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Kanigen™: The Gold Standard for Consistency
A time-tested coating that maintains tight tolerances
- Controllable, uniform coating thickness
- Excellent conformity to complex geometries
- Superior hardness to resist abrasion and impact damage
- High phosphorus content delivers excellent lubricity
- Smooth metallic surface that polishes to optical standards
For nearly half a century, the KanigenTM name has been synonymous with quality, consistency and resistance to friction and corrosion in metal coatings.
Electro-Coating's exclusive, technologically advanced electroless nickel coating provides coverage of unvarying depth over a component's entire geometry. The coating is transferred to the substrate by chemical reaction rather than an electrical charge (as in electroplating) or spraying/dipping (as in painting), leading to less build-up along edges and complete coverage on complex component interiors. Controlling the chemical reaction in the Kanigen bath allows us to deliver highly precise coating thicknesses (to an accuracy of +/- 10%), in response to customer need for fidelity to tight tolerances.
The controllable application process and chemical composition of Kanigen delivers a set of important bonus attributes:
- Friction control: Kanigen's phosphorus content creates a natural lubricity that minimizes heat buildup and reduces scoring and galling. The consistent smoothness of Kanigen also distributes the effects of friction evenly across a wear surface. This attribute can be further enhanced by surface polishing
- Corrosion resistance: Nye-Kote's phosphorus content makes it far more resistant to corrosion, avoiding the microscopic fissures that commonly occur in hard chrome electroplating. Chemical content of the coating may be adjusted to deliver the level of corrosion resistance desired by an end user
- Performance options: In addition to Kanigen, Electro-Coatings offers Nye-Tef for superior friction reduction and Nye-Carb for extra wear resistance, along with a full complement of plating and coating options
Exclusive Kanigen applicators
Kanigen coatings are available exclusively from Electro-Coatings. The E-C staff has fine tuned the Kanigen process over thousands of applications, maximizing coating quality for peak performance. Behind their craftsmanship stands the technology to precisely control the chemical deposition and heat treating processes for consistency in results from component to component.
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