Most Material Science Focuses
On Initial Conductivity.

TreadStone focuses on what
happens next.

TreadStone Technologies redefines the limits of energy generation and storage
through precision coatings and material science engineered for durability and longevity
from Beginning of Life through End of Service.
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TreadStone Technologies

The Tier 1-Ready Coating Supplier for the New Energy Economy.

TreadStone Technologies is the production-ready, patented coating supplier trusted by OEMs and system integrators building the world's most demanding electrochemical systems. We protect the metal components inside fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flow batteries — delivering the corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity that your system cannot perform without.

From automotive bipolar plates to grid-scale electrolyzer stacks and next-generation flow battery cells, TreadStone engineers and manufactures specialty coatings that are validated to perform. Our customers don't compromise on durability, conductivity, or cost — and neither do we.

Where most coatings degrade rapidly under electrochemical stress, TreadStone's technologies are specifically engineered to minimize contact resistance growth over the full service life, from Beginning of Life through Middle of Life and beyond. That long-term durability is the measurable, validated advantage that keeps our customers coming back.

The new energy economy demands a supplier that can match its pace. TreadStone is that supplier: commercially proven technology, scalable production, and the engineering expertise to qualify your components fast.

Our Products

TreadStone manufactures three families of patented, production-qualified coating technologies for the metal components inside fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flow batteries. Each product line is engineered to address the specific operating environment, base metal, and durability targets of your application. Our first product line is in full commercial supply, our second is in qualification for commercial release, and our third is available for development partnerships and early evaluation.

As system developers move from graphite plates to metal (stainless steel, titanium, and other lightweight, low-cost metals) bipolar plates, current collectors, porous transport layers (PTL), and electrode substrates, corrosion protection and long-term conductivity become first-order design constraints. TreadStone's coatings are the validated, supply-chain-ready answer — protecting components from day one through end of service life, without adding cost to your BOM.

DOT Coating

TiOx Coating

DuraC

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Customer Satisfaction

The electrochemical environments inside fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flow batteries are among the most corrosive and electrically demanding conditions in industrial manufacturing. Off-the-shelf coatings fail. TreadStone's patented, application-engineered solutions are designed from the ground up to survive and perform in these conditions at production-grade cost and scale.
As your Tier 1 coating partner, TreadStone supports every phase of your product lifecycle. We deliver coated samples for engineering evaluation, collaborate through prototype and qualification, and scale seamlessly to full production volumes with the same material, the same process, and the same performance guarantee at every stage.

Industries We Serve

Automotive OEMs & Tier 1s

Aerospace

Defense & Military

Grid Power & Utilities

Industrial Hydrogen Production

Why Choose TreadStone

OEM-Driven Demand. Production-Ready Supply.

Leading automotive OEMs and system integrators have committed to hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicle programs. Bipolar plate coatings are a critical component in every fuel cell stack, and TreadStone is the supplier with the proven technology, production capacity, and application expertise to meet OEM qualification requirements.

Europe's mandate to eliminate fossil-fuel vehicles has triggered massive investment in power-to-gas infrastructure, including large-scale PEM electrolyzer deployments that convert renewable energy to hydrogen for grid storage. These systems operate in some of the most corrosive environments in industry, and they need coatings that are proven to last. TreadStone's DOT technology has been tested and validated through DOE-sponsored research programs specifically designed for these conditions.

Governments and utilities worldwide are funding gigawatt-scale grid storage projects powered by solar and wind. Each project requires electrochemical systems. Each system requires metal components. Each component requires TreadStone-grade coating protection. The market is growing fast, and we are ready to supply it.

TreadStone's credibility isn't built on marketing. It's built on a track record of winning. Since 2010, TreadStone has been awarded over $12 million in competitively bid U.S. government grants, consistently selected on the technical merit of our coating science.

Our research partnerships include DOE National Laboratories such as Sandia National Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Max Planck Society in Berlin—among the most demanding technical collaborators in the world. When the world's leading research institutions need a coating partner for electrochemical applications, they choose TreadStone.