Thin Film Coating Services Specifications

Material / Substrate Capabilities


	Material / Substrate Capabilities
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	Aluminum		Aluminum is a bluish, silver-white, malleable, ductile, light trivalent metallic element with good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation.
	Carbide		Carbides include silicon carbide, tungsten carbide and titanium carbide as well as other compounds of a metal (Ti, W, Cr, Zr) or metalloid (B, Si) and carbon. Carbides have excellent wear resistance and high hot hardness.
	Ceramic		Ceramic materials are made of nonmetallic minerals such as clay that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature. Most ceramics are heat and chemical resistant.
	Composites		Composite materials typically consist of a matrix and a dispersed, fibrous or continuous second phase. The second phase may reinforce (strengthen or stiffen), alter electrical or magnetic properties or enhance wear or erosion resistance.
	Copper / Copper Alloys		Copper is a common reddish metallic element that is ductile, malleable, and one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Copper alloys are specified for applications where superior corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity and good bearing surface qualities are desired. Copper-based alloys are easily plated, brazed, soldered and machined.
	Glass		Glass is a hard, brittle material consisting of a mixture of silicates. It is usually transparent or translucent. Glass is considered to be a cooled liquid rather than a true solid.
	Iron / Cast Iron		Iron is a heavy, malleable, ductile, magnetic, silver-white metallic element. The term "cast iron" refers not to a single material, but to a family of materials whose major constituent is iron, with important trace amounts of carbon and silicon. Cast irons are natural composite materials whose properties are determined by their microstructures, the stable and metastable phases formed during solidification or subsequent heat treatment. The major microstructural constituents of cast irons are the chemical and morphological forms taken by carbon, and the continuous metal matrix in which the carbon and/or carbide are dispersed.
	Metal		Metals and alloys include steel, copper, and stainless steel as well as more exotic alloys such as titanium, zirconium, niobium, or palladium.
	Metallized Ceramic		Metallized ceramic consists of a ceramic surface coated with a thin metal layer that is applied by plating, thin film, fired-on coating, or other process. Coatings maybe continuous or selectively patterned on the surface.
	Nickel / Nickel Alloys		Nickel and nickel alloys include proprietary products such as Monel^®, Kovar^®, Invar^®, Inconel^®, Incoloy^®, and Hastelloy^®. Monel, Inconel and Incoloy are registered trademarks of Special Metals Corporation. Kovar and Invar are registered trademarks of Carpenter Technology. Hastelloy is a registered trademark of Haynes International.
	Precious Metals		Precious metals are relatively scarce, highly corrosion resistant, valuable metals found in periods 5 and 6 of the periodic table. They include ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold.
	Plastic / Polymer		Plastics and polymers are organic, synthetic, or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight that can be made into objects, films, or filaments.
	Stainless Steel		Stainless steel is chemical resistant, corrosion resistant, and can have relatively high pressure ratings.
	Steel / Steel Alloys		Steel is a commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent. It is malleable under suitable conditions and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content.
	Titanium		Titanium is a hard, lustrous, silvery element that is relatively abundant in the Earth's crust. It is known for its lightness, strength, and corrosion resistance. For this reason, titanium is used widely in the aerospace industry and the medical fields (e.g., replacement joints). When alloyed with other metals, especially steel, it adds strength and oxidation resistance.
	Specialty / Other		Other, specialty, proprietary or unlisted material types.
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	New / OEM Parts?		Companies provide cleaning, finishing or coating services for new components or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts.
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	Recoating / Refinishing?		Recoating and refinishing services alter or restore damaged coatings and surfaces to a usable condition.
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Functional / Performance



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	Abrasion Resistant		The coating is resistant to damage by abrasion.
	Adhesive		The coating can also be used as an adhesive.
	Anti-fog		Specialized optical coating that prevents a lens, window or optical surface from fogging. Fogging is the result of condensation of moisture or vapor on a surface.
	Anti-Fouling		A coating to prevent the accumulation of aquatic animals and plants.
	Antireflective		The coating has an anti-reflective property. A special coating, applied to the substrate, designed to reduce glare. Anti-reflective coatings richer the color black by decreasing the amount of light reflected off the substrate by outside sources.
