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Flaney Associates Prides itself in Helping Consumer Materials Science Technology & Innovating Companies like yours to Succeed!
Why Choose Flaney Associates
Helping YOUR Brands Achieve Success!
I am able to create fast, efficient, and cheaper breakthrough materials and solutions to problems because I am an expert PhD materials scientist and registered professional engineer with more than 38 years of diverse experience in industry and academia in a career path that spans North American, European and African continents.
…Prof. Joshua Otaigbe, PhD, CEng, FIMMM, CSci, FAEng, FSPE, Owner of Flaney Associates, LLC
Philosophy
Breakdown Complex Concepts | Understand Goals | Avoid Miscommunication
Environmental Sustanability
Improving the environmental sustainability of your technologies by addressing the end-of-life aspects in the life cycle design of your products.
Expert Legal Witness
Protecting your intellectual property assets and to pursue the best course of action against those who infringe upon them.
Industrial Application
Chemicals and Petrochemicals | Aircraft and Aerospace | Automotive | Paints and Thin Films | Computers and Wearable Electronics | Oil and Gas | Nanotechnology | Consumer Plastic Products | Sports and Recreation | Biomedical Materials Engineering | Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) and Flexible Piping | Academic
Materials Industrial
Engineering Plastics | Polyurethanes | Polyamides | Biodegradable plastics | Polyesters/Polycarbonates | Styrenics/related Polymers | Polyolefins/related polymers | Thermosetting plastics | FRP/GRP | Carbon/aramid Fiber Composites | Biomaterials | Magnetic Materials | Nanomaterials/Nanocomposites | Glasses and Ceramics
Material Selection, Testing & Characterization
Gain an edge in innovating and creating new products by proactively making informed material selections.
Problem Solving & Innovation
We diagnose your challenges and add value to your product performance and help maximize profit. This is a cost-efficient approach to your problem solving and innovation that avoids the need for you to hire a large number of PhD scientists and engineers to obtain the needed in-house creativity and problem-solving skills.
R&D Strategy
Industries are continually engaged in product research and development activities to achieve an edge in innovation and speed up time to market of products. We help you to remain focused on your core competencies and strengths so that you stay competitive.
Technological Process Areas
Consumer Materials Science & Engineering | Materials Processing | Adhesives | Compounding & Formulation | Coatings & Films | Environmental Sustainability | Materials Testing | Properties of Materials | Research & Development | Extrusion & Injection Molding | Polymer Reaction Engineering
Technical Advisor
Your business can depend on Flaney Associates and on our technology assessment services to help you obtain commercial value from the current progress in science and technology as evidenced by the increasing growth of the scientific, patent, and trade journal literature.
Training
Finding solutions for your business and your unique projects via a number of on-site consultation services including cost-effective training and seminars customized to suit the needs of your business, processes and team.
The Latest News, Articles & White Papers
Enhancing Polymer Performance with Quasicrystal Composites
Enhancing Polymer Performance with Quasicrystal Composites A novel class of polymer/quasicrystal composites is set to transform material science by significantly enhancing mechanical properties. Researchers, including Joshua U. Otaigbe, have combined polymers with Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystals to improve wear resistance and double the storage modulus compared to traditional polymers. This breakthrough offers new possibilities for durable, high-performance [...]
Revolutionizing Polyamide Performance with Nanocomposites
Revolutionizing Polyamide Performance with Nanocomposites The fusion of phosphate glass nanoparticles and polyamide-6 (PA6) is revolutionizing material science. Researchers, including Joshua U. Otaigbe, have demonstrated how the addition of phosphate glass (Pglass) promotes the formation of the γ-phase in PA6, a crystalline structure known for its enhanced ductility and suitability for advanced applications like fibers [...]
Shifting to Greener Coatings Utilizing Waterborne Polyurethanes
Environmental challenges posed by the evaporation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the production of coatings, inks, and paints are significant, leading to various air quality issues. In response, regulatory bodies have implemented stricter controls on VOC emissions.
