The Superhard & Slick Coating (SSC) has been developed in a project by Argonne National Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Galleon International Co. and Hauzer Techno Coating. SSC won an R&D 100 Award as judged by the American R&D Magazine. SSC's self-lubricating and low-friction nature brings increased engine efficiency and component reliability.

Hauzer has a reputation for up scaling innovative technologies and coatings to an industrial level. In case of SSC, the coating has been developed in an R&D machine and has been brought to industrial production levels in Hauzer Flexicoat^® 1200 equipment.

Superhard and slick coatings can improve the performance of all kinds of moving mechanical systems, including engines. Friction, wear, and lubrication strongly affect the energy efficiency, durability, and environmental compatibility of such systems. As an example, frictional losses in an engine may account for 10-20 percent of the total fuel energy (depending on the engine size, type, driving conditions, and weather, for example). The amount of emissions produced by these engines is also strongly related to their fuel economy. In general, the higher the fuel economy, the lower the emissions. In fact, achieving higher fuel economy and lower emissions is one of the most important goals for all industrialized nations. SSC with its self-lubricating and low-friction nature can certainly help to increase the fuel economy of future engines. The SSC is a designer coating: The ingredients used to make it were predicted by a crystal-chemical model proposed by its developers. In laboratory and engine tests, SSC reduced friction by 80 percent compared to uncoated steel and virtually eliminated wear under severe boundary-lubricated sliding regimes. Tribological materials in future engine systems will be subjected to much higher thermal and mechanical loads and will be supplied with less effective but more environmentally sound lubricants in much reduced quantities. As exemplified above, energy saving and environmental benefits resulting from the uses of SSC are real. Currently, the USA consumes nearly 13 million barrels of oil per day to power motored vehicles. The total energy losses resulting from friction in these vehicles are estimated to account for about 15 percent of the fuel’s energy. Therefore, even it can be reduced by one third by advanced friction control technologies like SSC, billions of dollars could be saved every year.