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ENGINEERED COATINGS FROM METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY

Metal Improvement Company are pioneers in the development and application of engineered coatings enabling you to protect against corrosion, improve part wear life and performance and also reduce maintenance costs.

Metal Improvement Company has coatings facilities worldwide:

E/M Coating Services based in the UK and USA, who are specialists in solid film lubricants and zinc rich coatings. For more information go to specific E/M Division Information

Our Galway, Ireland facility specialises in the application of Parylene, which forms an ultra thin conformal coating used particularly in the automotive, aerospace and medical industries. For more information go to www.parylene.co.uk or specific Division Information page

We have also expanded our coatings capability into mainland Europe - see our Global Location page for more information.

We have recently acquired 3 Thermal Spray Coating Divisions in the US, previously known as BASF Surface Technologies . The facilities have a rich history in the development of advanced thermal spray coatings for flight and industrial gas turbines, and trace their origin back to the original General Plasma, Inc. facility in East Windsor, CT, which was acquired by the Engelhard Corporation in 1994. We now plan to introduce Thermal Spray Coating into Europe and Asia in the near future. For more information see www.metalimprovement.com

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Benefits and applications of engineered coatings

Benefits

  • High lubricity / low friction
  • Anti-corrosion
  • Resistance to erosion
  • Resistance to galling, fatigue and failure
  • High release / anti-stick
  • Low noise / anti squeak
  • Resistance chemical and environmental attack
  • Protection against chipping and blistering
  • Shielding to EM/RF radiation
  • Aerospace aluminized coatings

Applications

Our engineered coatings are designed to enhance the performance of a wide range of components including:

  • Pumps
  • Thread rolling screws
  • Valves
  • ‘O’ rings
  • Gears
  • Gaskets and seals
  • Bearings
  • Food handling equipment
  • Fasteners
  • Rollers and dyecans
  • Bolts
  • Airbars
  • Locknuts
  • Magnets
  • Rivets
  • Centrifuge components
  • Washers

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Engineered coatings

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Our range of engineered coatings

E/M Coating Services (go to Division information)

  • Dry film lubricants – MoS2, PTFE, Graphite and WS2
  • Coatings for corrosion, chemical & environmental protection
  • Zinc rich coatings for corrosion protection
  • Impingement coatings
  • Nonstick/release coatings for low coefficients of friction
  • Primers for rubber and plastics for sound absorbing and dampening materials to reduce noise and squeaking
  • Coatings for EMI/RFI shielding to control electromagnetic interference
  • Coatings to protect against extreme corrodants, corrosive chemicals and solvents

Specific coatings/services:

  • Procoat100
  • Vapour degreasing
  • Everlube products: Everlube®, Microseal, Flurene Lube-Lok®, Lubri-Bond®, Ecoalube®, Ever-Slik®, Esnalube®, Perma-Slik®, Kal-Gard®, Electrobond®, and Formkote®.
  • Other products: Xylan/Xylar, Sermagard, Molykote, Halar, Teflon, Rilsan, Zinga, Gleitmo®

MIC Parylene coating facility (go to Division information)

  • Parylene Coating - ultra thin conformal parylene coating to reduce friction and protect against contamination

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General engineered coatings

Fasteners

Quality of engineered coatings

Our experienced and dedicated workforce will provide you with the very highest levels of quality, service and technical support using the latest technology to ensure long-term environmental compliance.
We have advanced laboratory facilities and expertise to design and develop bespoke high performance coatings tailored to suit your individual requirements as well as being able to offer you a range of standard and licensed coatings.

We have the capability to apply coatings to components of all shapes and sizes from the smallest fasteners to large fabricated assemblies weighing several tonnes.

We are fully experienced to meet your specifications using the highest quality control procedures. Our facilities have numerous OEM approvals for the application of coatings to aerospace, automotive and other industrial components in addition to FAA, AS9100, NADCAP and ISO 9001/9008 approvals that might be required at individual facilities.

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Engineered coatings available from MIC

Laboratory testing of engineered coatings

Process verification procedures include: Magnetic Induction, Coating Weight, Salt-Spray, Cure, Adhesion and Eddy Current.

With surface preparation being essential to the life extension and performance of our coatings technology, correct preparation and enhancement of surfaces prior to coating is carried out.

Pre-treatments (including Ti Anodising, Phosphate Conversion Coating and Chilled Iron Blasting, Aluminum Oxide Blasting) and vapour degreasing (components up to 1 tonne).

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Laboratory testing of engineered coatings