MATERIALS | SURFACE COATING
a water droplet on the surface. The
greater the angle the better the nonstick,
with any angle greater than 90°
being considered non-stick. Apticote
480A displays a contact angle of 109°,
and for com-parison, a standard
electroless nickel coating would only
display around 67°.”
Another area where Apticote
480A excels is in resisting the effects
of adhesive wear. Adhesive wear
displays hugely detrimental effects in
any sliding situations, with surfaces
quickly damaged and eventually
resulting in parts seizing. However,
this new coating from Poeton helps
prevent these effects from arising.
The low friction properties of Apticote
480A reduce adhesive wear by
85% when compared to standard
heat treated electroless nickel. For
engineers, this not only means a
reduced chance of seizing but also
allows for lowering the number of
in-service inspec-tions and less
machine downtime.
The advantages of Apticote 480A
are not only limited to low friction
and non-stick. The coating is also
corrosion resistant,
with a 50μm thick layer
resisting an industry
standard salt spray
test for well over 1000
hours, a hardness of over
800Hv and provides a
very even coating that will
replicate extremely complex
geometries.
Sean Hammond,
group director of sales
& marketing for Poeton
commented: “this is a
fantastic new coating
that will provide real
world benefits across the
engineering spectrum. Our
investment in research and
development is one of the
core strengths of Poeton
and we will always work
closely with our customers
to develop new coatings
development is one of the core
strengths of Poeton and we will always
work closely with our customers to
develop new coatings that solve their
engineering challenges.”
The composition and benefits
of Apticote 480A makes it an ideal
solution for a wide range of
applications across all industries.
From ensuring clean release of tablets
from moulds in pharmaceutical
manufacturing, prevention of sticky
substances slowing food production
and allowing less energy, fewer
services and increased service life
of moving parts across engineering,
Apticote 480A will en-hance
production, reduce costs and
extend reliability. !
Our investment
in research and
that solve their
engineering
challenges.
POETON RAMPS UP SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL VENTILATORS
Poeton Industries remained
specialist, with facilities in
commented: “The business
fully operational at all three
Gloucester, Cardiff & Poland,
is closely monitoring the
of its production sites during
took the necessary measures
developments and adjusting
the COVID-19 crisis and has
as detailed by the UK
our policies to ensure safe
increased its support for
Government to ensure the
continuation of work. We are
customers working on vital
safety of staff and suppliers
proud to be doing our bit in
medical equipment required
whilst also maintain support
response to the increased
for the UK during these
for customers.
demand for medical
challenging times.
Poeton Director of Sales &
equipment, patient handling
The surface engineering
Marketing, Sean Hammond,
equipment and ventilators.”
Poeton is experienced in
working with mission critical
components, with extensive
work carried out in the
aerospace, manufacturing
& medical sectors with the
ability to quickly develop
new solutions in response to
customer demand.
Hammond continued:
“Our Apticote 350 process is
found on several parts that
are key to the operation of
the ventilator devices. We
have been told to expect to
see a significant in-crease in
quantity of these parts and
have capacity to undertake
further work wherever
required.”
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