Thermal Spraying

Whether the issues are high temperature (TBC ceramics, super alloys and carbides), component clearance control (abradables), or corrosion resistance the industry is solving these problems with plasma sprayed coatings designed to meet these performance challenges. It is well known that Yttrium Oxide stabilized Zirconium Oxide (YZRO) is the most commonly sprayed material used for thermal

A new breed of nano-structured coatings are being developed around the suspension plasma spray (SPS) and solution precursor plasma spray (SPPS) processes. SPS and SPPS require more energy per deposited mass than conventional powder spraying because a liquid carrier must be vaporized before the plasma can interact with the coating material. The 100HE® is well

Progressive Surface®, a global leader in automated surface treatment machinery and closed loop process controls, has introduced LiquiEdge®, a thermal spray torch attachment that can be used to produce smoother, denser coatings and targeted deposition. Because powder particles within the plume tend to separate based upon size, the LiquiEdge attachment reduces the plume diameter effectively narrowing the particle

Progressive Surface recently installed three 100HE® plasma spray systems for use in spraying coatings for the semiconductor industry. These systems are designed to spray very thin but dense yttrium oxide (Y2O3) coatings using the suspension plasma spray (SPS) technique. Each system uses our LiquiFeederHE suspension feed unit and the 100HE plasma torch, yielding coatings with