Our Services
Coating Development
Coating research and development is a key part of many companies’ efforts to maintain competitiveness in a fast-moving world. Research institutes and universities are also pushed to deliver working solutions for projects and their research customers. Thermal spray processing is still in some senses a dark art due the vast number of variables involved in the process itself.
Very often the development process can benefit from an outside perspective bringing in new knowledge to an existing team. This is especially apparent in situations where a new material, coating type or end application is involved.
Specialties
Coating Development Support
Thermal Spray Innovations aim is to bring outside experience to your coating development: –
High Power Plasma Spray
Extensive experience in coating parameter development using high energy plasma torches:
- Northwest Mettech Axial III
- Progressive Surface 100HE
Legacy Plasma Systems
Experienced with Legacy plasma systems (F4-Type, 3MB/9MB Type)
Parameter development
Support with the selection of plasma parameters and design of experiments (DoE)
High Velocity Process
Experience with high Velocity Air Fuel Process (UniqueCoat M3)
Bond Coat Development
bond coat development with Plasma, HVOF and HVAF processes
Reseach development
Technical reports on current state of art, guidance on coating evaluation, support for new equipment selection
Process
Feedstock Selection
Coating Materials
Choice of the right powder feedstock at the start of a project can sometimes make the difference between a fast development and a painful one. Often, the chemical composition of the material is considered early in a project but the technical specifics of the powder such as manufacturing process, size distribution, morphology, etc., are not given enough consideration.
Different powder types typically have their specific performance attributes that may make or break an application. A holistic approach should be taken when selecting feedstock powders that considers what we need the powder to do and how we intend to treat it to achieve the coating end goals.
Powder Development
It is not often that a new powder is developed for a coating application. Approaching this challenge should be taken with great care as bad choices can be costly.
- Choosing important powder requirements can vastly improve the outcome of development
- Powder manufacturers can develop specific solutions but, customer input is key to success
Previously experienced in the development of thermal spray materials for porous coatings (TBC’s & Abradables) as well as dense coatings (dense segmented TBC’s and environmental barrier coatings). Thermal Spray Innovations can help you navigate this process.
Clients
Coating Partners
Coating Contacts and links
For situations where customers require external spraying capabilities, TSI is partnered with PTC Innovation in Sweden.
PTC Innovation retains access to the thermal spray facilities at University West, Production Technology Centre. Processes available include plasma spraying (F4-MB & Axial III), HVAF (UniqueCoat M3), Flame spraying. Coating evaluation can also be arranged with the partners.
Thermal Spray Innovations is also happy to work with other coating shops or research institutes where needed.
Get In Touch
Erlenweg, Bruck an der grossglocknerstrasse, 5662, salzburg, austria
nicholas.curry@thermalsprayinnovations.com