiful Castings

SANFORD SALVAGE

• Up to 6 Mil Hard Coat

MICRALOX®• Revolutionary Chemical Resistance (10X)• Autoclave resistance• STERRAD Resistance

SANFORD CLASSIC

• Conventional High Voltage Hard Coat• Lower risk of catastrophic burning

Application Solutions

Aerospace / Military

• All major Mil Specs.• Detailed Hand Masking• Chromate / Non-Chromate Conversion

Coatings

Household• Dishwasher safe• Vibrant Colors Hard Coat• Crystal Clear Hard Coat

Industrial

• Exceptional Dielectrics• Sanford Salvage• Beautiful Castings• Crystal Clear Hard Coat

Marine • MICRALOX®

Medical• MICRALOX®

• SANFORD Print• STERRAD resistant colors

Capabilities

• Process Lines• Lab, Pilot, Small Production*, Large Production*• Two step coloring• Polishing (various)

• Chemical Lab• Complete analytical lab capability

• Application Lab• Multiple test capabilities, including: abrasion resistance,

scratch resistance, voltage breakdown, hardness, cleaning performance, sterilization performance, and more.

* Shared with DCHN

New Developments:

Chemical Resistance

Sterilization Resistance: Fading & Dye Migration

Dielectric Properties

Chemical Resistance

• Multiple end markets require chemical resistance up to pH 13.5• Medical Clean ability w/ high

pH detergents• Automotive Car Wash Tests• Consumer Products Dishwasher Testing

• MICRALOX® provides an effective solution for many applications requiring chemical resistance.

Sterilization Resistance: Fading

• Problem: Organic dyes are oxidized by STERRAD® Sterilization.

• Solution: Sanford Process has created a protective coating technology to creates non-oxidizing colors and embedded inks.

Autoclave Performance: Dye Migration

• Problem: Organic dyes contamination on surface after autoclave sterilization.

• Solution: SteriCoat A and MICRALOX ® both eliminate the root cause of this failure. MICRALOX® also protects from chemical attack.

1 Shorr Court, Woonsocket, RI 02895 USA

(401) 597- 5000

www.sanfordprocess.com