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March 31 2023

SilcoTek CVD Coatings Help to Manage Challenging Environments

This week, we're featuring the third book in our Ultimate Guide E-book series, Managing Challenging Sampling Environments.  Click the links to see the blog posts on books one and two. To download the...

Silicon coating properties March 24 2023

Silcolloy 2000: New CVD Coating for High Pressure Stability and Corrosion Resistance

Silcolloy 2000: New CVD Coating for High Pressure Stability and Corrosion Resistance Earlier this week, SilcoTek® launched a new coating, Silcolloy® 2000! A few proprietary process changes with...

March 17 2023

SilcoTek to Attend Pittcon 2023 in Philadelphia, PA

March 18-22, SilcoTek will be traveling to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for the 2023 Pittcon Conference and Exposition. We invite you to visit the SilcoTek staff in booth...

SilcoTek March 10 2023

SilcoTek is Making the World a Better Place, One Part at a Time

  "A Better World Through SilcoTek Coatings"  This is our vision. It may seem vague to some, but to us it has a lot of meaning. But, what does the SilcoTek vision really mean? Sure, we can parrot it...

March 03 2023

SilcoTek's Coating Wear Resistance is Tested Using Pin-on-disk Technique

  Wear is a Nightmare Wear can cause problems in most applications and can be frustrating, expensive, and time-consuming to deal with. We were curious about the wear resistance of our coatings and...

February 24 2023

SilcoTek CVD Coating Properties Will be Showcased at SLAS Exhibition

Starting on Sunday, February 26th, SilcoTek's Luke Patterson and Patrick Dick will be attending the SLAS Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center in booth #413. They will be happy to answer any...

February 17 2023

What are Inert Coatings and How can they Improve my Product?

The second book in our four part Analytical e-book series is entitled, An Introduction to Inert Coatings. It takes you through our process, the benefits the coating provides, and data to help you...

February 10 2023

Improving the Hydrogen Economy with CVD Coatings

SilcoTek inert, corrosion resistant, hydrophobic and icephobic CVD coatings benefit hydrogen use and production by improving trace detection of sulfurs, ammonia, and other reactive compounds. They...

February 03 2023

Changing Materials or Suppliers? Use Caution!

  Engineers aim to specify materials that provide the optimal combination of safety, performance, and cost effectiveness in their products’ applications. Coating solutions are favored by engineers to...