Oil and Gas Equipment
Precision Cerakote ceramic coatings for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
What Oil and Gas Equipment Demands
Corrosive, abrasive, and unforgiving
Wear Protection That Keeps Equipment in Service
Surface wear shortens component life and drives unplanned maintenance. Ceramic coating delivers 9H hardness with 160/160 in-lbs impact strength (ASTM verified).
Corrosion-Resistant Cerakote Coating
3,000 hours of ASTM B117 salt spray resistance. Molecular-level protection for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
Ceramic Coating Engineered for Oil and Gas Service
Cerakote ceramic coating delivers the chemical resistance, corrosion protection, and abrasion performance that oil and gas equipment demands in corrosive downhole and surface environments.
H2S, brine, drilling muds, and completion fluids attack unprotected metal surfaces. Cerakote creates a ceramic barrier at the molecular level that resists chemical attack while maintaining adhesion under thermal cycling and mechanical stress.
Unlike conventional coatings that crack under downhole pressure differentials, Cerakote's flexibility and adhesion strength maintain barrier integrity through the operational cycles that oil and gas equipment endures.
Why Ceramic Coating Outperforms Conventional Protection
Hard chrome plating is being phased out for environmental reasons. Nickel plating requires hazardous chemistry. Powder coating is too thick for precision components. Cerakote delivers superior chemical resistance at 0.5–2 mils, maintaining critical dimensions while providing 9H hardness and molecular-level corrosion barrier.
Certifications behind every coating
We hold the credentials your industry demands. Every coating we apply meets or exceeds the standards that keep your components performing.
AS9100 quality management
The highest standard for quality management in coating operations, ensuring our processes meet the most demanding traceability requirements.
ITAR defense manufacturing compliance
Authorized to handle controlled defense articles and technical data with proper security protocols.
ISO 9001 quality systems certification
Demonstrates our commitment to consistent quality and continuous improvement across all operations.
How We Coat for Oil and Gas Equipment
Controlled application with full lot traceability
Receiving & Specification Review
Equipment inspected and logged. Substrate material, operating environment, and chemical exposure conditions documented to select the optimal Cerakote formulation.
Surface Preparation & Masking
Media blasting to specified surface profile for maximum adhesion. Sealing surfaces, threads, and precision bores masked. Ultrasonic cleaning removes drilling fluids, oils, and embedded contaminants.
Application, Cure & Inspection
Cerakote applied at specified thickness with full coverage verification. Oven-cured per manufacturer parameters. Post-cure inspection includes thickness measurement, adhesion testing, and visual examination. Certificate of conformance with lot traceability accompanies every shipment.
Oil and Gas Components We Coat
Downhole tools, valves, pumps, and surface equipment
Why Cerakote for Oil and Gas Weight Savings
Thin-film protection for demanding environments
Why Cerakote for Medical Weight Reduction
Thin-film protection for precision instruments
Why Cerakote for Maritime Weight Reduction
Thin-film saltwater protection at reduced mass
Why Cerakote for Industrial Weight Reduction
Thin-film protection that preserves design tolerances
What matters most
The performance data that matters for your operation
3,000+ Hours Salt Spray Resistance
ASTM B117 verified. Molecular-level corrosion barrier protects against H2S, brine, and chemical exposure in downhole and surface equipment applications.
Full ISO 9001 Documentation
Certificate of Conformance with every shipment. Material batch numbers, application parameters, cure temperatures, thickness measurements, and adhesion test results fully documented and traceable.
9H Hardness, Chemical Resistance
ASTM D3363 pencil hardness verified. Resists abrasive drilling fluids, chemical exposure, and mechanical wear on valve seats, tool joints, and pump components.
Consistent Protection Under Extreme Conditions
Documented application parameters ensure repeatable results from first article through production volumes. Coating integrity maintained through thermal cycling, pressure differentials, and chemical exposure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about our coating processes and technical capabilities
Cabin interior components typically use H-Series Cerakote, which meets aerospace flammability requirements per third-party testing against Cerakote lab reports. The coating adds only 0.5-2 mils of thickness, preserving tolerances on latches, brackets, and trim components. Color consistency at Delta E 1.5 ensures visual uniformity across large cabin interior programs where hundreds or thousands of parts must match precisely.
Oil and gas environments combine salt water, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, high temperatures, and high pressures that overwhelm conventional coatings. Cerakote's 3,000-hour salt spray performance, chemical resistance, and temperature rating to 2,000°F provide multi-threat protection. Our passivation plus Cerakote stack on stainless steel downhole components creates the dual-layer defense these extreme conditions demand.
Yes. Raw AM parts typically exhibit Ra 8-15 micrometers depending on build orientation and technology. Controlled blasting at 40-60 PSI knocks down the highest peaks and partially trapped powder, creating a more uniform surface for coating. When followed by Cerakote application, the combined process brings surface roughness below 3 micrometers. This makes blasting plus coating the most effective surface finishing path for production AM parts.
We process aluminum parts to MIL-DTL-5541 Type I (chromate) and Type II (non-chromate) chemical conversion coating specifications. Type I delivers 168-240+ hours of salt spray resistance per ASTM B117, while Type II provides 96-168+ hours. Our conversion coatings are spec-proven for multiple manufacturers and backed by over 20,000 parts processed with zero quality issues.
Implement paint typically delivers 200-500 hours of salt spray resistance and begins failing after one season of chemical exposure. Powder coating at 4-6 mils adds 500-1,500 hours but chips on impact and cannot coat polymer components. Cerakote provides 3,000 hours salt spray resistance (ASTM B117) at only 0.5-2 mils, bonds to both metal and polymer substrates, and resists chipping 2-3 times better than powder coating.
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