Oil & Gas

Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited – Specialists in the Provision of High Performance HVOF Applied Tungsten Carbide Coatings and Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings.

 

With many years experience in the development and application of wear and corrosion resistant coatings for the protection of down hole directional drilling equipment components, Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Ltd has established itself as one of the UK’s leading providers of coating services to the oil and gas industry. 

Our field proven range of HVOF tungsten carbide coatings are the acknowledged industry standards for protection against wear due to abrasion, erosion and corrosion.  We are also technology leaders in the development of abrasion and corrosion resistant electrically insulated ceramic coatings.

 

COATING SERVICES  

Located in modern, well equipped, coating facilities around the country; Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited utilises the most sophisticated plant and equipment, offering plasma spraying, high velocity oxy-fuel spraying (HVOF), flame spraying, automated surface activation, advanced robotic work handling and specialist diamond grinding and wire erosion finishing techniques.  Our coating services facility is designed to accommodate a wide and varied range of component sizes, configurations and complexities. 

Typical applications that benefit from our range of HVOF tungsten carbide coatings are:

·        MTM technology ball valves and seats

·        gate valves

·        valve actuators

·        stems

·        mud pump sleeves, rods, plungers and rotors

·        drive shafts

·        enclosures

·        stabilisers

·        hydraulic rams

In most circumstances, Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited is happy to hold inventories of manufactured, coated and finished components for your immediate delivery.    

A full team of coating technologists and application engineers are on hand to offer expert advice on all aspects of our thermal spray coating technology.  Utilising our fully equipped metallurgical laboratory; support services include material selection, coating and application development, coating evaluation and qualification.

 

COMMITMENT TO QUALITY

Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited is an industry leading supplier of specialist coatings which meet the demanding requirements of its offshore customers.

Our commitment to this sector is reinforced by our ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and Investors in People (IIP) accreditations. We hold Rolls Royce SABRe 9000, AS9100, SNECMA and NADCAP programme accreditations.

 

    

 

With productivity improvements a constant target; long life, reliability and reduced ‘down time’ are key issues. Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited have worked closely with exploration, drilling and processing companies to provide tailored solutions for applications as diverse as valves, drilling heads, pumps, compressor rods and hydraulic components. This technically demanding field requires the highest quality engineering coatings.

Typically HVOF coatings are employed, these high density well bonded deposits can operate in the most extreme environments (high pressure, erosion, corrosion, abrasion etc). These coatings can be finished machined to the highest standards in accordance with application specifications. Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Limited are proficient in the full processing of precision components from manufacture, coating and finish machining.

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