Iranian Company’s Nanocoating Increases Lifespan of Faucets
“By applying nanometer coatings, both the visual beauty of products increases and the product's lifespan can be improved. In certain products like faucets, the manufacturer can increase the warranty from 5 years to 8 years by applying nanocoating,” said Ali Salehi, an expert of the knowledge-based Yar Nikan Saleh company, which manufactures vacuum coating devices (PVD).
"The nanocoatings that are applied by the PVD method are from two completely separate and similar families. In the former, a coating is applied on a surface, tool, industrial product or mold to increase resistance. When these coatings are applied on different surfaces, the surface becomes stronger, and at the same time, these coatings create color on industrial parts,” he added.
Noting that these coatings can also be used to decorate the products, Salehi said, “The same coating that was used to increase resistance is now used to create a decorative coating on the surfaces with the same method as before but with changes in the equipment.”
“In fact, one is resistant coating and the other is decorative coatings. The same coating that is used to increase corrosion resistance on the surface is also used on the surface of products to create beauty. These products can be used in daily life, industry and even for car decorative parts,” he added.
In a relevant development in November, researchers at a knowledge-based company in Iran had also succeeded in improving the durability of compressors in oil and gas industry by up to 300 times using ultra-hard coating equipment.
Hassan Jahdi, the managing director of the Iranian technological company said that producing ultra-hard coating equipment using the PVD method is the main field of activity of their company. He pointed to the importance of using coatings in the industry, saying, "In some parts of compressors, the use of coating can increase the durability of the parts significantly."
“Nanocoating technology has become really popular in industry that it is known as a mother industry. The reason for this is the role that coatings play in an industrial product. In various industries, we are faced with parts that have different mechanical properties, durablity, wear and corrosion resistance, and we can apply special properties to the surface through coatings to increase the lifespan of the parts,” Jahdi said.
“In the oil and gas industry, we use nano-coating to reduce corrosion and bring it under control,” adding, “Oil extraction and exploitation take place in special conditions. This industry has a very corrosive working condition. But if coating is used, it can help reduce rate of corrosion.”
“In gas turbo compressors, the coating is applied to control the wear and corrosion. It is considered a high-tech technology in the world. Increasing the efficiency and lifespan of these compressor parts, which are usually very expensive and important parts, is one of the applications of coating,” the engineer explained.
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