	Anti-slip / Abrasive		Anti-slip coatings produce a textured, abrasive, sticky or roughened surface layer to prevent slippage and falls of personnel on floors, steps and walkways.
	Anti-Static / ESD Control		A special coating applied to minimize static in sensitive environments.
	Blast Mitigation		Products are designed to provide protection against explosive blasts or ballistic percussion. They are used to line the interiors or exteriors of military vehicles such as tanks and jeeps. They are also used in detonation chambers and naval ships.
	Chemical Resistant		Coatings resistant to damage by acids, alkalis, general chemicals and oils.
	Conductive		The coating forms an electrically conductive layer on the substrate.
	Dielectric		In general, any optical coating made from dielectric (nonconducting) materials. Specifically, high-reflection coatings made from a stack of alternate layers of high- and low-refractive-index material, with each layer in the stack having an optical thickness of a quarter wave at the design wavelength.
	Corrosion / Rust Preventive		A type of coating that prevents rust by preventing moisture from reaching the metal or under lying substrate or by providing a sacrificial layer. Resin based coatings are corrosion and chemically resistant and provide a barrier to protect the substrate. Zinc or aluminum coatings provide a sacrificial layer that galvanically protects the ferrous surface, even if the layer is breached in places. Zinc phosphate, barium metaborate and strontium chromate (all pigments) are common ingredients in corrosion-inhibitive coatings. These pigments absorb any moisture that enters the coating film. Lubricant, oil and grease coating provide a water repellent barrier, which inhibits corrosion. Rust preventative coatings are designed to minimize rust or iron alloy corrosion when applied directly to ferrous metal such as carbon or alloy steels.
	EMI / RFI Shielding		A specialty coating applied to shield from electromagnetic or radio frequency interference.
	Flame Retardant / UL 94V-0 Rated		Products are flame retardant in accordance to Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) Flame Class 94V-0 or other equivalent ISO standards. These materials reduce the spread of flame or resist ignition when exposed to high temperatures. They also insulate the substrate and delay damage to the substrate.
	Friction Reducing / Low Friction		A specialty coating applied to reduce friction between two materials.
	Heat Resistant / High Temperature		The coating is resistant to damage by heat or the coating is formulated for use in high temperature environments.
	Impact Resistant		Coating resistant to impact. Also, coatings used to mitigate impact.
	Mold Release / Nonstick		Release and nonstick coatings are applied to a substrate to prevent materials from sticking. Mold releases are applied to the surface of a mold or die cavity and allow the molded component to be easily ejected or removed.
	Noise Reducing / Dampening		A specialty coating used to reduce noise transmission through the substrate.
	Oil & Grease Resistant		Coatings resistant to degradation when in contact with oils, lubricants, grease and other petroleum fluids. Oil repellent or oleophobic coatings are not wet by oils.
	Porosity / Surface Sealing		Supplier has the capability to apply a surface sealant or porosity sealer. The sealing material can be assisted using vacuum, pressure, and vacuum-pressure impregnation (VPI) techniques or the natural wicking action of the component.
	Primary Containment		Products provide primary containment of chemicals or wastes. These high integrity products are used to line tanks, reactors, bins, hoppers, and storage vessels.
	Secondary Containment		Products are used on concrete or flooring to provide secondary containment of chemicals or wastes that leak or escape from tanks, reactors, bins, hoppers, or storage vessels. Secondary containment products do not have as high a degree of integrity as primary containment products.
	Reflective		Reflective coatings consist of mirror like deposits for reflectance of light.
	Protective		Coatings for the protection of substrates.
	VOC Compliant		Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) are any carbon compound that evaporates under standard test conditions. Essentially, all paint solvents except water are VOCs. Federal and state governments limit the amount of volatile organics found in paint because of environmental and health effects.
	Waterproof / Water Repellant		Exterior clear finishes that are specially formulated to cause water to bead up on the surface and minimize penetration of water into the substrate.
	Wear / Erosion Resistant		The coating is resistant to wear or erosion. Wear is usually defined as wear produced from a sliding action between two or more components. Erosion is damage or material removal as a result of particle or slurry impact against a surface.
	Weather / UV Resistant		Coatings that are weather resistant or the coatings protects against ultraviolet radiation damage.
	Other		Other unlisted features.
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Industry Expertise


	Industry
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	Aerospace		The coating is formulated for use in the aerospace industry.
