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The Basics of Tin Arc Spray: Process, Benefits, and Applications

Tin arc spray is becoming an increasingly popular choice in modern coatings and surface treatments. Its ability to enhance wear resistance and protect against corrosion makes it valuable across multiple industries. In this article, we’ll break down the basics of tin arc spray, explaining how it works, its key benefits, […]

Why Arc Spray Is a Cost-Effective Surface Protection Method

In industrial settings where machinery, infrastructure, and components are subject to wear, corrosion, heat, and environmental degradation, surface protection becomes a key component of operations and maintenance. It is not merely damage prevention, it is an opportunity to provide additional life to valuable assets, preserve performance, promote safety, and reduce […]

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Thermal Spray Coatings

What is Thermal Spraying? Thermal spraying is a process in which a coating material is heated until it becomes semi-molten and then sprayed onto a substrate, where it solidifies to form a durable, protective layer. This technique is widely used in industries requiring wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, or thermally insulating coatings. One […]

Why Should You Use Plasma Spray Coating on Plastic?

Plastics are increasingly used across many industries due to their lightweight nature, cost-effectiveness, and versatility. However, their limited durability and susceptibility to wear and tear often restrict their applications. This is where plasma spray coating comes in. By enhancing wear resistance, heat tolerance, and overall strength, plasma coatings significantly extend […]

How to Choose the Right Thermal Spray Method?

Using the thermal spray coating on the parts, components and various surfaces is a smart decision. However, it is important to choose the thermal spray process carefully. The selection of spray process helps ensure the coating meets the application’s requirements. Let us take a look the factors that need to […]

6 Major Applications of Thermal Spray Coating

Most metals are vulnerable to rust when exposed to environmental elements. Applying a rust-resistant coating to these surfaces can prevent oxidation and extend the lifespan of metal components. However, it’s crucial that the coating be smooth and not interfere with the proper functioning of the components. Among the various coating […]

How Plasma Spray Coating Enhances Surface Properties

Plasma spray coating is an advanced thermal coating technique used to deposit high-quality coatings on a wide range of substrates. By heating a variety of materials electrically through the use of high electric power along with gas and spraying them onto substrates at high deposition rates, plasma spray coating offers […]

5 3D Print Finishing Challenges and Their Solutions

3D printing technology has revolutionized manufacturing, offering unprecedented design flexibility and rapid production capabilities. However, transforming a freshly printed part into a market-ready or usable product involves several crucial steps, with finishing being one of the most challenging yet essential. The process of 3D print finishing can significantly impact the […]

How Conductive Coatings are Revolutionizing Various Industries?

Conductive coatings are a type of coating made of a variety of materials. They are used in a wide range of applications to provide a metal surface with electrical conductivity. The demand for conductive coating is expected to grow in the near future. Several key factors such as the rise […]

Rough Coatings Providing Rough Surfaces for Rough Environments

One feature that varies widely among many industries is coating roughness. Smooth coatings are popular for parts with critical dimensions, cosmetic appearance requirements, and vacuum sealing applications but rough coatings have a niche of their own. Rough coatings deposited on a metal surface have excellent bond strength properties up to […]

Vivid Earns ISO 9001-2015 Certification!

Determined to continuously improve, the Vivid team has committed to customer quality at all three of our Bay Area locations and have earned our ISO accreditation at all three manufacturing sites. Vivid Quality Policy Vivid is committed to comply with all requirements and continually improve our quality management system by […]

High-Mix-Low-Volume – Dynamic Production

High Mix Low Volume allows for more dynamic production because of the intermittent change. Rather than having a high-volume product line running the same exact-copy process continuously, there are multiple products that call for process-focused principles High Mix Low Volume can help a company grow its process knowledge base and […]

Animated Design – Painting 3D Prints

It has long been established that 3D printing is going to play a large part in the future of manufacturing. 3D printing is already widely used in prototyping stages and in most situations the product finish includes painting 3D printed parts. After all, no one wants to go to a […]

Chrome Oxide – Rugged Sealing Surfaces

Chrome Oxide has very unique properties that provide value to many industries. NASA discovered the advantage of Chrome Oxide when utilized for lubricant-free foil gas bearings. Energy companies have been using Plasma Spray Chrome Oxide equipment as wear resistant coatings on excavation operations miles below the Earth’s surface. Plasma Sprayed […]

Anti-Microbial Coatings – The Understated Defense Against Spreading Microorganisms

With the current global condition society is searching for solutions to treat the infected as well as preventive actions to mitigate the risks of infection. Anti-microbial coatings can enhance common surfaces by providing key properties on substrates that would normally allow for microorganisms to spread. Anti-microbial coatings on surfaces have […]

EMI Shielding Strategies

WHY EMI SHIELD? My favorite example is when you’re listening to the radio and hear the speaker making a clicking noise during an incoming phone call. Now imagine this same interference in medical equipment used in Emergency Rooms across the world, hence why companies and Underwriters Laboratory take this issue […]

Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS)

Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) is the new way to use manufacturing industry knowledge for growing new companies and startups. Manufacturing as a Service providers can help bring your product to market more quickly, at lower costs, and better quality than building a Supply Chain from scratch. Vivid has been […]

Silicon Plasma Spray – Servicing Vital Parts for Ion Implants

Silicon Plasma is an important part of the procedure for creating and refurbishing Ion Implant equipment. Vivid is a qualified 99.999% Silicon coating service provider. See below for more details, analysis and pictures.

The many uses of Zinc Arc Spray!

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