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September 16 2024 SilcoTek

Enhancing Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistance with Citric Passivation & CVD Coatings

The purpose of this blog is to study the impact of substrate passivation before coating on the long-term HCl corrosion performance of three SilcoTek coatings. Dursan®, Silcolloy® 2000 and Siltride®...

September 06 2024 bio-medical

Mitigating Listeria Risks with Dursan Coating

Recent headlines have highlighted a tragic Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats, that resulted in nine deaths. This incident brings attention to the persistent threat of Listeria in food...

August 30 2024 Oil & Gas Upstream & Downstream

Enhancing Offshore Drilling Efficiency with CVD Coatings

Earlier this year, fabrication began off the coast of the North Sea on the Norwegain Continental Shelf for a new production and wellhead platform (PWP) called the Valhall PWP-Fenris Joint Development...

August 23 2024 SilcoTek

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Coating Benefits, Challenges, and Performance Capabilities

Introduction to CVD Coatings Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) is a process that creates thin, durable coatings on a variety of surfaces. These coatings play a critical role in industries ranging from...

August 16 2024 Process Analytical

Inert Coated Air Sampling Hardware used to detect Carbon Monoxide in Local School

In a case that is local to SilcoTek, forty-one students at the North Star School District and Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset County, PA mysteriously fell sick in April of this year....

August 09 2024 Corrosion

SilcoTek's Advancements in Corrosion Protective Coatings Market

In an article published by the Qatar Environment and Energy Institute (QEERI), it was explained that the corrosion protective coatings market has experienced significant growth over the past five...

August 02 2024 SilcoTek

How and Where to Buy SilcoTek Coated Products

Many of our customers ask, "where can you buy SilcoTek coated products?" We get this question quite often since we don't sell or stock product at our Bellefonte, PA facility. Since SilcoTek's process...

July 26 2024 bio-medical

SilcoTek at ADLM Clinical Lab Expo 2024: Enhancing Healthcare Diagnostics

A beautiful harbor view of Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, home of the Chicago Bears. The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Clinical Lab Expo will be held July 28th - August 1,...

July 19 2024 Semiconductor

SilcoTek at Semicon West: A Recap of Semiconductor Industry Trends

SilcoTek's Stephanie Rhodes, Nik Snyder, and Jim Mattzela hosted our booth at Semicon West in San Francisco, CA held by SEMI at the Moscone Center where they experienced first-hand the buzz around...