Metallizing, refined here since the 1980s.
PK-400 wire-arc thermal spray for dimensional restoration, and for wire drawing applications where a high-finish wire is required — a softer coating is less likely to mark the surface of the wire. The process we added to the shop in the 1980s and still run every week.
PK-400 metallizing for dimensional restoration and for wire that must run mark-free.
Metallizing — the wire-arc thermal spray process we added in the 1980s — is the right answer for dimensional restoration on a wide range of shafts, seats, and journals. The standard chemistry is PK-400.
In wire drawing, PK-400 is chosen specifically for wire that requires a high-finish surface: because the coating is softer than HVOF, it is far less likely to mark the wire as it draws. It does not achieve as smooth a coating finish as HVOF spray coatings do, but that is not what PK-400 is for. Parkway-Kew's metallizing has been a mainstay of the shop for over forty years.
- PK-400 wire-arc metallizing chemistry
- Dimensional restoration on shafts, sleeves, and journals
- Wire drawing where a mark-free wire finish is required
- In continuous use at Parkway-Kew since the 1980s
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