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March 15 2024 SilcoTek

The Science Behind SilcoTek's CVD Coating Thickness & Color Variations

This week, we wanted to get back to some of the basics of SilcoTek's coating technology. Why can coated parts from SilcoTek display different colors? Let's delve deeper into the reasons behind...

March 08 2024 Process Analytical

Portable Natural Gas Monitoring Made Possible With SilcoTek Coatings

A recent article in the Journal of Chromatography A, entitled Portable Chemical Detection Platform for On-Site Monitoring of Odorant Levels in Natural Gas, describes a detection platform developed to...

March 01 2024 SilcoTek

SilcoTek's Pittcon 2024 Recap!

Let's recap Pittcon 2024! 5 SilcoTek team members attended the 75th annual Pittcon last week. We had so many of our customers in attendance and several had SilcoTek coated parts on display! Left to...

February 23 2024 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Travels to Pittcon 2024 to Present Inert HPLC Technology & More

From February 26th to 28th, 5 SilcoTek team members will be attending the 75th Pittcon Conference and Exposition at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Keep an eye out for these...

February 16 2024 Corrosion

8 Tips to Ensure Gas Regulator Reliability

Gas regulators play a crucial role in maintaining precise pressure control across various industries, with engineers and technicians relying on them to operate flawlessly, even under challenging...

February 09 2024 Semiconductor

The Impact of SilcoTek Coatings on Halogens

In today's dynamic landscape, the raw material supply chain plays an important role in meeting increasing global demand. The need for enhanced material purity has never been more critical,...

February 02 2024 bio-medical

SilcoTek Presents Metal Leaching Solutions at SLAS Exhibition 2024

From February 3rd through the 7th, SilcoTek's Luke Patterson and Patrick Dick will be attending the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Exhibition in Boston, MA at the Boston...

January 26 2024 Silicon coating properties

SilcoTek's Sustainable Coatings Go Beyond PFAS

In the realm of industrial and consumer products, the widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has long been a cause for concern due to their links to health and...

January 19 2024 Corrosion

304 vs. 316L Stainless Steel: Which is Better For SilcoTek Coating?

Last week, we talked about metallurgy and how SilcoTek's coatings don't change the physical properties of 316L stainless steel. To build on that topic, we also wanted to talk about substrate...