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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...

January 06 2017 SilcoTek

Protecting Intellectual Property, Is The Death Star Covered By Patents

* ** SilcoTek® coatings are utilized for a multitude of applications in space, ranging from propulsion to analytical. The ever increasing utilization of space for communications, national defense and...

December 23 2016 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Year In Review

Well it's that time of year again when we reflect on our accomplishments and not-so-accomplishments of 2016. Rather than hear me whine about how those 20 lbs I failed to lose, let's talk about...

December 16 2016 SilcoTek

A SilcoTek Christmas Sales Call

The following is an excerpt from an actual SilcoTek® sales team conversation (Similarities to actual or perceived customers is purely coincidental)** Mark: You're kidding me. He wants us to visit?...

December 09 2016 Chemical Inertness

SilcoNert vs. Dursan An Epic Battle

We're in the midst of incredible change and conflict. Today we watch opposing ideology and strategy compete for control and superiority on an epic scale. I'm of course talking about football. We're...

December 02 2016 Chemical Inertness

What Is An Inert Surface? 3 Ways To Tell If A Flowpath Is Inert

* If you're familiar with the SilcoTek® website and blogs you know that we offer inert coatings. But what does that mean? A web search will tell you that an inert substance is not chemically...

November 23 2016 sulfur analysis

Is This The End Of Tier III?

The US election and change in Presidential Administration will most likely bring about unprecedented change in US regulatory statutes. Your guess is as good as mine as to how far regulatory change...

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