Updated on 2 June 2026
Advanced Surface Alloying and Hard Coating Technologies Enabling Lightweight Metallic Components
Founder / Managing Partner at DIASOL R&D Engineering Inc
Istanbul, Türkiye
About
DIASOL R&D Engineering Inc. is seeking industrial companies, research organisations and universities interested in collaborative R&D projects focused on advanced surface alloying and hard coating technologies for next-generation metallic materials and components.
Our core technology is a proprietary Cold-Wall Plasma-Assisted Diffusion Alloying process that enables the incorporation of alloying elements directly into metallic surfaces, creating engineered surface layers with enhanced wear resistance, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, thermal stability and functional performance while preserving the bulk properties of the substrate.
The technology can be applied to aluminium, titanium, magnesium, advanced steels, stainless steels, nickel-based alloys and other engineering materials. Compared with conventional bulk alloy manufacturing routes, the process offers opportunities for improved material efficiency, reduced consumption of critical alloying elements and application-specific surface functionalisation.
In addition to diffusion-based surface alloying, DIASOL possesses extensive expertise in hard coatings, nanocomposite coatings, multilayer coating architectures, anodizing, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), micro-arc oxidation (MAO) and functional thin films. These technologies can be tailored for demanding industrial applications requiring superior durability, corrosion resistance, conductivity and surface performance.
Potential application areas include aerospace, automotive, transportation, hydrogen technologies, fuel cells, energy systems, medical devices and advanced manufacturing.
We are particularly interested in partners involved in:
• Advanced metallic materials
• Lightweight engineering solutions
• Surface engineering and coatings
• Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
• Aerospace and transportation applications
• Corrosion and wear protection
• Functional and conductive surfaces
• Pilot-scale validation and industrial demonstration
We welcome component manufacturers, OEMs, end-users, universities, research organisations and technology developers interested in building international consortia under Eureka, Horizon Europe, Eurostars and related collaborative R&D programmes.
Stage
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Design - setting the project scope
Topic
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Type
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Expertise offered
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Lightweight Thermal Management Materials
- Expertise offered
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Design - setting the project scope
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Halil Akyildiz
Founder at AKYILDIZ RESEARCH
Bursa, Türkiye
Project cooperation
Industrial AM Partner for Lightweight Polymer & Composite Demonstrators
- Other
- Expertise offered
- Design - setting the project scope
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
- Use of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting
Oğuzhan Kudu
R&D Manager at Başaran Teknoloji
İstanbul, Türkiye
Project cooperation
- Expertise offered
- Design - setting the project scope
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Innovative approaches in the areas of ease of disassembly, reparability, recyclability, and reuse of lightweighting components
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Kenan Dönmez
General Manager at Tulga Ürün Geliştirme
İstanbul, Türkiye