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Lectrofluor® Takes a Hard Line Against Hardened Ink Residues

Lectrofluor® features excellent release properties that make cleaning up hardened inks on steel ink chambers easy.

Lectrofluor® Smooths the Flow of Dried Fruit To Keep Portions Consistent

Lectrofluor® ensured an anti-stick surface plus wear reduction for a solid filling machine used to package dried fruits.

How Magnaplate Surface Treatments Help Optimize Uptime for Valuable Semiconductor Equipment

Magnaplate surface treatments protect semiconductor equipment in vacuum environments against corrosion, friction, abrasion, contamination and sticking.

Lectrofluor® Gives Stainless Steel Condensate Pumps Extra Protection Against Corrosion

Magnaplate’s Lectrofluor® helped a pharmaceutical injectables manufacturer halt corrosion and chemical attack on a condensate pump.

Prevent a Hot Mess - How Our CS-1331 Coatings Wipe Away PVC Residue

Magnaplate’s CS-1331 is a lubricious coating type that offers PVC release and proven thermal stability at up to 500°F.

Surface Treatments Take the Heat To Prevent Fabric Bonding Cylinders From Sticking

Magnaplate surface treatments can improve the release properties of textile rollers and other converting machine parts for greater productivity.

Engineered Coatings Keep Equipment Free From Residue and Hang-ups

Magnaplate engineered coatings enhance and protect metal components from sticky substances and ensure proper mold release.

Don’t Get Stuck - Engineered Coatings Address Sticky Substances in Many Industries

When sticking threatens equipment uptime and reliability, engineered coatings can protect your machine surfaces and improve their non-stick properties.

Engineered Coatings Solve Sticking Issues in Food Processing Equipment

Magnaplate offers a wide range of engineered coatings that protect food production machines and equipment and keeps them running at their best.

Protect Your Pumps With Engineered Coatings

Engineered coatings can address your application’s conditions and your pump’s specific mechanical requirements to ensure productivity and uptime.

Why Engineered Coatings Are Important For Your MRO Strategy

When you want to get the most out of your worn parts, let Magnaplate engineered coatings be part of your MRO strategy.

Mind Your Metal - Coating Conversations on Food and Bulk Solids [On—demand Webinar]

Food processing and bulk solids operations share many of the same objectives - maximizing runtime, high production and throughput, lower maintenance costs and long equipment lifetime. However, issues like part replacement, preventative maintenance and cleaning can hinder those goals. 

Learn How Infused Polymers Give Our Engineered Coatings an Edge

To protect metal surfaces from damage, you have several methods to choose from. Many vendors provide surface enhancement offerings that range from plating to powders to paint-on processes, all of which can offer a fair amount of protection.

Mind Your Metal - Coating Conversations on Packaging [On-demand Webinar]

In our latest webinar, Mind Your Metal - Coating Conversations on Packaging, we examine some common issues in the packaging industry and explore the ways high-performance coatings can solve them to help you reduce downtime and increase productivity.

Preventing Component Wear Starts With Understanding Coefficient of Friction

When two objects make contact with each other, there's going to be resistance, or friction, between the surfaces. Friction causes wear and affects the performance and operating life of components, so it’s important to minimize it.

How An Early Partnership With Your Coating Supplier Provides Benefits

No matter your industry, there will be times when you need to coat a part — whether to protect it from conditions in its target application, improve its performance, extend its lifetime or simply to enhance its aesthetics.

Video - Our Engineered Coating Process

This video shows how Magnaplate fortifies your engineered coating by infusing polymers into the substrate and applying a proprietary sealing process so it becomes an integral part of the new surface.

Understanding the Many Facets of Corrosion

Sometime during your metal or alloy part’s lifetime, it will be vulnerable to corrosion. Corrosion is a common problem, and it occurs in many different forms.

Video - Engineered Coatings for Powder and Bulk Solids Handling

In powder and bulk solids handling processes, many conditions can hinder equipment reliability and performance.

Engineered Coatings Give Old Parts New Life

When machine parts wear out, they can hurt the plant’s productivity and costs. While replacing these parts may be appropriate, MRO professionals should consider refurbishing them with the help of engineered surface enhancement coatings.

Engineered Coatings Optimize Powder and Bulk Solids Equipment Output

In the powder bulk solids industry, precise metering and efficient material feeding are critical. However, several conditions can hinder machine performance and affect lifetime.

Engineered Coatings Protect Valves in Harsh Conditions of Oil and Gas Facilities

As oil and gas facilities move to more remote locations with extreme conditions, any equipment downtime due to parts failure can be costly.

Video - Engineered Coatings for Food Processing

Throughout the food processing process, a variety of conditions can affect your equipment’s performance and reliability.

To Keep Mining Operations Running, Protect Valves With Engineered Coatings

Mining and mineral processing facilities present a host of threats that can affect valve reliability and uptime. Knife gate valves used in slurry transport, for example, must consistently perform despite heavy contact with abrasive, corrosive metal solids or acids that can erode the valve.

Polymer Coatings Withstand Corrosion and Take the Heat

When it comes to protecting metal and mixed metal components, harsh conditions and high performance requirements often prove too demanding for conventional coatings.

Synergistic Coatings Keep Food Processing Equipment Running Efficiently and Longer

When it comes to food processing applications, the types of equipment that need protection are as varied as the threats they face. Whether you specify or upgrade molds, hoppers, pneumatic cylinders, extruders or guillotine blades, protecting that equipment is a top priority.

Maintaining Equipment with Specialized Surface Treatments

Maintaining equipment with specialized surface treatments mitigates issues involving abrasion, premature wear, corrosion and sticking.

How Engineered Coatings Extend Equipment Lifetime [White Paper]

How engineered coatings extend equipment lifetime, protecting parts from wear, abrasion and corrosion.

How Metal Coatings Give The Dry Bulk Solids Industry An Edge

When it comes to bulk solids metering and handling machines, metal coatings play a crucial role. For one, they help reduce friction on metal feeders and prevent sticking. They also protect feeder components from wear.

Video - Lectrofluor® Superior Chemical and Corrosion Resistance

Lectrofluor® is a polymer-based coating that protects metals from corrosion and chemical attack in all kinds of hostile environments.

Boost Uptime and Cleanliness in Food Processing Applications with Engineered Coatings

Boost uptime and cleanliness in food processing applications with engineered coatings that handle the demands of 24/7 plant schedules and rigorous cleaning routines.

Engineered Coatings Solve Pharmaceutical Packaging Issues

Engineered coatings solve pharmaceutical packaging issues, including problems relating to release, friction, corrosion, speed and sticking.

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