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February 19 2016 Process Analytical

How FTIR And Inert Dursan Improve Emissions Monitoring

* Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a potentially useful tool in emissions monitoring, analytical, and process control applications. Making FTIR better is where SilcoTek comes into...

February 12 2016 Process Analytical

You Can Coat That?  The Latest In Coating Compatibility

That's the reaction we often get when we tell customers we can in fact coat their part that's made of some material other than stainless steel. Sure we spend a lot of time talking about how our...

February 05 2016 Purity

When Frosting Is Not A Good Thing

* Frosting on cakes is great, but sometimes frosting is not good, especially when it's electropolish frosting. What is electropolish frost? Electropolish frosting is a haze or cloudy surface effect...

January 29 2016 Process Analytical

Better Corrosion Resistance?  Proof Inert Coatings Are Worth Its Salt

Many coastal applications like oil and gas platform, refinery, marine, and coastal air monitoring expose equipment and sample systems to highly corrosive salt environments. Sampling systems exposed...

January 22 2016 Process Analytical

How Your Sampling System Could Be Killing Analyzer Results

The analyst stood there glaring at the CEMS (continuous emissions monitoring system). For the 2nd day in a row the system refused to produce consistent results. H2S results were low, then high, then...

January 15 2016 Process Analytical

Coating Care: Do's and Dont's Of Maintaining An Inert Coating.

OK, so you're the proud owner of a super inert SilcoTek® coating like SilcoNert® or Dursan®. Now what? The care and feeding of a coating is probably the most important factor in determining if the...

January 08 2016 SilcoTek

Can I Send In Used Parts For SilcoTek Coating?

We get that question often. Yes! You can send in used parts; but as this sassy sow demonstrates, we can't work miracles. SilcoTek® coatings are very thin silicon based materials applied by chemical...

December 31 2016 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Happy New Year!  Remember Those New Year Resolutions?

Well it's the end of 2015. Time to face the music and check our new year resolutions. Other than switching to decaf, my resolutions went bust by January 2nd. Not so with SilcoTek®. Here are some...

December 18 2015 SilcoTek

Happy Holidays From SilcoTek

The following is a transcript from a real Customer Service call:* Transcript date 12/2/15, time 9:05 AM Mark (answering phone): SilcoTek® this is Mark Caller: HO, HO! This is Sant.. er.. Mr. Clause:...