	Agriculture / Forestry		The coating is formulated for use in the agricultural or forestry industries.
	Architectural / Construction		The coating is formulated for use in the architectural, building or construction industry. This includes interior and exterior paints and specialty floor coatings.
	Automotive		The coating is formulated for use in the automotive industry.
	Business / Printing		The coating is formulated for use in business applications such as printing documents, forms, or marketing materials.
	Cement / Concrete		Products are suitable for the cement or concrete industry.
	Castings / Cast Metal		The material is suitable for coating, sealing or impregnating castings or closing cast surface porosity.
	Coil / Web Processing		Coatings for coil or web processing. Web and coil coatings are designed for high speed production applications.
	Commercial / Professional		The coating is formulated for use in commercial, professional or contractor applications. Coatings suitable for commercial application general are more durable than coatings for consumer use, but they are not as heavy duty as industrial grade coatings.
	Consumer / Retail		The coating is formulated for use in the consumer or retail applications in addition to industrial applications.
	Chemical / Material Processing		The coating is formulated for use in the chemical or material processing industries.
	Crushers & Grinding Mills		Products are liners, lining systems, wear plates or wear resistant components designed for crushers and grinding mills.
	Electronics		The coating is formulated for use in the electronics industry.
	Energy / Utilities		The coating is formulated for use in the energy generation and transmission industry (i.e., utilities).
	Environmental		The coating is formulated for use in the environmental applications such as sealing asbestos or other hazardous waster products for remediation, containment and/or removal. Also, coatings for exhaust stacks, landfills and hazardous material containers
	Food & Beverage		The coating is formulated for use in the food and beverage industry. This includes not only food products but also packaging and products that come into contact with foods and beverages.
	Government		The coating is formulated for use in the non-military government applications.
	Machine Tools		Coatings designed for the machine tool industry.
	Maintenance / MRO		Coatings designed for the maintenance industry.
	Marine		The coating is formulated for use in the marine industry. These coatings are often weatherproof and corrosion resistant.
	Material / Solids Handling		Products are suitable for solids or bulk material handling applications. They are used to line chutes, pneumatic conveyors, slides, tables and the surfaces of equipment that move products or components.
	Medical / Healthcare		The coating is formulated for use in the medical industry. These coatings are often sanitary and pathogen and bacteria resistant.
	Military / Mil-Spec		The coating is formulated for use in military applications.
	Mining		The coating is formulated for use in the mining industry.
	Motors / Transformers		The material is suitable for coating, sealing or impregnating windings, laminations or other electrical components in motors, transformers and similar electrical power equipment.
	OEM / Industrial		The coating is formulated for use in industrial or OEM applications. Industrial coatings are high durability and high quality coatings design for heavy duty or highly specialized functions.
	Oil & Gas		The coating is formulated for use in the oil and gas exploration, extraction and refining industries.
	Optical		The coating is formulated for use in the optical industry. Optical coatings reduce reflection both internally and externally and thereby increase the amount of light that reaches the eye, which improves brightness and contrast.
	Packaging		Coatings for the packaging industry.
	Pharmaceutical / Biotech		The coating is formulated for use in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries. This includes not only drug products but also packaging and products that come into contact with pharmaceuticals.
	Pipes / Piping		Products are designed to protect the internal or external surfaces of pipes or piping.
	Powdered Metal Parts		The material is suitable for coating, sealing or impregnating powdered metal parts or closing open porosity.
	Process Equipment		The coating is formulated for use in the process equipment.
	Rail / Mass Transit		The coating is formulated for use in the railroad or mass transit industry.
	Security / Safety		The coating is formulated for use in security or safety applications. Inks or coating to mark a thief would be an example. Safety applications would include reflective paints for roadway markings or glow-the-dark paints for building egress applications.
	Signage / Graphics		Coatings and paints suitable or designed for graphics and signage applications.
	Semiconductor / Wafer		The coating is formulated for use in the semiconductor industry.
	Steel / Metal Mills		Products are suitable for applications in the steel or primary metals industry.
	Telecommunications		The coating is formulated for use in the telecommunications industry.
	Textiles		The coating is formulated for use in the textile industry.
	Vessels (Tanks / Reactors)		Products are designed to protect the internal surfaces of vessels, pressure vessels, storage tanks, process tanks or reactors.
	Other		Other unlisted industry.
