OMicron

OMicron^® are solid, perfectly translucent, ultrafine glassbeads with a smooth and polished surface. The average particle size diameter is 3 microns for the OMicron^® NP3 and 5 microns for the OMicron^® NP5. They have the appearance of white powder. Standard OMicron^® glassbeads come in a non-surface coated version. For better incorporation into various resins, polymer and binder systems, OMicron^® glassbeads can be coated with different surface treatments.

These new beads are used in paints and coating to improve scratch and abrasion resistance in topcoats and sealers. They are also used in thermoplastic and thermoset applications to improve these surface aspect properties but also to increase some of the mechanical properties like compressive strength... Thanks to their shape, they can also improve the fluidity and the ease of application in different applications (epoxy flooring, polyester coating, SMC/BMC...).