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March 07 2025 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek Coatings in Additive Manufacturing Propel Jet Fuel Research

A research group from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently published their research paper, Jet fuel oxidation on conventionally and additively manufactured metallic tubes, in...

November 08 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Why Choose SilcoTek CVD Coatings Over PFAS?

SilcoTek offers advanced coating solutions that can serve as effective and environmentally responsible alternatives to PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” SilcoTek’s inert, high-performance coatings...

October 07 2024 Corrosion

Maximizing Heat Exchanger Efficiency with SilcoTek CVD Coatings

Heat exchangers operate under extreme conditions where fouling and corrosion can severely impact performance. High temperatures, reactive environments, and nickel-containing substrates contribute to...

June 28 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek's Dursan Coating Advantages in Life Sciences Instrumentation

I had a conversation with our Life Sciences Technical Sales Representative, Patrick Dick, about some of the common questions he gets from his customers. Let's take a deeper dive into protein...

June 14 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek Coatings Can Enhance Heat Exchanger Performance

In industrial applications where high temperatures and reactive environments are common, equipment fouling and coking can significantly impair performance and increase maintenance costs. SilcoTek...

September 23 2022 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Maximizing PVC Molding With SilcoTek Coatings

SilcoTek® coatings are used in a variety of applications for altering surface energy and providing corrosion protection. This blog post reviews a case study where a customer experienced problems with...

September 16 2022 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

How CVD Coatings Can Help Common Molding Problems with PVC

Molding PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) presents the processor with a host of important issues, and many companies in the molding industry have similar problems. Heating PVC results in the outgassing of...

January 14 2022 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Improve Heat Exchanger Fouling Resistance and Reliability

Learn how SilcoTek® coatings reduce process downtime caused by unwanted build-up, fouling, corrosion, and coking. Improve Heat Exchanger Fouling Resistance and Reliability Our chemically...

October 29 2021 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

How to Improve Stainless Steel Filters

Metal filter problems like corrosion, pore occlusion, and surface reactivity can lead to high maintenance costs, process failures or product contamination. Lets's discuss how to prevent common filter...

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