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Surface Prep & Secondary Operations


	Cleaning / Parts Washing
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	Burn-off / Thermal Cleaning		Burn-off or thermal cleaning systems use heat to remove grease, oil, paint or other organic compounds from the surfaces of parts.
	Degreasing		Degreasing uses a solvent or vapor to clean and remove organic compounds and greases that are insoluble in water or aqueous systems. Degreasing may also use a non-volatile cleaning agent that emulsifies oil or grease.
	Pressure / Spray Washing		Spray washers use pressure washing or rinsing capabilities to direct a stream of water or a water/detergent mixture at high pressure to clean or remove surface debris such as scale, rust, paint, dirt, grease, or abrasive dust. Multiple jets with rotating heads are often used to cover a wider area as the surface is traversed or as parts are conveyed through the system.
	Scrub Tank / Immersion Washing		In immersion tank cleaning systems or scrub tanks, parts are immersed in a tank where the cleaning bath is agitated with impellers or paddles, or the parts are scrubbed manually.
	Stripping / Coating Removal		Stripping and coating removal services remove paint, coatings, or plated layers using a solvent, chemical or mechanical process.
	Ultrasonic Cleaning		Ultrasonic cleaning processes use immersion tanks in which the cleaning solution is vibrated at ultrasonic frequencies. Transducers are usually immersible or physically coupled in order to transfer their vibratory energy to the cleaning solution.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary process type.
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	Finishing / Surface Treatment
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	Abrasive Blasting		Blasting, sandblasting, or abrasive blast cleaning uses power spraying or a tumble chamber to remove all of a metal's visible rust, mill scale, paint and contaminants. It leaves the metal uniformly white or gray in appearance. Sandblasting provides a roughened surface with undercuts that improves the adherence of subsequently applied thermal spray or organic coatings.
	Buffing / Polishing		Buffing, polishing and other belting processes are smoothing operations that change a metal's surface appearance. These operations can be for aesthetic and/or functional purposes.
	Corona Treatment		Corona treatments enhance bonding between a surface and polymer coatings or adhesives.
	Deburring / Deflashing		Deburring or radiusing rounds sharp edges or corners. Deflashing removes flash or parting lines from forging, casting or molding operations.
	Electropolishing / Electrolytic Finishing		Electropolishing or electrolytic finishing is often called a reverse plating process. Electrochemical in nature, electropolishing uses a combination of rectified current and a blended chemical electrolyte bath to remove flaws from the surface of a metal part. The resulting surface is clean and bright. Electrolytic or electrochemical machining (ECM) processes use a contoured electrode in combination with an electrolytic process to control material removal, deburring, geometry and radius generation.
	Honing / Superfinishing		Honing and superfinishing are precision finishing process that generate very flat, smooth or low Ra surface finishes. Honing and superfinishing can maintain much greater control over geometry or flatness compared to handheld buffers, offhand polishers and tumblers or mass finishing machines.
	Mass Finishing (Tumbling / Vibratory)		Mass finishing processes are used for the bulk processing of parts. Tumbler, disc, drum or vibratory finishing equipment is used with abrasive media and compounds. The movement of the media and compounds against the parts imparts the desired surface finish.
	Mirror Finishing		Companies can provide surfaces with a mirror finish.
	Oxygen Cleaning		Oxygen cleaning removes combustible oils, greases or other materials that could cause an accidental fire or explosion when in contact with oxygen. Oxygen cleaning may also involve the removal of excess rust. Oxygen cleaning is performed in factory furnaces, autoclaves, aerospace facilities, refineries, pressure gauges, pressure transmitters, regulators, fittings, thermowells, gold mines, hospitals, tubing, pipe, hoses, filters, valves and other assemblies and plants.
	Passivation		Passivation removes "free iron" contamination left behind on the surface of stainless steel during machining and fabricating. These contaminants may drive premature corrosion and ultimately result in deterioration of the component if not removed. The passivation process also facilitates the formation of a thin, transparent oxide film that protects the stainless steel from corrosion.
	Peening		Shot peening blasts smooth, glass beads or metal shot at a surface to impart compressive, residual surface stress and remove residual, tensile surface stress. Shot peening improves fatigue strength or performance under a high number of load cycles. Shafts and other components that are exposed to a high number of load cycles often require parts or materials with higher fatigue strength.
