Wear Protection for AM Parts

Yes. Oil and gas components carry wellbore contaminants including H2S residue, brine crystallization, and production chemical deposits that create adhesion failures if not completely removed. Ultrasonic cavitation removes these contaminants from every surface feature, ensuring clean substrate contact for Cerakote's 3,000-hour salt spray performance. The difference between thorough ultrasonic cleaning and inadequate surface preparation directly determines whether the coating survives the corrosive downhole or surface production environment.

Yes. Every order ships with a Certificate of Conformance documenting coating formulation, lot traceability, thickness measurements, adhesion results, and cure parameters. Our AS9100 quality system generates documentation that meets aerospace and defense requirements, but we provide certificates for all orders regardless of industry. Custom documentation formats and additional test reports are available upon request.

Industrial chemical processing environments expose components to acids, caustics, solvents, and process fluids that attack raw AM surfaces through their inherent porosity. Cerakote seals this porosity and provides a continuous chemical barrier rated for broad chemical resistance. For metal AM parts in chemical processing, the coating prevents corrosion initiation at surface porosity sites that would rapidly degrade uncoated additive builds. This protection extends AM part service life to match or exceed conventionally manufactured equivalents.

Yes. OEM brand colors for aircraft interiors, avionics housings, and equipment panels require documented, repeatable color standards. We capture the target color by spectrophotometer, develop the Cerakote match to Delta E 1.5, and lock the formulation and process parameters into our AS9100 system. Every subsequent order is verified against the original standard. This ensures your brand color is consistent across parts, programs, and years.

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.