CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION... 1 STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES... 1 REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY... 1 CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY... 2 SCOPE AND FORMAT... 2 INFORMATION SOURCES... 2 ANALYST S CREDENTIALS... 2 RELATED BCC REPORTS... 3 BCC ONLINE SERVICES... 3 DISCLAIMER... 3 CHAPTER TWO: SUMMARY... 4 SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SPARES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 5 SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SPARES BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 5 CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW... 6 DEFINITION OF THE INDUSTRY... 6 CONCEPTS IN THE INDUSTRY... 6 IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY... 7 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF A CONFORMAL COATING... 8 LIFE CYCLE COST... 9 TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE... 9 SELECTION OF CONFORMAL COATING AND DEPOSITING EQUIPMENT... 9 ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS... 10 PRODUCT CONSIDERATIONS... 10 MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS... 10 PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS... 11 AUTOMATION... 11 HISTORY OF CONFORMAL COATING... 12 HISTORY OF PARYLENE COATING... 13 HISTORY OF ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION... 13 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN CONFORMAL COATINGS... 13 BIOFUNCTIONAL NANOCOATINGS... 14 UV-CURE COATINGS... 14 WATER-BASED COATINGS... 14 FUTURE OF PARYLENE COATING... 15 QUICK-DRYING TOLUENE-FREE CONFORMAL COATING... 16 Photoresist Coating... 16 Dual-Cure Conformal Coating... 16
CHAPTER FOUR: GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CONFORMAL COATING... 17 IMPLICATIONS OF LEGISLATION ON THE COATINGS MARKET... 17 THE EU DIRECTIVE AND ITS EFFECT ON VOC EMISSIONS... 18 TECHNICAL TRENDS... 19 REACH... 19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES... 20 ISO CERTIFICATION... 20 REDUCING SOLVENT EMISSIONS... 20 SOLVENT-BASED COATINGS: REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS... 21 AIR... 21 WATER... 21 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE... 21 Community-Right-to-Know... 22 COATINGS FOR MEDICAL ELECTRONICS... 22 THE EFFECTS OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 23 SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS... 24 TABLE 1 STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND REGULATIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS... 24 TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)... 25 COATING ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA... 26 APPEARANCE... 26 SHELF LIFE... 26 COATING THICKNESS... 26 MOISTURE AND INSULATION RESISTANCE... 26 DIELECTRIC WITHSTANDING VOLTAGE... 26 THERMAL SHOCK... 27 ADHESION... 27 THE COATING PROCESS... 27 CONFORMANCE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS... 27 CONFORMANCE TO MILITARY STANDARDS... 27 TABLE 2 THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS AS PER MILITARY STANDARD MIL-I-46058C (MIL)... 28 CHAPTER FIVE: CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 29 CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SPARES MARKET... 29 TABLE 3 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SPARES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 30 FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SPARES BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 30 GLOBAL CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS MARKET... 30
TABLE 4 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 31 FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 32 REGIONAL CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS MARKET... 32 NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 32 ASIA PACIFIC CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 33 TABLE 5 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 33 FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING MATERIALS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 34 ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 34 TABLE 6 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 35 FIGURE 4 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 35 SILICONE CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 35 TABLE 7 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SILICONE CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 36 FIGURE 5 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SILICONE CONFORMAL COATINGS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 37 URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 37 TABLE 8 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 38 FIGURE 6 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2103 ($ MILLIONS)... 38 EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 39 TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 39 FIGURE 7 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 40 PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 40 TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 41 FIGURE 8 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 41
