APS Materials is a trusted provider of thermal spray coating solutions for a variety of industries. Most notably, APS provides joint replacement implant coatings for 7 of the largest medical manufacturers in the world. Along with the medical industry, APS has long provided thermal coating solutions for the aerospace and semiconductor industries.

Recently, APS began offering NIC industries Cerakote line of thermal coatings, which allows APS to now provide protective coating solutions for the automotive industry.

For the automotive industry, APS Materials can now provide dry film coatings, thermal barrier coatings and heat dissipation coatings. The benefits of and applications on which these coatings provide are as follows:

Dry Film Coatings:

Dry film lubricant coatings are designed to create a permanent lubricated surface to impede galling and the seizing of components. Dry film coatings are used in the automotive industry on:

Piston Skirts<
Cylinder Walls
Crankshafts & Camshafts
Bearings & Gears
Valve Stems & Rocket Pivots
Engine Blocks
Oil Pans
Valve Covers

Thermal Barrier Coatings:

Cerakote Thermal barrier products significantly reduce heat transfer of components that operate at elevated temperatures. Thermal barrier products increase performance, reduce maintenance cost and protect against corrosion when applied to:

Piston Domes
Combustion Chambers
Valve Faces
Exhaust Systems & Components

Heat Dissipation Coatings:

Micro Dyne's heat dissipation coatings transfer heat away from substrates, resulting in improved efficiencies, performance and longevity when applied as coatings to:

Radiators
Brake Drums
Oil Coolers
Differentials
Transmission Cases
Lighting Equipment
Heat Exchangers
Transmission Coolers
Air Conditioning Condensers

APS is happy to be of use to the automotive industry and is confident that the successes seen in the medical, aerospace and semiconductor industries will also be seen in the automotive world.