Engineered Coatings
Hayward,
California, USA
The
Engineered Coatings Division of Morgan Technical Ceramics is an
applicator of two coating types
v
Liquid
Soft Coatings such as Teflon / PTFE, Solid Film Lubricants,
polyurethane, epoxy, and low-VOC water based coatings.
v
Insul-Cote™
P, a superior Parylene proprietary process, which is a conformal,
vacuum deposited polymer film coating.
Both
are applied to components and assemblies over a wide range of
markets, including Medical, Semiconductor Processing, Aerospace,
Defence and General Industrial.
The majority of the liquid soft coatings are cured at elevated
temperatures, but ambient cured coatings are also available. We
provide a range of finishes from light to heavy texture and a
variety of colours. For the Insul-Cote P™ process, the Parylene
material is deposited at the molecular level in a vacuum chamber
at an ambient temperature environment of 21oC (70oF).
Coatings can be selected to solve several problems, including:
Liquid Coatings:
- Corrosion
- Chemical
attack
- Friction
- Heat
- Abrasion
- Release
/ Non-stick
- Conductive
Particles
- Wear
/ Galling
Insul-Cote™
P (Parylene process):
- Dielectrics
- Friction
- Tight
tolerances
- Chemical
attack
- Moisture
Ingress
- Complex
profiles (e.g. circuit boards, needle tips, etc.)
- Can
adhere to fragile substrates (e.g. paper, plastic, rubber,
etc.)
Typical
Markets/Applications
a)
Liquid Coatings
Military & Commercial - Circuit Assemblies
Used for conformal coating of circuit assemblies, hybrids and
sensors to protect against moisture, conductive particles and
harsh environments. Being totally conformal, it protects under
components, on sharp component leads and complex topographies
without bridging
Hostile Environments
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene) greatly increases life and reliability
of pressure, humidity and temperature sensing devices. It protects
against chemicals, corrosive gases and steam
Medical Research
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene) is an inert, non-hydrophilic film with
excellent barrier properties. Offering protection against
contamination and superior chemical resistance, it also withstands
autoclaving and other sterilization techniques.
Applied Medicine
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene) is a biocompatible, low friction
coating that can be used to coat invasive and non-invasive medical
devices. With superior dielectric properties, it is also ideal for
Electrocautery Instruments
Aerospace
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene) protects satellite components from
power system corrosives
Semiconductor Processing Equipment
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene) provides protection from the most
challenging chemistries that are found in this industry.
Typical Markets/Applications
b)
Insul-Cote™ P (Parylene process)
Chemical Processing
The Liquid coatings that are applied help protect against
corrosion, provide wear resistance, and increase lubrication. This
benefits drilling applications for an example.
Semiconductor Processing Equipment
A variety of harsh cleaning chemicals and abrasive environments
are used within the equipment used to manufacture Semiconductor
wafers. The equipment can be protected against corrosion and wear
applying chemical and abrasive resistant coatings. We have
developed techniques to mask areas where coating is not desired.
Fasteners
For tight tolerance and heavy loads, solid film lubricant coatings
provide the answer. They provide support in the area of corrosion
resistance and wear when heavy torque specs are required.
Industrial Frames
We coat several equipment frames and chassis, for a variety of
markets, with light to heavy textured finishes in a variety of
colours. Generally these coatings are for corrosion or abrasion
resistance. Plastic substrates can also be coated with a textured
finish.
Medical
We apply a wide variety of coatings to solve problems in the
medical industry to solve problems of corrosion, friction,
Lubricity, and many others. We provide a line of biocompatible
coatings, which are used for intrusive and non-intrusive medical
devices.
Aerospace / Military
Many of the coatings we apply are referred to on Military
specifications. Solid film lubricants provide great protection and
lubrication in extreme thermal and pressure environments. These
coatings are applied to a variety of substrates used in the
aircraft industry. Many bolts, nuts, screws, etc. are coated to
provide protection in weaponry, aircraft and space applications.
Address: Morgan
Advanced Ceramics Inc, Wesgo Metals 2425 Whipple Road, Hayward,
CA 94544 USA
Telephone: +1 510 491-1100
Fax: +1 510 491-1175
Internet: http://www.wesgometals.com
b) Hayward
Ceramics
Manufactures custom made ceramic components from 94% - 99.5%
alumina. The site has an extensive refractory metallising
department and components can be supplied with Molybdenum or
Molybdenum-manganese suitably plated ready for brazing. Processes
include powder/mix preparation, Iso-static pressing, die pressing,
slip casting, firing, grinding, metallising and brazing. Primary
markets are Power Tube, Semiconductor equipment, lasers and
medical.
Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc,
Engineered Coatings
2425 Whipple Road, Hayward, CA 94544 USA
Telephone: +1 510 491-1207
Fax: +1 510 491-1230
A Division of Morgan
Advanced Ceramics
Morgan
Technical Ceramics is a Global Business
Unit of the Morgan
Crucible Company plc.
It comprises Morgan
Advanced Ceramics and Morgan
Electro Ceramics.
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