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March 06 2020 Process Analytical

Nobel Prize Laureate to Speak at SilcoTek

SilcoTek will be hosting Nobel Prize winner Dr. Rai Weiss. He'll be touring our facility and will be giving presentation. Want to be in the room when Dr. Weiss speaks? Now's your chance! Nobel Prize...

February 28 2020 Process Analytical

How to Get the Best Price for CVD Coatings

SilcoTek® has been making and selling coatings since 1987. Our company and technology have changed but cost saving techniques remain tried and true. Here are some tips on how to get the most value...

February 21 2020 Corrosion

Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Sintered Materials

Sintered metal materials are often used as filtration media due to their controllably porous nature; however, they do not necessarily exhibit the same chemical and physical features as their wrought...

February 14 2020 Purity

Stop Metal Ion Leaching in Semiconductor and Analytical Applications

Corrosion can damage process components and reduce efficiency, but metal ion contamination can ruin a product, your process and your business. We discuss how to improve corrosion resistance and...

February 07 2020 sulfur analysis

The Impact of Trace Sulfur on Mercury Analysis

A recent paper published in ACS Energy Fuels discusses the link between the quality of mercury analysis and exposure to trace sulfur compounds in natural gas analysis. The Impact of Trace Sulfur on...

January 31 2020 SilcoTek

How Sulfide Inclusions in Steel Impact Silicon Coating Quality

Ever send in a part for coating only to find there's a problem with getting it coated? It may not be the coating, it may be the steel. Learn about how sulfide can impact CVD silicon coating quality....

January 24 2020 Corrosion

How Silicon Coatings Improve Packaging Operations

SilcoTek® is helping OEM and end-users in the packaging equipment market to minimize the need for costly part replacement and production line downtime using our Dursan® coating technology. Here's how...

January 17 2020 bio-medical

Does SilcoTek Offer FDA Compliant Coatings?

SilcoTek offers coatings for many applications, but are they FDA compliant? And what does an FDA compliant coating really mean? Does SilcoTek Offer FDA Compliant Coatings? Yes! Our Dursan® coating is...

January 10 2020 Corrosion

Improve Aluminum Corrosion Resistance and Inertness

Coating aluminum with a silicon CVD coating can present significant material challenges. In this blog post we'll discuss the latest developments in applying our coatings to aluminum. Improve Aluminum...