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March 10 2017 Corrosion

Do Thicker Coatings Increase Corrosion Resistance?

Customers use our coatings to solve corrosion issues. We encourage our customers to thoroughly evaluate the recommended coating in the application because the number of unique environments is...

March 03 2017 LC & GC Chromatography

Visit Us At Pittcon: Make Your HPLC System Faster & More Reliable

Our First Pittcon As SilcoTek SilcoTek® is attending it's 30th Pittcon this year (1987-2008 with Restek®, 2009-present as SilcoTek). During that time SilcoTek has made impressive strides in inert...

February 24 2017 LC & GC Chromatography

How To Stop HPLC Corrosion, Protein Fouling, And Contamination

Challenging HPLC applications can require the use of corrosive mobile phases or can run the risk of sample carryover, protein fouling, and contamination. Those extreme tests can result in LC system...

February 17 2017 Corrosion

Does SilcoTek Offer NSF Approved & FDA Compliant Coatings?

Yes! SilcoTek® does offer NSF approved & FDA compliant coatings. Our Dursan® coating is certified by NSF International and therefore is FDA compliant. Often customers will ask "Is Dursan FDA...

February 10 2017 Process Analytical

5 Signs Your Sampling System Is Not Performing

An under-performing sampling system can cost an operator more than just time and money. A lousy system can be the cause of poor yield, slow response, bad decisions, and regulatory or contract...

February 03 2017 Corrosion

How To Improve Flowpath Bio-Inertness

A bio-inert sampling and test system is critical to consistent, accurate test results. But over time test flowpaths can corrode due to frequent rinse cycles from aggressive chemicals like bleach....

January 27 2017 Chemical Inertness

Can Braze And Solder Joints Be Made Inert? What's The Best Joint?

Analytical systems are assembled using many types of joints ranging from compression fittings, VCR, VCO, up to KF and conflat flanges. In order to make a system inert and to assure a consistent and...

January 20 2017 Process Analytical

How To Build Quality Into Process Analytical Systems

Process analytical technology (PAT) has been evolving and improving pharmaceutical processes for years. FDA guidelines highlight design, manufacturing, and quality systems that contribute to improved...

January 13 2017 Corrosion

How To Passivate HPLC Stainless Steel For Corrosion Resistance

Nitric acid passivation is commonly used in an effort to remove exogenous iron from surfaces and to prevent staining in the hope that the stainless steel flowpath will become more corrosion resistant...

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