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Flame Wire Spraying

Flame spraying is a thermal spray coating process that produces high quality surface coatings using heat, from the combustion of a fuel gas with oxygen, to melt a spray coating material which is propelled onto a substrate.

Flame spraying offers a cost-effective alternative for applying metallic and ceramic coatings in a less demanding environment.

The utilisation of the flame spraying surface treatment allows the spraying of a wide variety of metallic or ceramic coatings on to a large range of component materials where good wear resistance and excellent impact resistance are required.

Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) provides an array of thermal spray coating materials to suit your specific needs. Backed by a customer-driven service, our facilities process a wide variety of component sizes to exacting standards with reliable, repeatable results.

Benefits

There are reasons why flame spraying may be used:

  • Component geometry or the working environment requires manual thermal spraying, offering the easiest working conditions.
  • Large & complex areas (structures);
  • The required thermal spray coating performance is achieved with flame spraying; and
  • Cost effective
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Application & materials

Flame spraying is widely used where a cost-effective thermal spray coating is desired, and a lower quality can be tolerated. Most components are sprayed manually.

  • Corrosion protection; structures and components
  • Reclamation worn shafts, particularly of bearing areas with materials such as stainless steel or bronze alloys
  • The surface coatings produced are porous and lubricants can be absorbed into the coating, enhancing performance of the bearing.

Materials aluminium, zinc, stainless steel, bronze, low carbon steel, nickel-based materials, molybdenum.

Process details

Flame spraying uses the heat from the combustion of a fuel gas, usually acetylene or propane with oxygen, to melt the spray coating material. In this process a consumable, usually a powder or wire, is heated and propelled onto a substrate to form a surface coating.

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Client feedback...

“I have been dealing with Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) for a number of years now and always find the team to be very helpful and always willing to do what is needed to help us achieve our goals and objectives. The team always look for innovative ideas to improve their processes, improve lead times, and pass on cost reduction ideas on our products where possible. Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) are a vital part of our processes, and we are delighted to work with them on our future orders to continue this success.”

Celeros | Operational Procurement Lead

“SLB have been using Nicol & Andrew for over 17 years now; they are our go to for HVOF Coating. They also have a great machining capacity allowing our tools to be brought back into spec once coated . currently working in the Oil & Gas industry and most of the work I send to Nicol & Andrew is repair parts. Nicol & Andrew have always obliged with this, there Quotation time, Collection / Delivery & Quality is second to none If I need a query answered or advice on any coating , William / Ronan are just a phone call away and are more than happy to help me out with any issues I may have.”

SLB | Sub-Contract Buyer

“We’ve had the pleasure of working with N&A for over 15 years, and they have consistently provided exceptional service and reliable delivery. Their team is professional, responsive, and always willing to go the extra mile to accommodate priority reworks or urgent requirements whenever possible. The quality of their HVOF coatings is consistently excellent, and their commitment to customer satisfaction has made them one of our most trusted and valued suppliers. It’s a partnership built on reliability, expertise, and mutual respect — and we look forward to many more years of collaboration.”

NOV | Regional Operation Manager