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January 06 2017 SilcoTek

Protecting Intellectual Property, Is The Death Star Covered By Patents

* ** SilcoTek® coatings are utilized for a multitude of applications in space, ranging from propulsion to analytical. The ever increasing utilization of space for communications, national defense and...

December 23 2016 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Year In Review

Well it's that time of year again when we reflect on our accomplishments and not-so-accomplishments of 2016. Rather than hear me whine about how those 20 lbs I failed to lose, let's talk about...

December 16 2016 SilcoTek

A SilcoTek Christmas Sales Call

The following is an excerpt from an actual SilcoTek® sales team conversation (Similarities to actual or perceived customers is purely coincidental)** Mark: You're kidding me. He wants us to visit?...

November 04 2016 SilcoTek

Improved SilcoTek Website.  Finally A Remodel Wihout Power Tools.

We've remodeled and boy does the place look great. Easy to get around, less clutter, new layout, even new paint... sort of, and we did it all without power tools. Curious about how we did a...

July 08 2016 SilcoTek

It's Still Not Too Late To Fulfill One New Year Resolution

Well we're half way through 2016 with 1/2 the year in the can, it's time to take stock of those New Year resolutions. Forgot those didn't you. I feel your pain, I'm not exactly hitting resolution...

July 01 2016 SilcoTek

Celebrating Amexit, 5 Coating Benefits For The Revolution!

* On the 240th anniversary of Americas exit from Great Britain or shall we call it "Amexit"; we wish all a happy and safe Independence Day. (Not the movie, the real thing.) Of course since this is a...

May 20 2016 SilcoTek

5 Ways To Get The Very Best Coating & Knock Out The Competition

Another day on the SilcoTek® Manufacturing floor. Orders arrive they're opened, cataloged, entered into the system, photographed and prepped for inert coating. SilcoTek receives hundreds of boxes a...

April 22 2016 SilcoTek

Do SilcoTek Coatings Change Surface Roughness?

Will SilcoTek® coatings make my part surface smoother or rougher? The short answer is no. The why and how takes a bit of explaining. Why is surface roughness important? Surface roughness (Ra) is an...

March 18 2016 SilcoTek

Top 5 SilcoTek Coating Myths

Like mister Yetti and Nessi here, SilcoTek® coatings have their own cloud of myths hanging over their heads. No offense to the believers out there, you go right on searching for those mythical...