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November 13 2020

About Coating Straight Tubing and Coiled Tubing

At SilcoTek, we coat lots of tubing with our inert, corrosion resistant coatings. But what's the longest straight tube or coiled tube I can have coated? And how do they perform? About Coating...

November 06 2020 Purity

Preventing Hastelloy Metal Ion Leaching

In this blog post we investigate the corrosion of C-22 and 316L stainless steel in pure methanol and the impact that SilcoTek’s coating, Silcolloy, can have on improving corrosion resistance and...

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...

October 23 2020 Silicon coating properties

Tips For Designing, Fabricating, and Installing Coated Parts

We get lots of questions relating to the effect our coating may have on customer parts. Let's review some of the more common concerns. Tips For Designing, Fabricating, and Installing Coated Parts The...

October 16 2020 Process Analytical

Getting the Most Out of Your Analytical or Process System

Getting the performance results you want from process or analytical systems requires good design as well as thought toward maintaining the system throughout its life. Getting the Most Out of Your...

October 09 2020 Process Analytical

It's like having an R&D Scientist Working For You

When you place an order with SilcoTek, there are a lot of people working for you; including your own R&D staff. Well not really but that's pretty much what you're getting! It's Like Having an R&D...

October 02 2020 Chemical Inertness

What is Anodized Aluminum and Can Anodized Aluminum be Coated

What is anodized aluminum and can it be coated? We examine the makeup of anodized aluminum and surface interaction with silicon coatings. We also solve a coating mystery! What is Anodized Aluminum...

September 25 2020 SilcoTek

How is Light Transmitted Through Silicon Coatings

For researchers finding a coating that has minimal light transmission can be critical to the success of their project. Let's discuss light and how super thin silicon CVD coatings enhance performance....

September 18 2020 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Slinging Mud.  How to Stop Fouling and Sticking

SilcoTek® is helping customers in refinery, chemical process, and plastic molding industries solve sticking and corrosion problems. The result? Higher product quality and less maintenance. Slinging...