	Pickling / Chemical Deburring		Companies perform processes that use etchants, acids, or acid pickles to etch or chemically remove a layer of surface material or sharp edges.
	Sanding / Grinding		Sanding and grinding processes are used for fine to rough surface finishing operations. Abrasive discs, belts or grinding wheels are used to remove surface irregularities and clean and/or produce the desired surface finish.
	Other		Other unlisted or unspecified forms of surface treatment.
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Certification / Quality


	Certifications / Standards Compliance
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	AS 9000		AS 9000 defines quality management system (QMS) requirements for suppliers to the aerospace industry. It was developed by major aerospace manufacturers and published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). AS 9000 is based on ISO 9001, but includes over 80 additional requirements for the aerospace industry.
	AS 9100		AS 9100 is an expanded, international version of AS 9000, a standard which defines quality system requirements for suppliers to the aerospace industry. AS 9100 was developed by major aerospace manufactures in conjunction with the ISO Aerospace Technical Committee (TC) 20, and published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
	QS-9000		QS-9000 is a quality standard for suppliers of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation. QS-9000 is based on the 1994 edition of ISO 9001, but contains additional requirements that are particular to the automotive industry. Specifically, QS-9000 applies to suppliers of production materials, production and service parts, heat treating, painting and plating and other finishing services.
	ISO 9001:2000		ISO 9001:2000, a part of the larger ISO 9000 standard, contains the actual requirements with which an organization needs to comply to become certified. ISO 9001:2000 replaces the ISO 9001:1994 quality standard.
	ISO 13485:2003		ISO 13485:2003 specifies quality management system (QMS) requirements for organizations that need to demonstrate their ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet applicable customer and regulatory requirements. ISO 13485:2003 contains specific requirements for medical devices and excludes non-applicable requirements from ISO 9001. Consequently, an organization with a QMS that conforms to ISO 13485:2003 cannot claim to conformity to ISO 9001 unless the QMS meets all of ISO 9001’s requirements.
	ISO 14001		ISO 14000 provides an internationally recognized framework for environmental management, measurement, evaluation and auditing. ISO 14000 does not prescribe environmental performance targets, but provides organizations with the tools to assess and control the impact of their activities, products or services on the environment. ISO 14001:1996, a part of the larger ISO 14000 standard, contains the actual requirements with which an organization needs to comply in order to become certified.
	TS 16949		ISO/TS 16949:2002 is an ISO Technical Specification that aligns existing American (QS-9000), German (VDA6.1), French (EAQF) and Italian (AVSQ) automotive quality systems standards for the global automotive industry.
	FDA Registered		Suppliers are registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the manufacture of foods, human drugs, medical devices, biologics, and/or animal feeds and drugs.
	MIL-SPEC / MIL-STD		Suppliers comply with military specifications (MIL-SPEC) or military standards (MIL-STD).
	OEM Specific		Suppliers provide certifications for specific original equipment manufacturer (OEM) internal company specifications or requirements.
	NADCAP		Supplier has finish and coating assessment laboratories that meet National Aerospace and Defense Contractors (NADCAP) requirements.
	RoHS		Suppliers provide coatings or treatments that are manufactured in compliance with the RoHS directive. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) is a European Union (EU) directive that requires all manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipment sold in Europe to demonstrate that their products contain only minimal levels of the following hazardous substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl and polybrominated diphenyl ether. RoHS will become effective on July 1, 2006.
	Other		Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary certification or standard.
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Regional Preference



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	North America		Companies are located in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
	United States Only		Companies are located in the United States.
	Northeast US Only		Companies are located in the Northeast United States, namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
	Southern US Only		Companies are located in the Southern United States, namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
	Southwest US Only		Companies are located in the Southwest United States, namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
	Northwest US Only		Companies are located in the Northwest United States, namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
	Midwest US Only		Companies are located in the Midwest United States, namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
	Canada Only		Companies are located in Canada.
	South / Central America Only		Companies have facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Chile; or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc.
	Europe Only		Companies are located in Europe, namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc.
	South Asia Only		Companies are located in South Asia, namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc.
	Near East Only		Companies are located in the Near East, namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.
	East Asia / Pacific Only		Companies are located in East Asia, namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc.
	Other		Other unlisted country or region.
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