Expert Protective Industrial Metal Coatings Services

The coating on metal is generally called a protective coating, surface coating, hardfacing, or metallized coating, depending on the material and application method. Industrial options include ceramic coatings, tungsten carbide coatings, chrome oxide coatings, nickel-chrome alloys, thermal spray, plasma spray, HVOF, and submerged arc hardfacing. The right name usually depends on whether the goal is wear resistance, corrosion protection, surface finish, or dimensional restoration.

Protective industrial metal coatings extend part life by creating a harder, more wear-resistant surface on components exposed to friction, abrasion, corrosion, heat, or repeated contact. Parkway-Kew Corporation uses options such as HVOF, plasma spray, metallizing, and hardfacing to reduce downtime and frequent changeouts. These coatings are commonly applied to wire drawing blocks, plungers, pulleys, rolls, sheaves, and other high-wear industrial parts.

HVOF, or High Velocity Oxygen Fuel coating, propels alloy powder at extremely high speeds to build a dense, hard coating on the substrate. Parkway-Kew Corporation uses HVOF for coatings such as PK-920, PK-675, PK-700, and PK-750, including tungsten carbide options. This method is valued for improving wear and corrosion resistance while producing a coating that is highly dense and virtually defect free.

Yes. Many worn industrial components can be rebuilt and recoated instead of replaced, depending on base material condition, dimensions, and service requirements. Parkway-Kew Corporation offers rebuilding methods for wire drawing blocks, fracking plungers, crane wheels, wire rope pulleys, and coated festoon wheels. In some applications, processes such as Restore & Grind can reduce repair cost before a complete new coating becomes necessary.

Parkway-Kew Corporation applies and works with a wide range of coating materials, including ceramics, tungsten carbide, chrome oxide, aluminum, stainless steel, zinc, and proprietary nickel-chrome and tungsten carbide alloys. Examples include PK-1500 chrome oxide for plasma sprayed ceramic blocks and PK-730 fused tungsten carbide for demanding fracking plungers. Material selection depends on wear mode, corrosion exposure, surface finish needs, and operating conditions.

The best coating depends on the component, material, wear pattern, industry, and operating environment. Parkway-Kew Corporation’s engineering team evaluates whether the application needs abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, a high-quality wire-contact finish, crack-free deposits, or dimensional restoration. From there, the team recommends the most suitable coating alloy and application method, such as HVOF, plasma spray, metallizing, fuse welding, or sub-arc welding.

Parkway-Kew Corporation serves industrial customers across North America and more than 500 companies worldwide. The company supports wire mills, oil and gas operations, shipping terminals, heavy equipment manufacturers, earth-moving equipment users, and container ship loading and unloading operations. Services are delivered from the company’s North Brunswick, NJ headquarters, with coating, rebuilding, grinding, CNC turning, CNC milling, and related capabilities in-house.

Turnaround time depends on the component type, coating method, inspection requirements, machining needs, and current production schedule. Parkway-Kew Corporation operates Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and can review part details before recommending next steps. Projects involving rebuilding, coating, grinding, or CNC machining are evaluated for the appropriate alloy, surfacing process, dimensional requirements, and expected service performance.