The Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering offers consumers microarc oxidation technology for obtaining composite protective, wear-resistant and functional ceramic coatings on products made of aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys under a commercial agreement with technical assistance and equipment with technology improvement directly in the production conditions of the Customer under manufacturing agreement.

Formation of coatings using carbon and carbon-containing nanomaterials (CNM). Adding CNM to the electrolyte increases the efficiency of the process of forming coatings with improved tribomechanical characteristics.

Equipment has been created and a pilot industrial site has been organized for obtaining coatings. It is possible to apply coatings to parts in accordance with the Customer's requirements with the provision of services to enterprises for strengthening parts with wear-resistant composite coatings and the transfer of technologies and equipment for the formation of composite ceramic coatings.

Based on the developed scientific and methodological principles of using carbon, carbide, nitride nanoparticles in the process of microarc oxidation, a technology has been created for the formation of wear-resistant, high-strength, heat-protective, corrosion-resistant and other functional coatings on parts made of aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys of various chemical compositions used in mechanical engineering, aviation, space technology, the chemical industry and energy.

Microarc oxidation technology is aimed at parts and mechanisms of industrial enterprises of various sectors of the Republic of Belarus, as well as near and far abroad.

Information on the technology and equipment for microarc oxidation is contained in "Catalog of Products and Services of the Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering" 2018, p.17.

Information also is posted in the  Album of promising developments of the NAS of Belarus organizations for the real sector of the economy (2023), p. 91-92. (in Russian)

- Reduction of the coating production process by 1.2–1.8 times;
- Increase in coating thickness by 1.3–2.0 times (up to 250 μm);
- Iincrease in microhardness by 1.2–1.5 times (up to 25 GPa);
- Reduction in the coefficient of friction and wear rate of coatings by 1.2–1.5 times;
- Increase in crack resistance by 1.5–2.0 times, which expands the scope of application in units and mechanisms operating under conditions of increased dynamic loads;
- Optimization and automation of the technological process reduces the cost of coatings.

The developed technology for oxidation of parts made of aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys is safe, since the process is carried out in weakly alkaline aqueous electrolytes.

The high level of technological efficiency of the microarc oxidation process is achieved by a high degree of automation of the process, in which the part placed in a bath with electrolyte is exposed to alternating pulses of positive polarity of complex shape and pulses of negative polarity, which reduces the level of energy consumption.

The method for producing a coating, the device, and the electrolyte in which oxidation is carried out are protected by Belarusian patents for inventions, including:
1. Electrolyte for microarc oxidation of aluminum and its alloys, patent. 22804 C1 Rep. Belarus / A. I. Komarov, V. I. Komarova, P. S. Zolotaya, A. S. Romanyuk; date published: 30.12.2019.
2. Device and method for microarc oxidation of a metal sample: patent. 23061 C1 Rep. Belarus / A. I. Komarov, P. A. Vityaz, E. Ya. Polonetsky, S. A. Dolgikh, P. S. Zolotaya; date published: 30.06.2020.
3. Method for producing a composite coating on a valve metal or alloy: patent 23725 C1 Republic of Belarus / A. I. Komarov, A. S. Romanyuk, P. S. Zolotaya; date published: 30.06.2022.

The Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is the leading institute of the Republic of Belarus in the fields of:
fundamental and applied scientific research:
- mechanical engineering, mechanics, reliability and safety of machines and technical systems;
- design theory, mechatronic systems of machines and mechanisms;
- new composite, polymer, metallic materials; nano- and microstructured materials;
- friction and wear in machines, control of surface structure and properties, including at the nanostructural level.
scientific and technical activities:
- scientific support, organization and coordination of work on the creation of export-oriented automotive, tractor and combine equipment equipped with multi-level integrated electronic systems for adaptive control and diagnostics of units and assemblies, including mechatronic components and intelligent devices of high-energy tractors and combines, trucks and road trains, including multi-link modular type super low-floor articulated buses 2-, 3-section, with hybrid power plants, quarry dump trucks with a lifting capacity of 95-500 tons, multi-axle wheeled tractors, logging equipment, road construction, municipal equipment, urban electric transport.

Other areas of activity:
- certification of mobile machines, items of their equipment and parts, approval of vehicle types;
- bench, road tests, diagnostics of the technical condition of mobile machines;
- certification of quality management systems for compliance with the requirements of STB ISO 9001–2009;
- training of highly qualified scientific personnel;
- conducting patent research;
- publishing scientific, industrial-practical, normative industrial-practical, reference publications;
- publishing the international scientific and technical journal “Mechanics of Machines, Mechanisms and Materials”;
- publishing a collection of scientific papers “Topical Issues in Mechanical Engineering”.

The Institute develops scientific and scientific-technical cooperation, business relations with foreign partners and represents Belarus in the International Federation for the Theory of Mechanisms and Machines (IFToMM).

A number of contracts, agreements and protocols on cooperation with foreign and international scientific organizations, higher educational institutions, and governing bodies in the field of scientific and technical activities have been signed.

Currently, agreements reached with a number of foreign partners are being implemented in the following countries: Russian Federation, Republic of Kazakhstan, People's Republic of China, Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Austria, Georgia, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Poland, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, etc.

Consumers interested in purchasing microarc oxidation technology for producing composite protective, wear-resistant and functional ceramic coatings on products made of aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys under a commercial agreement with technical assistance and equipment with technology improvement directly at the Customer's production facility under a manufacturing agreement.