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March 22 2024 Corrosion

How Does SilcoNert Coating Compare to Electropolishing?

Current market conditions have created significant delays in the supply chain for stainless steel tubing. Additional post-manufacturing processes like surface treatment are often required but...

October 29 2021 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

How to Improve Stainless Steel Filters

Metal filter problems like corrosion, pore occlusion, and surface reactivity can lead to high maintenance costs, process failures or product contamination. Lets's discuss how to prevent common filter...

May 28 2021 Silicon coating properties

Does the Dursan Process Change the Properties of Stainless Steel

We tested the physical properties of Dursan coated stainless steel to see if it changed the stainless steel substrate. Does the Dursan Process Change the Properties of Stainless Steel SilcoTek hired...

April 02 2021 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Improve Fouling Resistance in Heat Exchangers

Can SilcoTek coatings prevent fouling and coking in chemical process applications? Read on and get some pretty impressive results! Improve Fouling Resistance in Heat Exchangers In this blog you will...

February 26 2021 Purity

Can SilcoTek Coatings be Used in Oxygen Service?

Can SilcoTek coating be used in oxygen service applications? We discuss oxygen service cleaning, cleaning methods, and coating compatibility with oxygen. Can SilcoTek Coatings be Used in Oxygen...

February 05 2021 Process Analytical

Does Steam Exposure Change Silicon Coatings?

Does steam exposure alter our coating characteristics? We tested our coatings to find out. Does Steam Exposure Change Silicon Coatings? Customers asked what is the effect of steam exposure on our...

December 11 2020 LC & GC Chromatography

SilcoTek is Going to Mars Again!

SilcoTek is on board the ExoMars 2022 mission. Let's find out how our durable and inert coatings contribute to the mission. SilcoTek is Going to Mars Again! We're going to Mars! We'll not "us" but...

October 30 2020 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Coatings that are Ice Repelling and Icephobic

A team member was contacted by an individual wondering if we offer coatings with icephobic properties. Read on to learn what we discovered. Coatings that are Ice Repelling and Icephobic A few weeks...

July 31 2020 LC & GC Chromatography

Stories Behind the Coatings - How Was Silcosteel Made?

Let's take a step back in time and find out how our first coating, Silcosteel®, was made. We discuss how a pioneering CVD process came to be. Stories Behind the Coatings - How Was Silcosteel Made? A...