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North East graphene specialist registers patent on ‘exciting’ new technology

Cleveland-headquartered Applied Graphene Materials plc has registered a patent on newly-developed technology which, once fully commercialised, will take the advanced composites industry by storm according to company chiefs.

Based in the Wilton Centre, Redcar, the business produces specialty graphene materials. Its new proprietary technology, Structural Ink, enables the highly targeted delivery of such graphene to composites.

By adopting Structural Ink technology, business users will have the ability to increase mechanical toughness to products, which can be derived through the addition of graphene.

Applied Graphene Materials has signed heads of terms for a Joint Development Agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, which will focus on the development and commercial exploitation of the technology.

Jon Mabbitt, Chief Executive Officer of Applied Graphene Materials, said: “We are very excited about the opportunity that Structural Ink opens up for AGM and our customers.

“Whilst we continue to collaborate with customers on developing tailored graphene dispersions for a range of applications, this printing technology offers AGM another route to market and a tried and tested product offer that we believe will be very compelling for composites end users.

“It is pleasing that we are being recognized as a highly supportive and competent development partner for industrial graphene applications.

“The foundations we have laid over the last 3 years are really starting to bear fruit. We have consistently focused on the core markets where we know we can deliver significant enhancements for large-scale industries and our collaborations across these areas continue to build momentum.”