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Integrated Biometrics Implements Ultra-Precise PRISM-800 To Apply RepelFlex® MBED™ Antimicrobial Coating on Biometric Fingerprint Scanners

Boston, MA USA – June 22, 2021 – Integrated Biometrics (IB), the world leader in mobile, FBI-certified biometric scanners, Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI), a leader in ultrasonic spray coating systems, and NBD Nanotechnologies (NBD Nano), the surface coating experts, are pleased to announce the combination of an innovative material and application process that enables a higher standard of protection of IB’s biometric fingerprint scanners.

“Protecting the health of the individual utilizing our biometric products is one of our top priorities. We have continued to innovate and establish a market leadership position by partnering with USI and NBD to ensure the highest quality of protection as compared to conventional coatings and applications processes,” said Doug Loy, President Integrated Biometrics.

The PRISM-800 is a large format, high-speed X-Y-Z spray coating system designed for the thin, precise uniform application of coatings and suspensions for high-volume, high-throughput production requirements. RepelFlex MBED, an ultra-thin, transparent coating, is designed to provide outstanding antimicrobial, anti-scratch, and anti-stain protection.

“Innovation in materials and application processes allows equipment manufacturers the ability to upgrade their products to ensure the precise implementation of coatings that can reduce the growth of odor or stain causing bacteria,” said Deckard Sorensen, CEO of NBD Nano. “Our collaborative approach facilitated rapid product innovation and speed to market.”

“USI’s proprietary, nozzle-less ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology (tCAT) provides a more uniform and repeatable coating application than conventional spray nozzles,” said Stuart Erickson, President at USI. USI’s ultrasonic spray head is a solid-state device with no moving parts. It atomizes the coating liquid using ultrasonic energy and then shapes the spray into a flat, sheet-like pattern using low pressure air flow. The spray head is “cleaned in place.” No intricate adjustments are required for setup and no disassembly is required for cleaning.

About Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.
Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) manufactures high-performance spray coating equipment based on patented, nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology. USI’s products deliver a superior alternative to conventional air-atomizing or ultrasonic spray nozzle solutions for the solar, semiconductor, fuel cell, medical, and electronics assembly markets. With thousands of installations across many industries worldwide, our team of technical experts is committed to providing the best technical, product, and application support available.

About NBD Nanotechnologies
Founded in 2012 and based in Lexington, Massachusetts, NBD Nanotechnologies is a rapidly growing specialty chemical company. Focused on surface coatings, NBD has a number of tailored coating solutions for the electronics and industrial sectors.

About Integrated Biometrics
Integrated Biometrics, LLC designs and manufactures FBI-certified fingerprint sensors for law enforcement, military operations, homeland security, national identity, election validation, social services, and a wide range of commercial applications. The company’s patented light emitting sensor technology enables lightweight scanners that outperform traditional prism-based devices in size, power consumption, portability, and reliability. Identity management solutions providers, government agencies, and corporations around the world rely on Integrated Biometrics’ products to enroll and verify individual identity quickly and accurately, even in remote locations.

USI PRISM Shipments Increase as Fuel Cell Market’s Continues to Grow Rapidly

Haverhill, MA USA – October 15, 2019 – The fuel cell market continues to grow rapidly with projections of more than 20% CAGR through the mid-2020s. Commercial-scale manufacturing is spread throughout China, India Europe, the United States, and Russia as a wider set of consumer application areas emerge, such as personal transportation, portable back-up power, and residential primary power. While industry leaders look into the future, manufacturers across the globe are increasing their production capabilities to meet with real-world demand.

Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI), a leader in high performance coating application equipment and an early entrant into the fuel cell market, is reporting a sharp increase in shipments of its PRISM ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology (tCAT) spray coating platforms for use in fuel cell manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. Manufacturers have shifted their equipment investment from the lab-scale PRISM 400 to larger PRISM 500 and 800 systems for added capacity in their commercial-scale manufacturing lines.

“The increase in shipments to fuel cell manufactures quite accurately matched projections for growth in the adoption of this innovative power generation technology,” said Stuart Erickson, President at USI. “USI’s PRISM systems with our tCAT innovation will significantly contribute the mass commercialization of fuel cell technologies by delivering a reliable and efficient method for the application of various coatings used in the manufacturing process.”

The coating process presents a major challenge to developers and manufacturers of fuel cells. Many of the coatings used in fuel cell manufacturing are suspensions and may contain precious metals like platinum, carbon, and ceramics, among others. These materials are often expensive, require specialized liquid delivery systems, and need to be applied uniformly at a specified thickness. USI’s coating systems, featuring patented, nozzle-less ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology (tCAT), are proven for the precise deposition of catalyst inks, electrolyzers, slurries, and other proprietary materials, critical to PEM, DMFC and SOFC fuel cell production.

About Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.
Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) manufactures high-performance spray coating equipment based on patented, nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology. USI’s products deliver a superior alternative to conventional air-atomizing or ultrasonic spray nozzle solutions for the solar, semiconductor, fuel cell, medical, and electronics assembly markets. With thousands of installations across many industries worldwide, our team of technical experts is committed to providing the best technical, product, and application support available.

USI Advances Adoption of Package Level EMI Shielding with Advanced Silver Conformal Coating

Haverhill, MA – Haverhill, MA, USA, September 25, 2018 – Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI), a leader in high performance coating application equipment, is announcing the sale of several of its PRISM ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology (tCAT) spray coating platforms for use in package level electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding using advanced silver conformal coatings.

