SurFunction Modules
Validated surface functions - ready to deploy. SurFunction's functional metasurface modules and libraries turns proven science into fast industrial implementation. Friction reduction, anti-reflection, biocompatibility, structural color - each function validated across materials and ready to transfer into your production process. No reinvention. No long qualification cycles. Just performance, by design.
We program surfaces to perform
Inspired by nature - perfected through technology.
Nature has solved surface engineering over millions of years. The lotus leaf repels water through geometry. Shark skin reduces drag through microscopic riblet structures. Butterfly wings create vivid color from sub-wavelength architecture alone.
SurFunction translates these principles into industrial production. Using ELIPSYS® Direct Laser Interference Patterning and, where needed, complementary thin-film processes via XDLIP®, we engineer surfaces with entirely new functional properties - deterministic, reproducible, and inline-ready at industrial scale.
The result is a programmable surface: friction, wettability, optical behavior, biocompatibility and adhesion defined by geometry and validated in serial production - across metals, glass, polymers and ceramics.
Less wear. Less chemistry. More performance. By design.
Think Modular: Performance engineered by design
Every industrial challenge begins with a functional demand - protection, conductivity, cleanliness, precision. Many of our functional Metasurfaces are available in structured modules or libraries as result of our technology platform ELIPSYS®. We translate technology into measurable performance - tailored to materials, industries, and applications.
SF Protect
Harder. Stronger. Longer lasting. Flow reduces friction and energy loss by shaping micro- and nanostructures that control fluid or air movement. Perfect for components where flow, lubrication or anti-stick behavior matter.
Applications: mobility, packaging, injection systems.
SF Flow
Smooth dynamics. Less friction. Flow reduces friction and energy loss by shaping micro- and nanostructures that control fluid or air movement. Perfect for components where flow, lubrication or anti-stick behavior matter.
Applications: mobility, packaging, injection systems.
SF Clean
Stay clear. Stay pure. Inspired by nature, Clean creates hydrophobic and hygienic surfaces with self-cleaning or antibacterial properties. Ideal for environments where hygiene and maintenance efficiency are critical.
Applications: MedTech, food processing, optics.
SF Grip
Controlled adhesion. Reliable contact. Grip defines friction and adhesion levels through micro-patterned textures. It ensures precise handling, assembly safety and mechanical performance.
Applications: assembly lines, automotive interiors, electronics.
SF Light
Master the optics. Light manipulates reflection, color and absorption via periodic surface patterns.
From anti-fog to light diffusion or brand-specific optics – function follows structure.
Applications: sensors, displays, optical components.
SF Connect
Reliable conductivity. Lasting bonds. Connect enables conductive and bondable surfaces for electronics and over-molding. Improved electrical contact and long-term reliability meet scalable manufacturing.
Applications: semiconductors, connectors, power electronics.
SF Thermo
Control the heat. Therm enhances heat transfer and distribution through laser-defined micro-textures.
It supports cooling, energy efficiency and thermal stability in demanding systems.
Applications: batteries, energy modules, heat exchangers.
SF Life
Safe by design. Medical controls biological interaction at the surface – from cell adhesion to antibacterial performance.
Tailored for biocompatible and sterile applications where safety is vital.
Applications: implants, diagnostics, lab devices.
“Our customers want a process that runs itself - and delivers the same result on part one and part one million.”
Alexander Hornung
Head of Sales
Applications
New generations of products for unlimited markets
Our functional metasurfaces create high-performance surfaces for precision manufacturing, optics, energy, mobility, electronics or MedTech. We innovate critical product properties like friction, wear, contact resistance, wettability, absorption or optical behavior.
Improved Connectivity
The contact surface determines everything. We engineer it at the microscale. ELIPSYS® reduces insertion force by 60%, contact resistance by 80%, and cuts precious metal consumption — inline, at production speed, without changing your connector design.
Reduced Friction
Friction is a design problem. We solve it at the surface level. ELIPSYS® reduces friction by up to 80% and wear by up to 99% - by structuring the surface geometry directly, without coatings or lubricants. Tools last longer. Machines run cleaner. Production stops less.
Optical Functionality
ELIPSYS® behaves differently on a structured surface. We design that structure - at the wavelength level. From anti-reflective glass to structural color and surgical glare suppression - replacing chemical coating steps with geometry, inline and at scale.
Medical Surfaces
Implants that the body accepts, hygienic surfaces, reduced biofilms or Surfaces which resist bacteria. ELIPSYS® engineers these properties directly into the material. Sugical could be improved - from friction to adhesion.
Tailored Wetting
ELIPSYS® enables adjustment of hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties — tailored to the functional requirements of your components. The micro- and nanoscale structures are created directly within the surface and are durable, stable, and precisely reproducible.
