The Poeton/Perfect Bore Partnership - The Experts in Cylinder Bore Ceramic Coating and Finishing

Poeton ceramic coating expertise from APTEC Surface Engineering Ltd, plus the manufacturing and finishing expertise from Perfect Bore Ltd, combine to provide a cylinder bore ceramic coating and finishing service which is a Motorsport standard.

We are proud to support the following markets:

FORMULA ONE * PPG CART * GTI * GT2 * BTTC * GT ENDURANCE * FORMULA 3 * F3000 * FORMULA NIPPON INTERNATIONAL TOURING CAR * SUPER SALOON * NASCAR * INDY RACING LEAGUE * NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP * TRUCK RACING * SUPERBIKE GRAND PRIX * GO-KARTS * MOTOCROSS * ROADRACE

Poeton motorsport services are provided by our subsidiary companies Poeton-Aptec in the UK and Poeton-Maxpower in the United States.  The remainder of this page provides a summary of our technology and further information is available on our subsidiary web sites http://www.poetonaptec.co.uk and http://www.maxpowerengines.com

Apticote Ceramic 2000 Coating

Apticote Ceramic 2000 is a metal matrix coating system specifically developed for high performance automotive applications.

Apticote Ceramic 2000 is unrivalled for coating the cylinder bores of engine blocks or engine liners. The process has been especially tailored to coat a variety of different base materials, viz. Aluminium, Steel, Cast Iron, MMC's, Hyperutectic Alloys, etc.

Apticote Ceramic 2000 is made up of an oleofilic (oil loving) hard metal coating, loaded with very small, ultrahard ceramic particles.  It has the ability to be finished in a variety of surface topographies.

Historically, the convention for final finishing has been to achieve a cross-hatched, plateau-honed structure, the objective being to hold an oil film, even at high revs. The oleofilic nature of Apticote Ceramic 2000 coating allows very much finer finishes to be obtained, whilst still achieving excellent oil retention. That finer finish reduces the wear and pressure on piston rings, the oil consumption and friction.

In a monitored trial, Apticote Ceramic 2000 coated Cast Iron V8 engine blocks gave five times the normal race life, with dramatic reductions in piston and ring wear, oil consumption and blow-by.

Quality Assurance

Well equipped metallurgical and chemical laboratories monitor every aspect of the process and product.

Coating adhesion to the substrate is of particular importance and is controlled using our advanced Thermal Wave scanning equipment to examine the coating substrate interface for perfect bonding. 

Machining/Finishing

Investment in state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, coupled with ultra clean fitting bays, ensure bore finishing and size control to within microns, facilitated by temperature-controlled workshops. Thin wall cylinder liners down to 0.75mm wall thickness can be produced and maintained round to exacting tolerances, either in steel, aluminium or Super Alloy MMC/AlBeMet materials.

Match-Honing of cylinder liners and cylinder blocks in as-assembled, torque-stressed conditions, including elevated temperature honing up to 120°C, ensures a perfect seal for the piston and ring pack as never before achieved. When carried out in combination with the superb wear resistance of Ceramic 2000, maximum reduction of oil loss blow-by and piston ring sealing is achieved from the first revs to the last, with compression guaranteed.

Super-Fine Finishes, available to 0.05 Ra, ensure reduced etching and friction, with variable angle cross-hatch pattern available. A rapid delivery service, including design of liners, is available as standard.

Links to Related Web Sites

Cylinder repair and replating services in Europe - Poeton Aptec Ltd

Cylinder repair and replating services in USA - Poeton Max Power Inc

Technical Data Sheet

Please click here if you would like further information from our technical data sheet.

The information contained on this web site is intended for guidance only. Whilst every effort is made to understand the environment in which coating is designed to work, success invariably can only be determined by trials and in service testing.

Your contact at Poeton for technical matters relating to cylinder liners and coatings is Derek Love, Project Engineer on the numbers or e-mail below.

Tel: +44 (0)1452 300800
Fax: +44 (0)1452 500400
Email: sales@poeton.co.uk

For information on the wider applications of the Apticote coating range in motor sport, click here