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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...

July 12 2024

Analyzing PFAS Emissions with SilcoTek Coatings

SilcoTek inert coatings are specially designed to improve the detection and analytical accuracy of trace-level chemical compounds that are sensitive to and interact with metal flow path surfaces....

July 05 2024 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Enhances Trace Explosive Detection for a Safer 4th of July

Happy 4th of July from SilcoTek! After the cookout, many of us will be heading out to enjoy the local fireworks display. As I watch the fireworks, I can’t help but think about SilcoTek's role in...

June 28 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek's Dursan Coating Advantages in Life Sciences Instrumentation

I had a conversation with our Life Sciences Technical Sales Representative, Patrick Dick, about some of the common questions he gets from his customers. Let's take a deeper dive into protein...

June 21 2024 Corrosion

A Perfect Match: SilcoTek's PFAS-Free Coatings and Corrosion Resistance

Let's talk about corrosion and how it correlates to the dangers of fluorine-containing coatings. Corrosion is a constant challenge in many industries, leading to significant maintenance costs,...

June 14 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek Coatings Can Enhance Heat Exchanger Performance

In industrial applications where high temperatures and reactive environments are common, equipment fouling and coking can significantly impair performance and increase maintenance costs. SilcoTek...

June 03 2024

SilcoTek Coatings: Innovating at ACHEMA 2024

ACHEMA is a major international forum and trade show for the process industries, focusing on chemical engineering, biotechnology, and environmental protection. Held every three years, ACHEMA brings...

May 31 2024 SilcoTek

What Does SilcoTek Do?

We get the question, "what does SilcoTek do?" quite often. Sometimes, we forget that there are people in the world who don't know what a CVD coating is (crazy, right?). This week, we wanted to get...