R&D Coatings, LLC. was founded in 1989 as a consulting service and began production of industrial coating products in 1991. Over the years, here are some of the key developments and milestones of the Company:
- Developed and introduced UV cure pigmented basecoat/off-set gravure printing process for particle board and MDF
- Developed and introduced EB cure treadmill deck coating
- Developed and introduced EB cure mezzanine deck coating
- Developed and introduced a full line of UV cure vacuum coatings
- Developed and introduced 100% solids UV curable wood stains
- Purchased a 35,000 sq. ft. building that would house development laboratory, application lab, and production facility
- Developed and introduced a multi-step hardwood flooring prefinish system
- Developed and introduced water-based UV site applied hardwood flooring finish system
- Purchased laboratory electron beam curing unit
- Purchased laboratory reverse-roll fill machine
- Developed and introduced a high-performance LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) coating system
- Developed and introduced high clarity water-based UV wood coatings that match the appearance of conventional wood lacquers
- Developed and introduced cost-effective water-based primers