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May 22 2015 Process Analytical

Training Inert Coatings To Do What Ceramics Can't

I had a dog once, she was a happy playful companion, but training her to fetch or stay in the yard was impossible. She turned out to be a lot of trouble when she decided to run off the leash. In the...

May 08 2015 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Coatings Paying It Forward.... Literally

When someone does you a favor, you pay them back and in SilcoTek's case you pay it forward. When SilcoTek® was formed in 2009, Ben Franklin Technology Partners helped us grow by investing in our...

May 01 2015 Process Analytical

Taking a Licking, 3 Ways Inert Coatings Stand Up To Harsh Environments

SilcoTek® coatings are used around the world in some not so nice places. You can find our products under ground in oil and gas downhole high pressure & abrasive conditions, inside refinery and coal...

April 24 2015 Corrosion

How To Protect Instrumentation From Offshore Corrosion

Corrosion costs the United States economy approximately $275 billion per year. In offshore and marine environments it's critical to engineer solutions to minimize loss of equipment caused by...

April 10 2015 SilcoTek

So What Does SilcoTek Do Anyway?

I was chatting with a new neighbor the other day and got the question..."So what does SilcoTek® do anyway?" I typically try and keep my reply concise and interesting, but not too detailed (think...

March 20 2015 Process Analytical

Inert Coatings: One Way To Find Impurities In Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Hydrogen fueled vehicles are popping up around the country. Vehicle manufacturers are offering hydrogen power as a way to achieve low carbon emissions. Unfortunately hydrogen fuel cells are...

March 13 2015 Semiconductor

Semiconductor Tool Corrosion? New Dursox Coating Solves Your Problem!

We put Dursan on an oxygen diet. The result? Dursox, a new high purity, corrosion resistant barrier coating for semiconductor manufacturing applications. Dursox™ is a thin but durable silicon oxide...

March 05 2015 Chemical Inertness

Going to Pittcon? Stop By Our Booth And Learn About Inert Coatings

Curious about how inert coatings can improve the performance of GC, LC and other analytical instruments? Stop by our booth # 1036 at Pittcon in New Orleans next week and chat with our coating...

February 27 2015 sulfur analysis

How To Maintain Subpart JA Compliance? SilcoTek Can Help

Flare emissions monitoring can be a challenge. High heat, low ppm sampling, tedious calibration, and unreliable sampling systems all seem to conspire to make flare and stack sampling seem like an...