Electrically-conductive tool coating by Büfa Composite Systems has convinced the jury of the AVK Innovation Prize. The Rastede-based company received the award in the category Innovative products/components or applications at the 4th International Composites Congress (ICC) in Stuttgart on 5 November.

“With the Büfa-Conductive-Tooling-Gelcoat, Büfa Composite Systems has developed an exceptional tool coating with conductive capacities. The materials which have been available on the market up until now for plastic toolmaking were not able to discharge the electrostatic charges which are generated when parts are unmoulded,” the company explains.