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SilcoTek March 10 2023

SilcoTek is Making the World a Better Place, One Part at a Time

"A Better World Through SilcoTek Coatings" This is our vision. It may seem vague to some, but to us it has a lot of meaning. But, what does the SilcoTek vision really mean? Sure, we can parrot it...

SilcoTek January 27 2023

How Do You Know You're Getting the Same Coating Every Time?

SilcoTek® has adopted Intel's Copy Exactly! philosophy. What is Copy Exactly? Intel states, "the methodology focuses on matching the manufacturing site to the development site. Matching occurs at...

SilcoTek December 30 2022

Goodbye, 2022! SilcoTek Recap

2022 has been a year for the record books. In the wake of the pandemic and starting to get back to "normal," SilcoTek has made many improvements and enhancements in all aspects of the business. ...

SilcoTek December 02 2022

SilcoTek's Best Practices for Packaging Parts for Success

One of SilcoTek's most important strategic directives is to coat every part perfectly and on time, every day. This week, we wanted to discuss our receiving process and what happens to your parts once...

SilcoTek October 28 2022

Getting the Most out of Your Quote for CVD Coating Services

Two of our quotes team members, Corey Robinson and Kevin Morrison. Best Practices for Quoting SilcoTek® Coatings Before sending a request for a quote to SilcoTek, we have a few pointers to make...

SilcoTek September 09 2022

Can SilcoTek Coatings be Removed and Re-Applied?

SilcoTek’s high performance CVD coatings are used to enhance material performance in a variety of demanding applications. Any coating from any supplier will eventually degrade in highly challenging...

SilcoTek August 26 2022

How to get Better Coating Performance at High Temperatures

SilcoTek® recommends customers who use coated stainless-steel parts in high temperature applications (over 450°C) to preheat the parts prior to sending them in for coating. This recommendation was...

SilcoTek August 05 2022

SilcoNert, Sulfinert, Silcosteel, Siltek… What’s the Difference?

Assorted sampling components coated with SilcoNert® 2000. SilcoNert, Sulfinert, Silcosteel, Siltek… What’s the Difference? Introduction Whether you’ve been involved in chromatography for days or...

SilcoTek July 29 2022

How to Avoid Delays in Getting Your Parts Coated by SilcoTek

As we bid adieu to Marty Higgins and wish him well in his retirement, we have some big shoes to fill! I'd like to take a minute and introduce myself and provide a little background about my...

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