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.