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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...

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...

March 13 2015 Semiconductor

Semiconductor Tool Corrosion? New Dursox Coating Solves Your Problem!

We put Dursan on an oxygen diet. The result? Dursox, a new high purity, corrosion resistant barrier coating for semiconductor manufacturing applications. Dursox™ is a thin but durable silicon oxide...

February 20 2015 Corrosion

Why Choose Dursan Bio-Inert Coating?

Dursan® bio-inert coating prevents protein carryover and false readings while improving instrument durability. Medical device manufacturers, diagnostic equipment and LC instrumentation used for...

February 13 2015 Corrosion

Up The Stack Part 2: Contending With Corrosion In Stacks and Flares

Stacks and flares are ideal environments for promoting corrosion. A typical coal fired combustion gas stream will consist of several acidic compounds like: SO2 SO3 NOx HCl Add in significant amounts...

January 23 2015 Corrosion

How Corrosion Resistant Is Dursan? Let's Find Out.

You may know that Dursan® is a great coating for field sampling and transfer applications (like oil & gas or environmental) . But I bet you didn't know just how corrosion resistant Dursan is. Here...

August 26 2014 Process Analytical

SilcoTek Coatings Prevent Instrument Corrosion 4 ways

Instrument corrosion in refinery, petrochemical, and other harsh operation environments can damage plant systems, degrade product, imperil regulatory compliance, and increase operating cost....

July 21 2014 Semiconductor

Next Generation Purity for Semiconductor Manufacturers

SilcoTek coatings are at the forefront of improved semiconductor yields and manufacturing efficiency. Our coatings: Enhance yield Ease factory integration Optimize process efficiency We improve...

July 08 2014 Process Analytical

A Low Cost Alternative to Improved Corrosion Resistance

Did you know SilcoTek's Dursan® coating demonstrates comparable performance to Hastelloy® C22 in hydrochloric acid immersion comparison testing? ASTM G31, 24 hour HCl immersion of various coupon...