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Paper tube mandrels are subjected to the abrasion of miles and miles of paper every day. The type of paper used is normally...

For components used as the base for automotive alternators, one application places an aluminum oxide coating on the component, followed...

Prevention of atmospheric corrosion, including rust caused by weathering or immersion in fresh or salt water, can be addressed by...

In a typical industrial gas turbine used to provide electric power as peaking units, and sometimes even as baseload units, the actual...

CTS has developed and applies a variety of dry film lubricant materials, such as moly disulfide and graphite bearing materials.

CTS applies high temperature water or solvent based slurry coatings to a wide variety of engine components within the power generation...

For decades, chrome plating has been among the most widely used protective coatings across many industries and applications.

For the majority of the last century hard chrome (HC) coatings have been the go to wear resistant and corrosion resistant coating...

Flexible magnets are made of metal powder in a slurry of flexible material. This mixture is extremely abrasive and tears up...

Sometimes components are too big to move. Sometimes operational delays are simply not an option.

Certain operations involve multiple mechanical factors that are simultaneously impairing system efficiency in a variety ways.