Competitive Technologies

Like so many other competitive products, GemThane's line of “Mission Critical” maintenance coatings can be used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications.

However, we at GemThane division have always approached our business with the attitude of creating value added products. As was often (and still is) the case, we explored and entered markets which stretched our capabilities and where we didn’t initially see if or how we’d compete successfully.

Just as any good general or coach studies the strategy and tactics of their enemy or opposition, so too do we study the attributes of our competitors’ products. This is referred to as benchmarking. This then, gives us a basis for making decisions, such as ‘do we have a product that is capable of performing to requirements?’, ‘if this product exists, is it truly a unique, value adding alternative or simply one among equals?’, and ‘if it doesn’t exist, should we create one?’.

This approach was part of the marketing and sales effort that led to a major breakthrough in the 'No-Blast' technology of recent years. These investigations provided us with a catalogue of reports and presentations that explain the advantages, and at times limitations, of our products against major competitive technologies. The purpose is to assist readers with identifying which GemThane products are superior alternatives for existing competitive products and to help them understand how we create value through application, performance and applied cost advantages.

Depending on your specific situation, GemThane technology offers many advantages over traditional paint. Some of the advantages of our coatings are:

  • Environmentally friendly 'No-Blast' surface prep
  • Surface tolerant – minimum surface preparation required
  • Easy to apply (paint-like)
  • Self priming direct to substrate (no need to use a primer in most cases)
  • Selectable curing time – choice of catalyst
  • Fast curing time (back to service in hours)
  • Long recoat windows (no need to sand between coats)
  • VOC compliant
  • Ceramic reinforced – three to five times more scratch & impact resistant compared to paint
  • Permanent antimicrobial properties built into the coating
  • Can be applied over a wide range of temperature
  • High gloss and color retention
  • High performance and long-lasting (at least twice the life of regular paint)

Contact a GemThane representative for more information.





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