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January 08 2015 Process Analytical

One Coating = 5 Ways to Improve Chromatography

Chromatographers are always on the lookout for ways to improve environmental and process analytical performance. Now one coating can dramatically improve results. SilcoNert® 2000 is an inert silicon...

December 31 2015

Inert Coatings Year in Review. Here’s to a Great Year!

It’s that time of year where we all reflect on the past year and look forward to 2015. At SilcoTek® we can sum up 2014 by saying.... "not too shabby!" Here are some highlights: We did some traveling....

December 19 2014

Does Santa Use Inert SilcoTek Coatings? You bet!

Rest assured Santa does use SilcoTek® coatings. In fact custom shipments to the north pole are at record highs. Here are just a few applications (Santa has asked us to keep most of his list...

December 12 2014

High Purity Coatings, The Secret Weapon in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Semiconductor manufacturers are now employing a new “secret weapon” in the never ending quest for improved performance and yields. As 14 nm semiconductor production ramps up, elimination of process...

December 08 2014

Managing Moisture? Hydrophobic Coatings Improve Analytical Systems

A single drop of water may appear to be harmless, but it can have a huge impact on the durability and performance of analytical and process systems. Moisture condensation in sample delivery,...

November 21 2014

Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving! Inert Coatings Keep Food Safe

Happy Thanksgiving from SilcoTek®! When you sit down to your meal on turkey day remember that inert coatings from SilcoTek® are helping to keep you safe. Sipping a drink during the game? Having that...

November 14 2014

ESA Announces First Comet Landing, SilcoTek Coatings Are On Board!

The European Space Agency announced an amazing accomplishment this week. They have successfully completed a 6.4 billion kilometer space flight and landed their Rosetta Philae craft on the surface of...

November 07 2014

Inert Coatings Contribute to National Security and Public Safety

A 2011 Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Review highlighted the effectiveness of SilcoTek's inert coating, SilcoNert® 2000, in enhancing the low level detection of explosives. NRL is evaluating new...

October 31 2014

A Scary Thought. Catalyst Sulfur Sampling Without SilcoNert

Sulfur in the plant feedstock stream! My testing protocol didn’t detect sulfur in my plant feedstock, now the catalyst is poisoned! Dead! This Halloween mystery didn’t have to happen. Compounds like...