DLC CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKET... 41 TABLE 11 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DLC CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 42 FIGURE 9 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DLC CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 43 MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 43 AQUEOUS CONFORMAL COATING... 43 UV-CURED CONFORMAL COATING... 43 SURFACE MODIFIER... 44 TABLE 12 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR OTHER TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 44 FIGURE 10 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR OTHER TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 44 MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT... 45 TABLE 13 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 45 FIGURE 11 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 46 REGIONAL CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT MARKETS... 46 TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 47 FIGURE 12 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 47 DIP COATING EQUIPMENT MARKET... 47 TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DIP COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 48 FIGURE 13 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DIP COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 49 SPRAY COATING EQUIPMENT MARKET... 49 TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SPRAY COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 50 FIGURE 14 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SPRAY COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 50 SELECTIVE COATING EQUIPMENT MARKET... 51 TABLE 17 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SELECTIVE COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 51
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SELECTIVE COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 52 AUTOMATIC COATING SYSTEMS MARKET... 52 TABLE 18 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR AUTOMATIC COATING SYSTEMS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 53 FIGURE 16 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR AUTOMATIC COATING SYSTEMS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 53 PARYLENE COATING EQUIPMENT MARKET... 53 TABLE 19 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 54 FIGURE 17 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 55 ALD EQUIPMENT MARKET... 55 TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ALD EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 56 FIGURE 18 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ALD EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 56 MARKET FOR MISCELLANEOUS COATING EQUIPMENT... 57 TABLE 21 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MISCELLANEOUS COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 57 FIGURE 19 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR MISCELLANEOUS COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 58 SPARES FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT... 58 TABLE 22 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SPARES FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 58 TABLE 22 (CONTINUED)... 59 FIGURE 20 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SPARES FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 59 CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS... 59 GLOBAL CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATION MARKET... 60 CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS... 61 TABLE 23 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 61 FIGURE 21 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 62 CONFORMAL COATING IN ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS... 62 CONFORMAL COATING IN (CONTINUED)... 63
TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 64 FIGURE 22 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 64 REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONFORMAL COATING IN ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS... 65 TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN ELECTRONICS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 65 FIGURE 23 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN ELECTRONICS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 65 CONFORMAL COATING IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS... 66 TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 67 FIGURE 24 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AUTOMATIVE INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS BY TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 67 REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS... 68 TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 68 FIGURE 25 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 68 CONFORMAL COATING IN AEROSPACE/DEFENSE APPLICATIONS... 69 TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN THE AEROSPACE/DEFENSE INDUSTRY BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 70 FIGURE 26 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN THE AEROSPACE/DEFENSE INDUSTRY BY APPLICATION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 70 REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AEROSPACE/DEFENSE APPLICATIONS... 71 TABLE 29 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AEROSPACE/DEFENSE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 71
