Industries Served
Innovative Thermal Spray Solutions for Industry
Founded in 1975 by four engineers with strong backgrounds in material science, APS materials set out to provide a complete resource for thermal spray technology to the thermal spray coating industry. Thirty five years later, APS is experiencing rapid growth as a client-based provider of innovative thermal spray solutions for the biomedical, aerospace, and semiconductor industries.
Biomedical
In 1980, because of the orthopaedic market's need for a more permanently fixed implant, APS derived the process of applying porous and bio-active coatings to medical implants. Today, APS produces titanium and hydroxyapatite (HA) orthopaedic implant coatings for many of the largest and most respected medical manufacturers in the world. APS' titanium and hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings are especially coveted by the biomedical industry because the materials are particularly wear-resistant and they function as synthetic bone substitutes.
Aerospace
Aircraft engine manufacturers such as General Electric (GE), Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce are the largest users of thermal spray coatings. APS Materials works primarily with General Electric’s Aircraft Engine Group, or AEG. APS is one of only a few approved suppliers of aerospace coatings for jet engine components that meet the stringent GE coating specifications.
Semiconductor/LCD
APS' specialized, high-engineering spray coatings are in high demand in the semiconductor industry due to the harsh environment required for manufacturing silicon wafers and semiconductors. This harsh environment dramatically shortens the life of chamber components used to house the process, threatening the quality of the highly sensitive products. View our application pages regarding ceramics coating and metallic coatings specially made for the electronics/semiconductor industry.
Research & Development
APS is heavily involved in new projects and designs to further the potential of the plasma spray process. Much of our work involves the use of sophisticated techniques to create coatings with advanced properties, including vibrational resonance dampening, hydrogen production, and high magnetic coercivity, to name a few. Chances are, we can create a customized coating to meet your demands.
Jobshop
APS is heavily involved in new projects and designs to further the potential of the plasma spray process. Much of our work involves the use of sophisticated techniques to create coatings with advanced properties, including vibrational resonance dampening, hydrogen production, and high magnetic coercivity, to name a few. Chances are, we can create a customized coating to meet your demands.
CerAnode
CerAnode Technologies International manufactures a full line of Mixed Metal Oxide (MMO) Impressed Current Anodes for most every application within the Cathodic Protection (CP) Industry along with Transformer Rectifiers (TR’s) featuring Integrated Remote Monitoring & Control from the Remote Test Post to the SCADA Control Room Console. In addition, CerAnode manufactures Reference Electrodes, Coupon Reference Probes and other corrosion sensor technology. These products are used to measure and mitigate the corrosion of pipelines, AST bottoms, ships, locks and most any other underground or underwater metal structure.