Oil and Gas Equipment

Cerakote delivers 3,000 hours salt spray resistance (ASTM B117), which translates directly to protection against the chlorides, nitrates, and phosphates in fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. The ceramic-polymer bond resists the corrosive slurries that destroy conventional paint within a single growing season. At 0.5-2 mils thickness, the coating preserves hydraulic fitting threads, PTO shaft tolerances, and implement pin clearances.

Yes. Tillage components, planter wear parts, and ground-engaging equipment face constant soil abrasion that wears through conventional paint and powder coat in hours of field use. Cerakote's 4,000 cycles per mil abrasion resistance maintains both color and protection under soil contact conditions. While ground-engaging cutting edges will eventually wear through any coating, non-contact surfaces like housings, guards, and identification panels retain their color matching throughout the equipment lifecycle.

Yes. Medical instruments with articulating joints, flexible shafts, and spring mechanisms need coatings that move with the component without cracking. Polymer coating provides chemical resistance for autoclave sterilization and hospital disinfectants while maintaining flexibility through thousands of use cycles. For instruments requiring both flexibility and surface hardness on specific areas, we combine polymer coating on flex zones with Cerakote on rigid surfaces for optimized performance across the entire device.

We offer 7-day and 3-day expedited passivation for defense stainless steel orders beyond our 14-day standard turnaround. For programs with mixed-material requirements, we can passivate stainless and apply chemical conversion coating to aluminum components simultaneously in our facility. This single-source capability eliminates the logistics overhead of coordinating multiple vendors on tight defense timelines.

Maritime equipment uses color coding for safety systems, navigation hardware, and equipment identification in environments where visibility and quick identification are critical. Cerakote maintains color integrity through continuous salt spray exposure, UV, and marine chemical contact that strips conventional marine paint within seasons. Spectrophotometer-verified color matching to Delta E 1.5 ensures your maritime color coding remains reliable and identifiable in the marine environment.