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN AEROSPACE/DEFENSE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 71 CONFORMAL COATING IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS... 72 TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY BY APPLICATION TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 72 FIGURE 28 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 73 REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS... 73 TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 73 FIGURE 29 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 74 CONFORMAL COATING IN OTHER MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS... 74 TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 75 FIGURE 30 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 75 REGIONAL CONFORMAL COATINGS MARKETS IN OTHER APPLICATIONS... 76 TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 76 FIGURE 31 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATINGS IN MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS BY REGION, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 76 APPLICATIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 77 APPLICATIONS OF ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATINGS... 77 TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATINGS APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 78 FIGURE 32 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 78 APPLICATIONS OF SILICONE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 79
TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SILICONE CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 80 FIGURE 33 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR SILICONE CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 80 APPLICATIONS OF URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 81 TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR URETHANE CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 81 FIGURE 34 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR URETHANE CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 82 APPLICATIONS OF EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS... 82 TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR EPOXY CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 83 FIGURE 35 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS OF EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 83 APPLICATIONS OF PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATING... 84 ELECTRONIC AND PCB APPLICATIONS... 84 HYBRID CIRCUITS AND MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS... 85 BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS... 85 MEDICAL DEVICES APPLICATIONS... 85 Medical Devices Applications (Continued)... 86 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS... 87 MAGNETS AND FERRITE APPLICATIONS... 87 OPTICS AND INSTRUMENTATION APPLICATIONS... 88 MILITARY APPLICATIONS... 88 RUBBER AND PLASTICS APPLICATIONS... 89 CORROSION RESISTANT APPLICATIONS... 89 GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF PARYLENE APPLICATIONS... 90 TABLE 38 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 90 FIGURE 36 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR PARYLENE COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 91 APPLICATIONS OF DLC CONFORMAL COATINGS... 91 APPLICATIONS OF DLC (CONTINUED)... 92 APPLICATIONS OF DLC (CONTINUED)... 93
TABLE 39 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DLC CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 94 FIGURE 37 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR DLC CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 94 APPLICATIONS OF OTHER TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 94 TABLE 40 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS OF OTHER CONFORMAL COATINGS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 95 FIGURE 38 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS OF OTHER CONFORMAL COATINGS BY INDUSTRY, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 95 APPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION... 96 NANOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 96 GATE DIELECTRICS AND GATE ELECTRODES... 96 METAL INTERCONNECTS... 96 DIFFUSION BARRIERS... 96 DRAM... 97 MULTILAYER CAPACITORS... 97 READ HEADS... 97 OPTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 97 ANTI-REFLECTION COATINGS... 97 OPTICAL FILTERS... 97 PHOTONIC CRYSTALS... 98 TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS... 98 INTEGRATED OPTICS... 98 MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 98 MEMS... 98 HYDROPHOBIC AND ANTI-STICTION COATINGS... 99 WEAR-RESISTANT APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 99 BLADE EDGES... 99 MOLDS AND DIES... 99 NANOSTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 99 INSIDE PORES... 99 NANOTUBES, NANOWIRES AND GRAPHEME... 99 AROUND PARTICLES... 100 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Tips... 100 CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 100 SYNTHESIS OF NEW PRECURSORS... 100 CATALYTIC MEMBRANES... 100 FUEL CELLS... 100 OTHER APPLICATIONS OF ALD... 101 INTERNAL TUBE LINERS... 101
