Thermal spray

Arc Spray (most often referred to as metalizing, TSA, TSZ, and TWAS) is the most productive and economical of all thermal spray coating systems. Arc Spray uses DC power to energize two conductive wires: one positive and the other negative. These energized wires are then fed through a feeder into a gun head. It is at the gun head that the wires meet and arc against each other, thus creating molten material.

We then introduce ordinary dry compressed air to the arc zone, atomizing the molten material into tiny droplets while also propelling then toward the prepared part. As the droplets hit the work piece or part, they flatten out and make splats. The splats interlock one on top another to create an extremely strong mechanical bond.

The coating's thickness is variable, meaning to say it can be sprayed on at thickness as thin as .5 mil or as high as 4 mils. Coating requiring milsthicker than 6 mils is recommended to be layered with multiple passes.