Thank you Intech Services! Our COO, Dave Arney, had a great time at the Intech Services Information Institute earlier this month. He shared with us the best things he discovered in Redondo Beach – and a few things he picked up at the seminar as well. The Portofino Hotel is a fantastic waterfront hotel. Nice… [Read More]
Food Grade Xylan® for Cost Savings in Industrial Food Production
September 23, 2014 These days, it’s no longer difficult to find food grade coatings that provide good release and nonstick. The problem comes in with durability. Most of the time, food production teams pick a coating that provides the right level of nonstick at a good price point. On the back end, production costs start… [Read More]
Extreme Temperature Resistance: Recommended Xylan® Coatings
September 4, 2014 In addition to non-stick properties, many PTFE-based coatings are also known for their ability to withstand extreme operating temperatures. The Xylan® series of coatings, produced by Whitford Worldwide, offers some of the best-performing PTFE-based coatings available. Xylan coatings are dry-film lubricants that can operate continuously at extreme temperatures where traditional fluid lubricants… [Read More]
Off-Shore and High-Performance Applications of Xylan® Coatings: Pretreatment Essentials
August 20, 2014 For the use of Xylan® in general, Whitford recommends wiping down the part with a solvent. We’ve also heard of coaters trying vapor degreasing. These can work for Xylan applications that aren’t going be used in demanding environments. But if you have a part that needs to meet any of the following… [Read More]
Low-Cure Coatings: Properties and Pitfalls
August 1, 2014 AIC COO Dave Arney talks to us about the risks and benefits of working with low-cure coatings. Note: Low-cure coatings are sometimes referred to as low-bake coatings, or ultra low-bake coatings (ULB). There’s no single standard for these terms, so we use them here interchangeably. Why use a low-cure coating? Most of… [Read More]
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