Heatshield coating

The Enbio team wield a blow torch to demonstrate the heat absorption of Solar Black CoBlast-treated titanium foil. A similar coating will form the outermost layer of the protective heatshield for ESA's 2017 Solar Orbiter mission. Pictured at Enbio’s manufacturing facility at the NovaUCD centre on the University College Dublin campus are (l-r) Nigel Cobbe, vice-president, business development, Enbio; John O’Donoghue, CEO, Enbio; and Dr James Carton, industrial surfaces programme manager, Enbio.