ColoradoKote
Precision Cerakote ceramic coatings for aerospace, defense, and industrial components.
Three Stages of Precision Ultrasonic Cleaning
Each stage is controlled, documented, and verified under AS9100 quality protocols.
Cleaning solution chemistry is matched to the substrate material and contamination type. Alkaline solutions for aluminum, neutral formulations for titanium to prevent hydrogen embrittlement, and polymer-safe solutions for additive manufacturing parts. Temperature and concentration are set to documented parameters.
Parts are submerged in heated cleaning solution. A 40 kHz transducer generates millions of microscopic cavitation bubbles that implode against every surface, penetrating blind holes, internal threads, lattice structures, and complex geometries that manual cleaning cannot reach.
Water-break testing confirms DI water sheets uniformly with zero beading. White-glove inspection checks for particulate transfer. For critical aerospace applications, dyne pen testing measures surface energy. Parts that fail any verification step are re-cleaned before release.
How the Ultrasonic Cleaning Process Works
40 kHz ultrasonic cavitation generates millions of imploding bubbles that strip oils, machining fluids, and particulates from blind holes, threads, and complex geometries. Available as standalone precision cleaning or integrated surface preparation before Cerakote® coating.
Verified Cleanliness for Critical Components
Every cleaning batch is documented with solution parameters, cycle data, and verification results under AS9100 controls.
Cavitation Frequency
Industrial-grade ultrasonic transducers tuned for optimal contaminant removal across metals, polymers, and composites.
Multi-Method Verification
Water-break testing, white-glove inspection, and dyne pen testing confirm parts meet cleanliness specification before release.
Solution Temperature
Heated cleaning solutions matched to substrate material for maximum contaminant removal without surface damage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about our coating processes and technical capabilities
Chemical conversion coating provides the adhesion base, and Cerakote offers hundreds of colors and finishes for the visible topcoat, including metallics, flat, satin, and gloss options. Color consistency is held within Delta E 1.5 across production runs, ensuring your parts match batch to batch. This combination gives automotive builders both the corrosion protection and the precise aesthetic finish that high-end builds demand.
Yes. We coat valve bodies, stems, seats, and trim components for corrosive service environments including sour gas applications. Passivation of stainless steel substrates followed by Cerakote ceramic topcoat creates a dual-layer defense against hydrogen sulfide and chloride attack. Our quality documentation supports NACE MR0175 compliance requirements for materials used in sour service.
Surgical instruments endure repeated mechanical stress from tissue contact, bone engagement, clamping forces, and tray handling. Cerakote's 9H pencil hardness and 4,000 cycles per mil abrasion resistance maintain the coating's protective barrier and visual appearance through the instrument's full service life. This reduces the frequency of instrument replacement compared to uncoated or conventionally finished instruments.
Yes. We run the complete preparation-to-coating sequence in-house: ultrasonic cleaning removes machining fluids and contaminants from blind holes and internal passages, chemical conversion coating (chromate or non-chromate) provides the adhesion-promoting base layer, and Cerakote ceramic coating delivers the final corrosion and wear barrier. Running this full stack under one AS9100 quality system eliminates handoff risk between multiple vendors and compresses your lead time.
Agricultural equipment endures soil abrasion, chemical exposure from fertilizers and herbicides, and continuous moisture contact. We blast agricultural components to SSPC-SP 10 near-white cleanliness at 80-100 PSI, removing all rust, scale, and prior finish material. The 2-4 mil anchor profile maximizes Cerakote adhesion for the demanding field environment. Proper blast preparation combined with Cerakote provides abrasion resistance of 4,000 cycles per mil and salt spray protection exceeding 3,000 hours.
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