NANO GLUE... 101 BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS... 101 CUSTOMER BASE FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT/SPARES... 101 TABLE 41 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT/SPARES BY CUSTOMER TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 102 FIGURE 39 GLOBAL MARKET PROJECTIONS FOR CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT/SPARES BY CUSTOMER TYPE, 2006-2013 ($ MILLIONS)... 103 CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY... 103 BENEFITS OF CONFORMAL COATING... 104 CONFORMAL COATING SELECTION CRITERIA... 105 CONFORMAL COATING (CONTINUED)... 106 TABLE 42 VARIOUS SELECTION CRITERIA IN CHOOSING TYPE OF CONFORMAL COATING... 107 ADDITIONAL SELECTION FACTORS... 107 CLASSIFICATION OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 108 TABLE 43 CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 108 TABLE 43 (CONTINUED)... 109 DISADVANTAGES OF MAJOR CONFORMAL COATINGS... 109 TABLE 44 DISADVANTAGES OF MAJOR TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 109 TABLE 44 (CONTINUED)... 110 ACRYLIC CONFORMAL COATING... 110 SILICONE CONFORMAL COATING... 111 SILICONE CONFORMAL COATING (CONTINUED)... 112 PROCESSING OPTIONS FOR SILICONE COATING... 113 REPAIRABILITY AND COMPONENT REPLACEMENT... 113 TYPES OF SILICONE CONFORMAL COATING... 113 EPOXY CONFORMAL COATINGS... 114 TYPES OF EPOXIES... 115 URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 116 PROPERTIES OF URETHANE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 117 PARAXYLYLENE/PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 117 PROPERTIES OF PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATINGS... 117 PROPERTIES OF PARYLENE (CONTINUED)... 118 BENEFITS OF PARYLENE COATING... 119 DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATING... 119 BENEFITS OF DLC COATINGS... 120 TABLE 45 BENEFITS OF DLC COATINGS... 120 CHARACTERISTICS OF DLC COATINGS... 120 TABLE 46 PROPERTIES OF DLC COATINGS... 120
SUBSTRATE MATERIALS... 121 TABLE 47 MATERIALS ON WHICH DLC CAN BE COATED... 121 Shapes... 121 PROCESSES INVOLVED IN CONFORMAL COATING... 121 CLEANING BEFORE CONFORMAL COATING... 121 COMPONENT CLEANLINESS... 122 NORMAL SEQUENCE OF CLEANING OF PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES... 122 MASKING OF THE ASSEMBLY TO BE COATED... 123 MASKING OF THE ASSEMBLY (CONTINUED)... 124 CONFORMAL COATING OF AN ELECTRONIC UNIT... 125 CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATION METHODS... 125 CONFORMAL COATING (CONTINUED)... 126 BRUSH COATING/FLOW COATING... 127 DIP COATING... 127 DIP COATING (CONTINUED)... 128 SPRAY COATING... 129 MANUAL AIR SPRAYING... 129 AIR SPRAYING EQUIPMENT... 130 PROCESS OF SPRAY COATING... 131 AUTOMATED AIR SPRAYING SYSTEMS... 131 SELECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS... 131 SELECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS (CONTINUED)... 132 AUTOMATED COATING SYSTEMS... 133 ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATED COATING SYSTEMS... 133 INTEGRATION OF AUTOMATED COATING SYSTEMS... 134 EVALUATION OF CONFORMAL COATING METHODS... 134 COMPARISON OF CONFORMAL COATING SYSTEMS... 135 TABLE 48 COMPARISON OF CONFORMAL COATING SYSTEMS... 135 VACUUM DEPOSITION OF PARYLENES... 136 METHOD OF APPLICATION OF PARYLENE COATINGS... 136 DLC COATING APPLICATION METHODS... 137 ION BEAM DIRECT DEPOSITION... 137 PLASMA-ASSISTED CVD... 137 PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION... 137 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION... 137 CURING OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 138 CURING METHODS FOR CONFORMAL COATING... 138 MOISTURE CURING... 139 ROOM TEMPERATURE CURE... 139 HEAT CURE... 139 MILD HEAT ACCELERATION... 140 HEAT CURING ABOVE 100 C... 140 REACTIVE CURING... 140
ULTRAVIOLET (UV) CURE... 140 COMPARISON OF CURING METHODS... 141 TABLE 49 COMPARISON OF CURING METHODS... 142 INSPECTION OF CONFORMAL COATED PARTS... 143 AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEMS FOR CONFORMAL COATING... 143 MACHINE VISION TO INSPECT PCB CONFORMAL COATINGS... 143 CONFORMAL COATING PROBLEMS... 144 CONFORMAL COATING THICKNESS... 144 COVERAGE: POINTS AND EDGES... 145 BUBBLES... 145 RELIABILITY OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 145 COATING AS A RELIABLE PROTECTIVE MEASURE... 146 EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY IN COATING OPERATION... 146 SAFETY IN CONFORMAL COATING PROCESS... 147 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CONFORMAL COATING... 148 ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE U.S. PATENTS... 148 TABLE 50 U.S. CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 1981 2008 (NUMBER)... 149 TABLE 51 U.S. CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, 1981 2008 (NUMBER)... 150 TABLE 52 U.S. CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY YEAR, 1981 2008 (NUMBER)... 