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June 02 2017 Process Analytical

SilcoTek Coatings And Cassini Grand Finale

* Well it was fun while it lasted! One of our coating adventures in space will come to a Grand Finale on September 15th when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and ESA’s Huygens probe plunge into Saturn's...

May 26 2017 Process Analytical

How To Improve Sample Transfer System Results & Profits?

* Automated plant sample transfer systems and extractive continuous emission monitoring (CEM) technology has been around for decades but continues to suffer from issues that can cause operational...

May 19 2017 LC & GC Chromatography

How to Prevent Metal Ion Contamination In HPLC Systems

Ionic contamination in HPLC systems can result in peak distortion, split peaks, and lost peaks. Left unchecked, severe ion contamination can reduce column life & damage the column resin bed; leading...

May 12 2017 Oil & Gas Upstream & Downstream

How To Get The Most Out Of Refinery Flare Sampling Systems

Refinery, flare & stack sampling can be a difficult and sometimes maddening task. Long calibration times, loss of sample, and inaccurate sampling can all lead to premature gray hair. The leading...

May 05 2017 Hydrophobicity & Moisture Resistance

How To Make Surfaces Hydrophobic & Oloephobic (Water Repelling Coating)

How to improve surface flow path hydrophobicity and oleophobicity in high temperature analytical applications? SilcoTek® answered the challenge by developing a high temperature moisture and oil...

April 28 2017 SilcoTek

How Surface Characterization Improves Performance (Material Science)

Material surface characterization capabilities of SilcoTek® Material surface characterization capabilities serve an essential role in supporting SilcoTek® coating science and R&D efforts. The ability...

April 21 2017 Process Analytical

Can Coatings Be Applied To Conflat VCR & Compression Sealing Surfaces

Protecting sealing surfaces like conflat flanges, VCR glands, and compression fittings from corrosion and keeping them inert is important to maintaining sample transfer system integrity. Corrosive...

April 14 2017 SilcoTek

How to Build Quality into Your Process, SilcoTek Quality Tips

Our Goal: Zero Disappointments At SilcoTek, we base our success on delivering an outstanding Plus 1 customer service experience coupled with exceptional coating quality. Our goal is to coat your...

April 07 2017 Corrosion

How To Prevent Chloride Corrosion In Process Sampling

Process analyzers and process sampling systems can be exposed to challenging corrosive environments both internally and externally. Many sample streams contain reactive compounds that reduce...