Surface Protection
Surface Protection For Applications
Effective surface protection is vital for both product quality and manufacturing efficiency. These specialized materials deliver long-term value by preventing costly surface damage during manufacturing, handling and transport. Implementing these solutions enables businesses to preserve product integrity and reduce waste, resulting in lower costs and higher end-user satisfaction.
At Advantage Converting, we have decades of experience solving surface protection challenges across various industries and applications. Our approach combines careful material selection, superior technical expertise and innovative production processes to ensure each solution meets your protection requirements.
Why Surface Protection Is Important in Manufacturing
Manufacturing processes often use automated equipment and handling that can lead to scratches and scuffs on delicate surfaces. Protective materials reduce the likelihood of damage during these processes. We match the best-suited materials to your production needs.
Our solutions help reduce scrap rates, minimize rework and protect your product value throughout the manufacturing cycle. We work with you to identify vulnerable points in your production process and develop targeted protection strategies that maintain quality without slowing down operational efficiency.
Typical applications include:
- Consumer electronics: Advanced protection films and coatings safeguard sensitive touchscreens and display surfaces throughout manufacturing, ensuring perfect clarity and functionality by preventing scratches and contamination.
- Aerospace components: Specialized protective materials preserve finishes on precision aerospace parts, protecting them from damage during multi-stage manufacturing processes, assembly and shipping.
- Medical device surface protection: Customized protection solutions prevent contamination of sensitive medical equipment with materials that meet strict regulatory requirements.
- Industrial systems: Protection systems for machine control panels and industrial interfaces guard against environmental factors and handling damage while maintaining operational accessibility during installation and testing.
Types of Conversion Services We Offer
Our surface protection solutions utilize the highest-quality materials and advanced converting processes to meet all your production needs. From small-lot prototyping to large-scale production runs, our facility can handle projects of any size or scope with consistent quality and repeatability.
Examples of our capabilities include:
Laminating
Our laminating machines combine multiple material layers to create solutions with specialized features like anti-static properties and residue-free removal. We can utilize a range of materials to achieve the exact protection levels your application requires.
Slitting and Rewinding
Our slitting and rewinding capabilities can transform bulk materials into custom-size rolls that match your production requirements. Our high-precision equipment and vision systems ensure complete accuracy across entire production runs.
Die Cutting
Our die-cutting equipment can create customized solutions that fit your components precisely and are easily removable by the end user. These machines can produce complex geometries with tight tolerances to meet your exact specifications.
Clean Room Manufacturing
Our clean rooms protect sensitive components requiring the highest cleanliness levels. These certified manufacturing areas maintain strict contamination control across each manufacturing phase.
Surface Protection Materials
As a 3M Preferred Converter, we have direct access to the industry’s highest-quality surface protection materials. We choose materials based on your adhesion specifications, removal requirements and environmental factors. Examples of the materials we work with include:
Discover More About Our Surface Protection Solutions
Everyone at Advantage Converting is excited to learn about your production needs and help develop a solution that drives success for your business. Contact our engineering team today with questions or to request more information on our capabilities.
