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Liquipel is Making a Splash
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This compelling technology sprouted from a single idea
Liquipel’s WaterSafe technology process involves placing the electronic device into a special proprietary machine which creates a vacuum. Once the vacuum process is complete, the Liquipel formulation that is injected turns from a liquid to a gas as it enters the chamber. The final step involves plasma, which decomposes the liquid repellent molecules, polymerizing them to themselves. Liquipel becomes the new surface of your device, and its components. Basically, this complicated high-tech process results in providing electronic devices with a safe haven from water damage.
This compelling technology sprouted from a single idea, which came about from two partners. Liquipel co-founders Kevin Bacon, and Danny McPhail owned a previous company that dealt with applying military grade films to electronics to prevent them from scratching. There was a special solution necessary for applying the film, and as phone designs changed and evolved, the process started to water damage the phone. This was when Bacon and McPhail’s idea for waterproof protection began to take hold. Development for Liquipel began in 2009, and Bacon and McPhail left no stone unturned as they searched to assemble the perfect team to commercialize their technology. By 2011, they built the first machine and landed in the US. Liquipel launched during the 2012 CES and overnight the company exploded.
“We were listed in publications ranging from Forbes to the LA Times,” Bacon said, “it was very exciting for us.” 24