We are Scotland's leading specialists in precision finish metal coating
Plasma Spraying
Coating Division Methods and Materials
We offer the following services
- High temperature Plasma and HVOF spraying of metal to suit the customer’s application requirements
- Grinding and polishing/finishing of components
- Full certification of all coatings and finishes
- Spraying and finishing on site using mobile plant where necessary
Thermal Spraying
HIGH TEMPERATURE PLASMA SPRAYING
- Ceramic and Cermet (Metal/Ceramic mix) coatings including:
- Ceramics Chrome oxide, Aluminium oxide, Titanium oxide,
- Metal Chrome carbide, Tungsten carbide
- Thermal barrier coatings such as Zirconium oxide
HVOF (HIGH VELOCITY OXYGEN FUEL)
** These are the most popular coatings for aggressive/abrasive environments
- Powders available including:
- **Tungsten carbide/cobalt/chrome (86-10-4) (Diatec 1086)
- **Nickel/chrorne/boron alloy (Diatec 2060)
- (or Nickel/chrome/boron with tungsten carbide matrix)
- Chrome carbide
- Tungsten carbide (various blends)
- ** Inconel 625 and 718
- Haslelloy, stainless steel, nickel (and almost any commercially available metal)
SPRAY AND FUSE WELDING PROCESS (SELF FLUXING ALLOY POWDER)
- **Colmonoy's 4,5 and 6
- Nickel, Chrome Boron with a Tungsten Carbide Matrix
Note: require heat treatment after application
ELECTRIC ARC SPRAYING (TWIN WIRE)
Most alloys including:
- Stainless steels of various types, Carbon steels, Hastelloys and cored wires (various)
- Anti-corrosive wires including:
- Aluminium. Zinc, Monel, Copper, Aluminium bronze and Phosphor bronze
COMBUSTION SPRAYING (SINGLE WIRE plus POWDER LOW VELOCITY SPRAYING)
- Including Molybdenum, Copper, Nickel, Monel, Zinc, Aluminium, Brass
- Aluminium Bronze (good for anti-spark and protection against salt water corrosion)
- Various Stainless Steels and Nickel Alloys
We know of and can obtain more than 300 types of metal or ceramic coatings.
Contact
Willie Ormsby or John Ormsby to discuss your particular needs
Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) Limited, 170 Brand Street,Glasgow G51 1DH
Part of the Nicol & Andrew Group, the in situ Engineering Specialists.