{"id":10357,"date":"2023-11-21T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T08:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hef.group\/functionalized-powders\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:32:05","slug":"functionalized-powders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hef.group\/en\/functionalized-powders\/","title":{"rendered":"Functionalized powders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Functionalized powders<\/h1>
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For over 20 years, HEF has specialized in the functionalization of high value-added powders. We develop functional powders based on your specifications for your applications in additive manufacturing, sintering, Cold Spray… \n\nOur multi-material powders are obtained through dry processes (PVD, OMCVD, thermochemistry…) or wet processes (electroless, sol-gel…).\nWe offer complete or partial functionalizations, or inclusions within the core of your base powder.<\/p>\n Contact our experts<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Choose multi-material functional powders!<\/h2>\n
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HEF develops your desired functionalities using multi-material functional powders. Improve your surface properties such as hardness, lubrication, conductivity, diffusion barrier role, corrosion resistance, or wettability.<\/p>\n

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The use of functionalized powder for the manufacturing of parts allows for the creation of composites with unique and homogeneous microstructures.<\/p>\n

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HEF designs functional powders through surface modification (coating) or core treatment of a base powder (support powder), using complex technologies such as fluidized bed processing or mechanical synthesis.<\/p>\n

Depending on the specifications of your requirements, we offer different configurations of base powders \/ coatings:<\/p>\n

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  3. Single-layer or multi-layer functionalization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    We can produce any powder morphology (see visual on the right). <\/p>\n

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    Polymer core solder balls.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    HEF has developed polymer-core solder balls, thanks to a collaborative project initiated by Thales .<\/p>\n

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    These solder balls help improve the life of electrical contacts when assembling BGAs on a printed circuit board.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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