Plasma & Thermal Coatings - HVOF and Plasma Spray Tungsten Carbide Coating Services

With almost 15 years' experience in the development and application of wear and corrosion resistant coatings for the protection of down-hole directional drilling equipment components, Plasma & Thermal Coatings has established itself as one of the UK's leading providers of coating services to the oil and gas industry.

Our field-proven range of HVOF tungsten carbide coatings are the acknowledged industry standards for protection against wear due to abrasion, erosion and corrosion. We are also technology leaders in the development of abrasion and corrosion resistant electrically insulating ceramic coatings.

WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATING SERVICES

Located in a modern, well equipped, coating services facility in Newport, South Wales; Plasma & Thermal Coatings utilises the most sophisticated plant and equipment, offering plasma spraying, High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spraying (HVOF), flame spraying, automated surface activation, advanced robotic work handling and specialist diamond grinding and wire-erosion finishing techniques. Our coating services facility is designed to accommodate a wide and varied range of component sizes, configurations and complexities.

HVOF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COATINGS

Typical applications that benefit from our range of HVOF tungsten carbide coatings are:

• MTM technology ball valves and seats
• Gate valves
• Valve actuators
• Stems
• Mud pump sleeves, rods, plungers and rotors
• Drive shafts
• Enclosures
• Stabilisers
• Hydraulic rams etc

In most circumstances, Plasma & Thermal Coatings is happy to hold inventories of manufactured, coated and finished components for your immediate delivery.

A full team of coating technologists and application engineers are on hand to offer expert advice on all aspects of our thermal spray coating technology. Utilising our fully equipped metallurgical laboratory; support services include material selection, coating and application development, coating evaluation and qualification.

SPECIALIST COATINGS

Plasma & Thermal Coatings is an industry leading supplier of specialist coatings which meet the demanding requirements of its offshore customers.

Our commitment to this sector is reinforced by our ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Investors in People (IIP) accreditations. We hold Rolls Royce SABRe 9000, SNECMA and NADCAP programme accreditations and are working towards obtaining the AS9100 standard in July 2007.