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June 12 2020 Process Analytical

Cleaning Stainless Steel

Unfortunately there's no one best way to clean stainless steel. The degree and quality of cleaning stainless steel surfaces depends on the use and overall industry standards. We discuss methods and...

June 05 2020 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Improving Plastic Mold Quality and Performance

SilcoTek® is helping customers in the plastics molding industry solve mold sticking and corrosion problems. The result? Longer mold life and better product quality. Improving Plastic Mold Quality...

May 29 2020 Corrosion

Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Powdered Metal Products

Powdered metal materials are often used in the manufacture of housings, components, and filtration media due to their controllable porous nature and economical manufacturing processes; however,...

May 22 2020 Hydrophobicity & Moisture Resistance

How Do I Know I Have a Water Repelling Coating?

We compared coated surfaces and the benefits of moisture management to understand how to know when a coating is hydrophobic. Here's what we learned. How Do I Know I Have a Water Repelling Coating? In...

May 15 2020 SilcoTek

How Do I Pick the Right Coating For My Application?

SilcoNert? Dursan? Silcolloy? SilcoTek offers 8 standard coatings and lots of specialty coatings. So which coating is best for my application? Here's some help picking a coating. How Do I Pick the...

May 08 2020 Chemical Inertness

How Coatings Improve Trace VOC Analysis and Productivity

Reduced pollution due to COVID-19 demonstrates the need for improved pollution controls and accurate analysis of trace VOCs. In this blog we discuss how silicon coatings improve VOC analysis and...

May 01 2020 Corrosion

What's the Best Stainless Steel for a Corrosion Resistant Coating

Not all stainless is created equally. Selecting the best stainless steel for the application is essential for improved corrosion resistance, even if the stainless has a corrosion resistant coating....

April 24 2020 Purity

Cleaning Parts with High Temperature Vacuum Annealing

Most part cleaning processes are pretty straightforward and involve some sort of solvent based cleaning system. What about hard to clean or severely stained parts? We discuss how high temperature...

April 17 2020 SilcoTek

Are There Byproducts from SilcoTek Coatings?

SilcoTek coatings are known for their inertness, fouling resistance and corrosion resistance, but are there any byproducts that come from the coatings? Are There Byproducts from SilcoTek Coatings?...