Elinor Coatings
Dante Battocchi is a seasoned professional in the field of materials and coatings, currently serving as Co-Founder and CTO of Elinor Specialty Coatings since November 2006, where the focus is on developing protective coatings for specialty metals. In addition, Battocchi holds the position of Assistant Professor at NDSU Coatings and Polymeric Materials and serves as a reviewer for the NSF since January 2016. Prior experience includes serving as Associate Director at the NDSU Center For Surface Protection and as a Research Associate at NDSU, where significant contributions were made in corrosion research and the development of Chromium Free protective primers for aluminum. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Materials and Nanotechnology from NDSU, an MSc in Coating Science from NDSU, and a degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Trento, Italy. Early career experience includes serving as an agent in the Italian Police from 1991 to 1993.
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Elinor Coatings
At Elinor, we focus on galvanic corrosion, aluminum, protective coatings and advanced intelligent materials. From alloy behavior to surface protection, we are able to help you with your manufacturing or maintenance corrosion and coatings questions and challenges with custom research and development projects and consulting. +Small Woman-Owned Business +Department of Defense Contractor +Patent-proven solutions We also commercialize new products for corrosion and surface protection. We are based near world-class research in materials engineering and coatings and polymeric science at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, USA. Our flagship coating, Aluma45, is a RoHS compliant, chromium-free replacement primer for aluminum that outperforms all chromium systems while eliminating the environmental and health hazards of trivalent or hexavalent chromium in 2k aerosol or liquid sprayable formats. For magnesium protection, especially in high heat and friction situations, ask us about MagnaShield. For bronze and copper conservation in art and architecture ask us about BronzeShield. Call us if you have a question or need a solution for your manufacturing, maintenance or conservation corrosion challenges. We also do onsite consulting as well as testing and characterization of bare metal or coated surfaces.