TECHNOLOGY · THE STORM PLATFORM

One coating step. Every particle.

STORM wraps each particle in a dense, uniform nano-shell. Dry, continuous, and the same physics from grams to tonnes.

Uncoated powder particles flow into STORM and leave with a bright nano-coating shell around each one. STORM one dry step POWDER IN as supplied COATED POWDER OUT 10–200 nm shell

01 / THE PROCESS

Your powder in. A better powder out.

No new handling, no new kit on your line. You get the same powder with a functional surface built for your application.

INPUT Powder in Metal, ceramic or synthetic diamond, as supplied.
LAYRR STORM Shell material, thickness and layers set to your target property.
OUTPUT Coated powder out Ready for your TIM, composite, coating or printed part.
  1. 01Full coverageA continuous shell over each whole particle.
  2. 02Tuned thickness10–200 nm
  3. 03Layered shellsup to 5 layers
  4. 04Drop-in handlingStill a free-flowing powder.

02 / WHY STORM

A thin shell doing the work of bulk material.

Uniform shell

Heat and current follow a continuous path.

Thickness 10 - 200 nm

Physics, not chemistry

No reactions or solvents to re-engineer as volumes grow. What works at grams carries through to tonnes.

Dry process · same recipe at every scale

Wide material choice

Metal, ceramic and synthetic diamond cores. 60+ elements including Nitrides, Oxides & Borides.

Up to 5 coatings simultaneously

03 / EVIDENCE

See the shell.

Characterised in-house and with partner labs.

High Resolution SEM of metallic powder
SEM · Metallic powder with nano coating
Left: SEM image of a synthetic diamond particle showing a continuous metal nano-coating over its whole surface.
Synthetic diamond with LAYRR coating· SEM
element map of the same particle showing a continuous metal nano-coating over its whole surface.
Material composition · EDX

04 / SCALE-UP

Four machines. One process.

Recipes developed on LIGHTNING transfer up the family unchanged, so your POC result is your production result.

  1. STAGE 1 · DEVELOP LIGHTNING < 10 g / batch Rapid screening and coating recipe development. IN USE
  2. STAGE 2 · SAMPLE THUNDER < 1 kg / batch Customer samples and proof-of-concept quantities. IN USE
  3. STAGE 3 · QUALIFY STORM kg / hour Pilot supply and qualification lots. IN USE
  4. STAGE 4 · PRODUCE TORNADO tonnes / day Volume production for programmes. ROADMAP

Throughput depends on particle size and coating material. We quote it per project.

05 / MATERIALS

What we can coat.

Not listed? Run it through the coating check and we will review it.

Status reflects LAYRR work to date. More information available under NDA.
CORE POWDER WHAT THE SHELL ADDS STATUS
Synthetic diamondBonding and conductivity into metal and polymer matricesDEMONSTRATED
Metal powdersHigher conductivity with less of the costly metalDEMONSTRATED
Ceramic powdersConductive surfaces on light, stable coresDEMONSTRATED
Superalloy, ODS and novel alloysHigher tensile strength and maximum temperatureSCOPING
Soft and hard magnetic powdersTailored magnetic properties, including rare-earth-freeGRANT FUNDED
NMC and LFP cathodesProtective, conductive surfaces for longer cell life[TBC]

NEXT STEP

Test STORM on your powder.

Get an indicative coating assessment in two minutes, or scope a proof-of-concept with our team.