S1.E4 Manufacturing the Future: What’s Hot About Cold Cathode Coating

AGM/Duralar’s Andrew Tudhope and Dr. Tom Casserly explain cold cathode high performance coatings.

James Anderton is Multimedia Director of Content for engineering.com and former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.

High performance coatings have been industry staple for decades, from the hard chrome plating of automotive crankshafts to the ablative heat shields of re-entering spacecraft. Cold cathode coating technology promises to create custom tailored high-performance coatings on multiple substrates that can be tuned for demanding applications. Andrew Tudhope, Vice President of the Duralar Technologies division of AGM and Dr. Tom Casserly, Chief Technical Officer with Duralar, explain how cold cathode works and its industrial applications.

To learn more about hard coatings and industrial applications, visit the Duralar Technologies website for more information.

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James Anderton

Jim Anderton is the Director of Content for ENGINEERING.com. Mr. Anderton was formerly editor of Canadian Metalworking Magazine and has contributed to a wide range of print and on-line publications, including Design Engineering, Canadian Plastics, Service Station and Garage Management, Autovision, and the National Post. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and part design for a Tier One automotive supplier.