Welcome to Techlines... June 2007

The Industry Experts in Thin Film Technology 

Specializing in: Ceramic coatings for; Pistons, Header, Exhaust Systems, Bearings, Valves, Brakes and a host of other parts. Dry Film Lubricants, Corrosion Inhibiting Coatings, Thermal barriers and Thermal Dispersants. Industrial, Commercial, Automotive, Marine applications. 
 
Three principles of friction/wear and coatings. 
When evaluating a series of parts for coating the following principles will be of value.  

1. Coat the sifter of two surfaces first. As an example you would coat a Main Bearing before coating the Crankshaft Journal.
   

2. Coat the greater of the two swept areas. You would coat a cam lobe before coating a lifter base.
   

3. Coating a single surface gives the greatest friction reduction with increased wear resistance. Coating both surfaces provides primarily a further increase in wear life with minimal to no increase in friction reduction.

Licenses 

Tech Line will be releasing a line of specialized coatings that will only be available to Licensed Shops. These coatings will be for high volume applications and will require significant space and equipment for the coating operation. The Licenses will be product specific. In most cases no License fee will be required in others a minimal fee and or royalties may be required. This program is being developed to establish a community of quality applicators for high volume Industrial and OEM applications. Companies interested should email to:bill.p@techlinecoatings.com 

Improvements in Fuel Mileage for Heavy Trucks

A test has been running for several months on a 12L Volvo Heavy Truck. The truck was on a dyno before coating and load weight and mileage was recorded for a period of time. The manifold and turbo were then removed and coated. The rear wheel H.P. and Torque showed a 7% increase. 

After over 40,000 miles of running the same route, the fuel mileage consistently INCREASED BY OVER 10%. In addition this has been with loads heavier than the driver has been carrying prior to coating. The driver has indicated that he is able to take steep hills at ½ to 1 gear higher than prior to coating with no difficulty and WITH the increase in fuel mileage. The report is available from Tech Line. 

This new coating system, known as the XMC System will be available to Licensed Applicators later this year. 

YOU Can Run With The BEST OR Run With The Rest ™

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