When contamination shows up in an analytical or semiconductor system, most people look at the usual suspects; Leaks, poor calibration, or dirty components are often the first things to be checked. But there’s another source that tends to go unnoticed because it’s built directly into the system itself: [...]

Stainless steel or other metal canisters and storage containers are essential for collecting, holding, transporting, or storing gas, liquid, or vapour samples in industries like analytical chemistry, environmental monitoring, life sciences, and semiconductor processing. But bare metal surfaces can introduce serious performance and reliability issues: adsorption, reaction with [...]

Notak® 2000 is SilcoTek’s most hydrophobic surface treatment, engineered to significantly reduce surface energy and create a non-wetting surface. Unlike traditional coatings that add measurable thickness, Notak 2000 is applied as an ultra-thin surface treatment using chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Rather than forming a thick layer, the treatment [...]

Rouging is a term used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing related applications to describe corrosive attack on flow path surfaces exposed to corrosive streams in water or water based systems. Rouging can be caused by several factors including: the flow path environmental conditions, material quality, fluid pH, duration and frequency [...]

It’s no surprise that semiconductor process engineers are obsessed with purity. But what often gets overlooked in the purity conversation? The equipment itself. That’s where SilcoTek CVD coatings come in.   The semiconductor world runs on ultrapure everything Semiconductor fabrication involves dozens of complex steps; deposition, etching, cleaning, [...]

In the harsh world of chemical processing, chloride corrosion is a relentless aggressor. Whether it’s from hydrochloric acid exposure or salty coastal conditions, chlorine-based compounds pose a significant threat to the integrity and longevity of process sampling systems, analyzers, structures, and safety. At SilcoTek, we understand how vital [...]