Poeton industries, the UK surface engineering company, has won a prestigious award for excellence in R&D. The company's Smart Achievement Award was one of only 12 chosen from hundreds of such projects supported by the DTI and the Welsh Development Agency and is for research into the Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation coating process. Called 'Apticote Keronite 3000', the new process was tested on a wide range of lightweight alloys to investigate the tribology, corrosion, effect on fatigue, coverage, hardness and finish. Poeton also explored the processing and commercial aspects for potential applications.
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