Henkel Invests in Conformal Coatings Startup actnano
actnano provides tailored conformal coatings technology for the protection of printed circuit boards in a variety of applications in growing electronics segments.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies recently announced that it is enhancing its market offerings for functional coatings by investing in Boston, Mass.-based actnano. The advanced materials startup provides tailored conformal coatings technology for the protection of printed circuit boards in a variety of applications in growing electronics segments.
“As part of our venturing activities we are looking for novel and scalable formulated technologies providing unique benefits for growing markets,” said Paolo Bavaj, head of Corporate Venturing for Adhesive Technologies. “Functional coatings are a major focus topic for our Adhesive Technologies business. We are excited to work with actnano who has developed a conformal coating technology that protects entire printed circuit board systems responding to the fast-growing demands especially in automotive electronics and consumer electronics.