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May 22 2015 Process Analytical

Training Inert Coatings To Do What Ceramics Can't

I had a dog once, she was a happy playful companion, but training her to fetch or stay in the yard was impossible. She turned out to be a lot of trouble when she decided to run off the leash. In the...

May 15 2015 Process Analytical

Selecting Best Inert Coating For Challenging Oil And Gas Environments

Over the years, many inert coating solutions have been developed to enhance sampling system compatibility with reactive compounds like H2S and mercury (Hg), such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),...

May 08 2015 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Coatings Paying It Forward.... Literally

When someone does you a favor, you pay them back and in SilcoTek's case you pay it forward. When SilcoTek® was formed in 2009, Ben Franklin Technology Partners helped us grow by investing in our...

May 01 2015 Process Analytical

Taking a Licking, 3 Ways Inert Coatings Stand Up To Harsh Environments

SilcoTek® coatings are used around the world in some not so nice places. You can find our products under ground in oil and gas downhole high pressure & abrasive conditions, inside refinery and coal...

April 24 2015 Corrosion

How To Protect Instrumentation From Offshore Corrosion

Corrosion costs the United States economy approximately $275 billion per year. In offshore and marine environments it's critical to engineer solutions to minimize loss of equipment caused by...

April 17 2015 Process Analytical

Inert Coating Cleanliness is next to Success for our customers.

If we had to pick one part of our process that is most critical to a superior inert coating deposition, we would choose surface preparation i.e. surface cleaning. It turns out, "clean" is also a...

April 10 2015 SilcoTek

So What Does SilcoTek Do Anyway?

I was chatting with a new neighbor the other day and got the question..."So what does SilcoTek® do anyway?" I typically try and keep my reply concise and interesting, but not too detailed (think...

April 03 2015 sulfur analysis

Taking Some Of The Mystery Out Of Sulfur and H2S Sampling

A Texas refinery suspected higher than normal H2S in their flare gas. Yet the H2S sampling system showed emissions were within spec. But why was the low level calibration showing no H2S? The...

March 31 2015

SilcoTek Announces New Coating Initiative. Let's Coat The Ocean!

SilcoTek announced today it's most ambitious coating project yet. Paul Silvis, President and Head Coach, announced plans to coat the Atlantic ocean! Fish jumped for joy at the possibility of finally...

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