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Nycote's Anti-Corrosion Protection Technology

Nycote Laboratories Corporation is the only global advanced surface-coating manufacturer that can deliver unrivaled anti-corrosion protection technology for mission-critical systems. Nycote is a family-owned small business with the stability and heritage of 60 years experience and the entrepreneurial mindset of a startup. Our proprietary formulations are clear light-weight liquid nylon coatings that can be crosslinked with other polymers and additives to create superior protective performance by encapsulating mission-critical materials, parts, and mechanical systems. Nycote's next-gen technology adds value to your products with simple application and sophisticated protection. We keep people and products safer, longer.

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The Benefits Of Hybrid Crosslinked Polymer Coatings

Manipulating macromolecules to protect our industrial machines and materials.

HYBRID CROSSLINKED POLYMER COATINGS

In 1953, when German chemist Hermann Staudinger won the Chemistry Nobel Prize for demonstrating that polymers are long-chain (giant) macromolecules, the foundation was laid for the plastics industry. Longchain polymers could be organized to create very strong long-lasting materials that eventually found their way into every industrial sector.

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What is Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)?

Written by Pennie Burnham, Nycote Laboratories Corporation

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) refers to biocorrosion, which occurs when microorganisms break down materials. MIC is recognized worldwide as an important corrosion category, and can lead to significant asset losses and dangerous conditions across all industries.

Billions of dollars have been dedicated to understanding how microorganisms affect different industrial materials, and it is estimated that about 20% of all corrosion failures are due to microbially induced corrosion. (Flemming, 1996; Beech and Gaylarde, 1999).

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Paint & Coating Best Practices for Aerospace Applications

Troubleshooting Coating Application Appearance Issues

When you’re painting a ​$400-million-dollar aircraft ​there is no room for error. Starting over is expensive, time-consuming and difficult, so you’ll need to be sure that you take time to prepare your facility, surfaces, materials, and have a well thought out plan for executing each job.

Having a plan is important because industries like aerospace have strict quality standards and if the quality is off, you’ll need to recall your exact process in order to resolve the problem.

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Protecting Electrical Bonding Points with Nycote

How do Nycote® coatings keep you safe when you fly?

Have you ever wondered what is underneath the skin of an aircraft?  Most people don’t give it a second thought as they’re flying along, but if you could see it you’d find a labyrinth of electrical wiring, wire harnesses, tubing and fasteners.  On an aircraft critical applications require protection from heat, moisture, dust, dirt and solvents.

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Antimicrobial Solutions in Aerospace: What's it really mean?

What’s new in the industry?

Antimicrobial everything! We’re seeing the terms “antimicrobial,” pop up all over the aerospace industry as we enter our new post-COVID reality.  Is it just a buzzword?  No!  We all want to know that airlines are doing everything they can to protect us, the commuters, and now antimicrobial solutions have become a part of that.  Let’s unpack the term.

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Nycote Celebrates its 60th Year

As Nycote celebrates its 60th year of manufacturing Nycote coatings, we look back through our company’s history to see how far we’ve come.

“It’s impossible to know where you’re going if you don’t understand where you came from,” says Marcie W. Simpson, President & COO Nycote Laboratories Corporation.

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Nycote Joins the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA)

Nycote® Laboratories Corporation recently joined the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) to partner more effectively with OEMs and MROs and better supply its advanced anti-corrosion coating technology throughout the aerospace industry.

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Nycote® Laboratories Corporation Expands Distribution into India as the Aviation Industry Continues to Grow at an Unprecedented Rate

Now Available in India Exclusively through Pexa Aerospace Materials Private Limited is Nycote’s Advanced Coating Technology delivering the World’s Only Aerospace & Major OEM Approved, Clear, Lightweight Liquid Nylon Coating that Provides Superior Protection Against Corrosion

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