Research & Development
APS Materials, Inc. has made research and development the cornerstone of its business philosophy since our founding. The company and our founders emerged from a plasma spray research and development group at Monsanto Research Corporation in Dayton. As a result, APS places a high priority on providing R&D materials coating services to solve a variety of unique problems for our diverse clientele. Our experienced R&D staff can isolate a particular material and develop a spraying process to provide a solution for nearly any project. Feel free to get in touch with our R&D staff at your convenience.
Below is a partial listing of the applications and materials we have worked with via our recent research & development projects.
- Heat and Corrosion Resistance Coatings for Metal Casting Molds and Fixtures
- Solid Lubricant Hardfacing
- High-temperature Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBC) for the Glass Industry
- Porous Coatings for Biomedical Implant Applications
- Corrosion Resistance Coatings for Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment
- Dielectric Coatings for Semiconductor Wafer Electrostatic Chucks
- Plasma Spray Formed Rare Earth Magnets
Some of the materials investigated in recent R&D projects include the following:
- High Purity Oxide Ceramics
- Semiconductors
- Solid Lubricants
- Oxide Dispersed Metals
- Thermal Barrier Oxide Ceramics
- Refractory Borides
- Refractory Carbides
- Precious Metals and Alloys
- Rare Earth Magnetic Alloys