150 TABLE 53 U.S. CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY COMPANY, 1981 2008 (NUMBER)... 150 TABLE 53 (CONTINUED)... 151 TABLE 54 U.S. CONFORMAL COATING TECHNOLOGY PATENTS BY INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, 1981 2008 (NUMBER)... 151 STRUCTURE OF CONFORMAL COATING INDUSTRY... 152 MANUFACTURERS OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE FORMULATION OF CONFORMAL COATING... 152 SUPPLIERS OF CONSUMABLES NEEDED FOR CONFORMAL COATING FORMULATION... 153 FORMULATORS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 153 DISTRIBUTORS OF VARIOUS CONFORMAL COATINGS... 153 MANUFACTURERS OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT... 154 VAPOR DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS... 155 CONFORMAL COATING REMOVAL, REWORK, AND REPAIR... 155 INDUSTRIES USING CONFORMAL COATINGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT... 155 CONFORMAL COATING/PARYLENE APPLICATION SPECIALISTS... 156 PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATING COMPANIES... 157 CHAPTER SIX: PROFILES OF SELECTED COMPANIES... 158
CONFORMAL COATING FORMULATORS... 158 CHASE SPECIALITY COATINGS... 158 CYTEC OLEAN... 159 DOW CORNING CORP.... 159 DYMAX CORP.... 160 ELECTROLUBE... 161 EMERSON AND CUMING... 161 GE SILICONES... 162 HERNON MANUFACTURING... 162 HUMISEAL... 163 ITW CHEMTRONICS... 164 LOCTITE/HENKEL... 164 MASTER BOND, INC.... 165 M.G. CHEMICALS... 165 PLASMA RUGGEDIZED SOLUTIONS... 166 QUANTUM SILICONES... 166 SHIN-ETSU SILICONES... 167 TRANSENE CO., INC.... 167 WACKER SILICONES... 168 CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS... 168 ASYMTEK... 168 FLUID RESEARCH CORP.... 169 PRECISION VALVE AND AUTOMATION... 169 SEALANT EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING... 170 ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS, INC.... 170 SPECIALIZED CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATORS... 171 ALLEN TECHNOLOGIES... 171 JARO CORP.... 171 VITEK RESEARCH... 171 SPECIALIZED PARYLENE COATING APPLICATORS... 172 ADVANCED COATING... 172 ADVANCED SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (AST)... 172 PARA TECH COATING, INC.... 173 PARYLENE COATING SERVICES... 173 SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS (SCS)... 173 UNIGLOBE KISCO... 174 UNIGLOBE KISCO, INC.... 174 APPENDIX... 175 TABLE 55 U.S. CONFORMAL COATINGS PATENTS BY COMPANY, 1981 TO 2008... 175 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 176 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 177 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 178 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 179
TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 180 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 181 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 182 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 183 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 184 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 185 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 186 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 187 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 188 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 189 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 190 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 191 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 192 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 193 TABLE 55 (CONTINUED)... 194 TABLE 56 U.S. CONFORMAL COATINGS PATENTS HELD BY INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, 1981 TO 2008... 194 TABLE 56 (CONTINUED)... 195 TABLE 56 (CONTINUED)... 196 TABLE 57 MAJOR RAW MATERIAL MANUFACTURERS FOR FORMULATION OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 196 TABLE 57 (CONTINUED)... 197 TABLE 57 (CONTINUED)... 198 TABLE 58 MAJOR FORMULATORS OF CONFORMAL COATINGS... 198 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 199 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 200 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 201 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 202 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 203 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 204 TABLE 58 (CONTINUED)... 205 TABLE 59 LIST OF CONSUMABLES DISTRIBUTORS/SUPPLIERS FOR CONFORMAL COATING FORMULATION... 206 TABLE 59 (CONTINUED)... 207 TABLE 60 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF CONFORMAL COATING EQUIPMENT... 208 TABLE 60 (CONTINUED)... 209 TABLE 60 (CONTINUED)... 210 TABLE 60 (CONTINUED)... 211 TABLE 61 MANUFACTURERS OF VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEMS... 212 TABLE 61 (CONTINUED)... 213 TABLE 62 COMPANIES OFFERING CONFORMAL COATING REWORK EQUIPMENT... 213
TABLE 63 LIST OF SPECIALZED CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATORS... 214 TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)... 215 TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)... 216 TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)... 217 TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)... 218 TABLE 64 LIST OF SPECIALIZED PARYLENE CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATORS... 219 TABLE 64 (CONTINUED)... 220