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October 08 2024 Semiconductor

Optimizing Semiconductor Manufacturing with CVD Coatings

The semiconductor industry has become increasingly reliant on advanced materials in device manufacturing both for the devices themselves and the equipment used to produce them. Protecting the process...

October 07 2024 Corrosion

Maximizing Heat Exchanger Efficiency with SilcoTek CVD Coatings

Heat exchangers operate under extreme conditions where fouling and corrosion can severely impact performance. High temperatures, reactive environments, and nickel-containing substrates contribute to...

September 27 2024 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Coatings Enhance Bioprocessing Equipment

On Wednesday, October 2, SilcoTek's Dr. Jesse Bischof and Patrick Dick will be representing SilcoTek® at the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering's (ISPE) Boston Product Show at...

September 20 2024

How SilcoTek Coatings Eliminate Metal Interactions in HPLC

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) systems are highly sensitive instruments used to separate, identify, and quantify compounds in a sample. However, unwanted metal ion...

September 16 2024 SilcoTek

Enhancing Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistance with Citric Passivation & CVD Coatings

The purpose of this blog is to study the impact of substrate passivation before coating on the long-term HCl corrosion performance of three SilcoTek coatings. Dursan®, Silcolloy® 2000 and Siltride®...

September 06 2024 bio-medical

Mitigating Listeria Risks with Dursan Coating

Recent headlines have highlighted a tragic Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats, that resulted in nine deaths. This incident brings attention to the persistent threat of Listeria in food...

August 30 2024 Oil & Gas Upstream & Downstream

Enhancing Offshore Drilling Efficiency with CVD Coatings

Earlier this year, fabrication began off the coast of the North Sea on the Norwegain Continental Shelf for a new production and wellhead platform (PWP) called the Valhall PWP-Fenris Joint Development...

August 23 2024 SilcoTek

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Coating Benefits, Challenges, and Performance Capabilities

Introduction to CVD Coatings Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) is a process that creates thin, durable coatings on a variety of surfaces. These coatings play a critical role in industries ranging from...

August 16 2024 Process Analytical

Inert Coated Air Sampling Hardware used to detect Carbon Monoxide in Local School

In a case that is local to SilcoTek, forty-one students at the North Star School District and Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset County, PA mysteriously fell sick in April of this year....