Since first announcing this capability, USI has shipped multiple systems to semiconductor manufacturers in China, Taiwan, and the United States to support manufacturing using advanced silver materials from major providers. Unlike sputtering-based coating equipment, this new process has proven to have excellent EMI shielding effectiveness (1-10 µm), improved design flexibility, and lower overall cost of operations and ownership.

“The use of silver coatings for package level EMI shielding has rapidly moved from the lab to the production floor,” said Stuart Erickson, President at USI. “Smartphones and other smart devices have increasingly-compact form factors that demand higher performing EMI shield effectiveness. Our PRISM systems with our tCAT technology have proven to outperform other coating systems when measured against our customer’s technical and business objectives.”

Key to the acceptance of these new silver EMI materials was the superior coating capabilities of USI’s core technology called tCAT. This proprietary nozzle-less ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology is used for thin, uniform application of a wide variety of coatings from pure solutions to high-solids suspensions and slurries. USI’s tCAT utilizes “nozzle-less” ultrasonic spray technology combined with a precision metering pump liquid delivery system, which is part of a coating system platform with a motion and positioning system for the spray head, and a transport system for the substrates to be coated.

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is a process by which disruptive electromagnetic energy is transmitted from one electronic device to another via radiated or conducted paths, or both. In electronic components, devices, and systems, EMI can adversely affect the performance of today’s faster, smaller, electronic devices that contain digital circuits. EMI shielding helps designers obtain the highest possible operating and processing speeds from the smallest possible physical package without performance-degrading interference.

About Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.
Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) manufactures high-performance spray coating equipment based on its patented ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology (tCAT) spray coating platforms. USI’s products deliver a superior alternative to conventional air-atomizing or ultrasonic spray nozzle solutions for the solar, semiconductor, fuel cell, medical, and electronics assembly markets. With thousands of installations across many industries worldwide, our team of technical experts is committed to providing the best technical, product, and application support available.

USl’s PRISM-500 Selected for Precision Coating App at European Biomedical Company

Haverhill, MA – Haverhill, MA, USA, April 5, 2018 – Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) announced today the installation of its PRISM-500 high-speed, high performance spray coating system at a European-based medical company that sells instruments used to perform medical diagnostic tests. USI’s patented, nozzle-less tCAT ultra-Thin Coating Application Technology was chosen to apply an activation agent (coating) to the surface of a biomedical diagnostic instrument carrier that holds multiple test samples.

USI’s tCAT ultrasonic spray technology is a novel application method that deposits an ultra-thin, uniform and defect-free coating to the test substrates, which are about the size of a playing card and contain multiple test locations used for diagnostic testing.

With coating transfer efficiency of up to 99% and finished film thicknesses as low as the sub-micron range, the PRISM-500 handles high-precision applications. USI’s nozzle-less design delivers a much thinner and uniform coating layer than is possible with nozzle-based spray coating systems.

“Our systems provide a superior solution for a variety of medical applications ranging from implantable devices to diagnostic tools. Applied coatings include drug eluting coatings, reagents, protective coatings, and more,” said Stuart Erickson, President of USI. “We meet the real-world needs of medical device manufacturers.”

USI’s PRISM systems provide greater process control and uniformity than other spray technologies can deliver. The product line includes PRISM-400, PRISM-500, PRISM-800, and PRISM-1200 for larger format coating applications.

About Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.
Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) manufactures high-performance spray coating equipment based on patented, nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology. USI’s products deliver a superior alternative to conventional air-atomizing or ultrasonic spray nozzle solutions for the solar, semiconductor, fuel cell, medical, and electronics assembly markets. With thousands of installations across many industries worldwide, our team of technical experts is committed to providing the best technical, product, and application support available.

Ultrasonic Systems Adds Trident Electronics as Asian Distributor for PRISM Spray Coating Systems

Haverhill, MA – Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. (USI) today announced it has added a new distributor, Trident Electronics Technologies, a high-tech equipment and material supplies distribution company headquartered in Singapore with branches in major Asian manufacturing hubs. Trident supports both major multinational companies and small-to-medium sized enterprises, focusing on laboratory and production equipment for the electronics, aerospace, solar and semiconductor industries.

Trident will distribute USI’s PRISM line of high performance spray coating systems, which provide greater process control and uniformity than conventional air-atomizing or ultrasonic spray nozzle-based coating systems at thousands of installations worldwide spanning solar (silicon and thin-film), fuel cell, display, semiconductor, nanotechnology, electronics assembly, medical devices, and other applications. USI’s nozzle-less design delivers 5x thinner coatings with transfer efficiency of up to 99%. USI’s product line includes PRISM -400, PRISM -500, PRISM -800, PRISM -1200 for larger format coating applications as well as the PV-360 for the application of dopants to solar wafers.

About Trident Electronics Technologies
Trident is managed by a team with over twenty years’ experience in the sales, marketing, service and support of high tech equipment and supplies in the Asian region. Our branches are strategically located in major Asian manufacturing hubs supporting major multinational companies as well as local enterprises. Our team of experienced applications and service support engineers are technically competent and are dedicated to support our customers around the region.

About Trident Electronics Technologies Pte Ltd
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