FLITE was created in 2018 to develop the emerging science of surface functionalization into commercial utility at industrial scale. Research leaders around the world have been exploring new surface textures and their effect on ordinary materials. The FLITE team believed that the time had come to take these techniques out of the lab and into industries looking for a better, cleaner and safer way to protect their products. With offices in the United States and Canada, FLITE is led by serial entrepreneurs with more than 100 years of experience. Whether your challenge is in research, commercial products, maintenance and operations, or defense applications, FLITE has something exciting in store.
SMARTER AIRCRAFT SURFACES
Aviation
The commercial and military aviation sector spends 27 billion USD on fuel each year. By reducing drag…
Oil & Gas
Petroleum infrastructure is exposed to the worst conditions and contaminants on earth. In the Emirates…
Automotive
By reducing rust on towers, wire and other infrastructure, we can lower losses due to outages. By reducing…
Welcome to Flite
About us
FLITE scouts the world for great techniques to build industrial
We are focused on improving your products with the best science available
We will help integrate directly into your supply chain or operations
Our goal is making safer, more resilient products AND environmental impact
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Why choose us
OUR CAPABILITIES
Whatever your surface challenge, for the materials that you trust, we have something that will increase your product’s lifetime value.
Common Challenges
Product surfaces need to repel causes of corrosion, ice, contamination and other threats
Game changing techniques
Laser surface functionalization – giving surfaces new textures that can repel or attract water or oil without coatings
Products need to endure the hard realities of extreme heat, pressure, acidity or erosion – year after year.
Open-air diamondlike coatings – for surfaces in the harshest environments, a green protective method to outlast virtually any coating today
Small, complex devices and instruments must be produced quickly and inexpensively without sacrificing quality and precision.
Nanoscale additive manufacturing – the highest precision means of fabrication using mixed materials
Systems that build up too much heat require cooling efforts or limit the ultimate performance – whether electronic or mechanical.
Laser nanotexturing can create surfaces that reduce direct friction or help to evacuate heat without extra energy or add-on devices
Working surfaces must be refreshed from time to time, removing old coatings, contaminants, and rust – without damaging more of the surface in the process
Laser cleaning methods can be tuned to remove biofouling, paints, resins, epoxies, weld damage and any degree of rust without losing any more of the metal layers.
Metal surfaces need to undergo hardening treatments to make them harder or more resilient for the most demanding applications and environments.
Laser shock peening can penetrate more deeply than current techniques that bombard products with cut wire or ball bearings, without sacrificing the top layer – and can be applied in the field to rejuvenate the material
Dedicated & Professional
Meet Our Team
Director, International Partnerships
Atifur Khan
Mr. Khan is an experienced strategist, serial entrepreneur, and startup enthusiast with a
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FLITE was created in 2018 to take advantage of the emerging science of surface functionalization. Researcher leaders around the world have been exploring new surface textures and their effect on ordinary materials.
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