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 Ceramic 2000 


Super-tough new coating technology for the winning competitor

Restoring damaged cylinders at substantially less than the cost of direct replacement; reclaiming rare or highly modified cylinders; improving two and four stroke engine performance - then Apticote metal-ceramic coatings have always been Formula One for both repair and OEM applications.

Now the best gets even better with new APTICOTE CERAMIC 2000.

The outcome of extensive research into coating properties and high performance automotive applications, APTICOTE 2000 guarantees you the super-tough coating technology you'll need for the new engine developments to come in the 21st century.

Unrivalled for lining the bores of aluminium cylinders - or for coating aluminium or steel liners - APTICOTE 2000 is the ultimate engine armour, and as state-of-the-art as only Poeton could make it.

Key Features & Benefits
  • Improved resistance to scuffing
  • Superb honing characteristics
  • Lower friction
  • Kind to your piston rings - maintains a tight seal
  • Will not flake, chip or delaminate
  • Harder wearing than ever
  • Improved power output
  • Extended engine life
  • Superior oil retention
  • Best value price/performance

A micro section showing
particles of ceramic finely distributed
in the metal coating
One answer for two-stroke/four- stroke applications

In a typical two-stroke repair application, damage may have been caused by wear of the original bore coating, scoring from a seized piston or broken rings, pock-marking from detonation or a broken or cracked cylinder wall, usually at the port bridges.

In all cases, the repair procedure involves restoration by TIC welding, precision machining and then coating with APTICOTE CERAMIC 2000.

 
After cleaning off old coating, damaged
and low areas are filled with weld.
 


When the cylinder is bored, porosity and impurities produced up by the welding process sometimes need an additional repair. Gasket faces and port windows also have to be machined back to their original profile.
 		 Detonation damage can be repaired, and
ceramic coating may be extended
around the top of cylinder
to give better protection.
What makes us special?
  • All process stages under continuous and rigorous quality control
  • Full analysis of all process chemistry, against a tight specification
  • Automatic control of all process parameters
  • Precision monitoring of bore dimensions, tolerances, surface texture and plateau profile
  • Production testing of all coatings for adhesion, hardness, ceramic particle sizing and distribution
  • Our turnround time is second to none in the business.
Our processing capability
  • Multi-station plating heads for batches of engine liners, either steel or aluminium. We can service any of the major racing Formulas
  • Block plating stations, either in-line or V8, V10 and V12
  • Motorcycle housing plating heads, either two-stroke or four-stroke
  • Rotary housing plating stations, with stacking for multiple processing (This includes applications in aerospace and defence, for un-manned aerospace vehicles - 'UAV's)

Coating doesn't flake or peel
 
The final diamond honed finish to AP2000 gives
optimum clearance and surface texture.
Links to Related Web Sites
Cylinder repair and re-plating services in Europe  -  Poeton Aptec Ltd
 
Cylinder repair and re-plating services in USA  -  Max Power Inc
(using the Poeton Ceramic 2000 technology)
Further information on APTICOTE CERAMIC 2000 is yours on request.

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

Technical Data Sheet

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