ABOUT ADVANCED COATING TECHNOLOGY

Industries Served

Since incorporation in 1976, a host of coating applications has been developed to meet a multitude of customer needs:

1. Insertion Equipment - Fluorocarbon coatings (Teflon®) for application tooling built to automate the insertion of electrical contacts into printed circuit boards. The low coefficient of friction reduces galling and increases tool life.
2. High-wear Assemblies - Nylon 11 powder coating is produced from castor beans, and has exceptional abrasion resistance, a low coefficient of friction, unique sound deadening properties, unusual solvent resistance, good chemical resistance, and excellent machineability. Most customers prefer to avoid the high cost of labor intensive masking by having a part coated all over, then machining surfaces that must be free of coating.
3. Motorcycle Exhaust Systems - A Ceramic Alumina is applied to motorcycle exhaust systems as a corrosion resistant coating that can withstand continuous exposure to 1500° F.
4. Military Hardware - Dry-film Lubricants such as MIL-C-46010 are popular as a coating for military hardware to ward off corrosion and impede the galling of machined threads to assure ease of maintenance for field equipment.

As a Custom Coater , Advanced Coating Technology has endeavored to build a business on quality and service. Experience gained in servicing a broad spectrum of industries has helped us understand your particular need for aesthetics and performance in a coating.

As a PIONEER (circa 1977) IN THE APPLICATION OF POWDERED PLASTIC COATING by either electrostatic spray gun or fluidized bed, we tend to attract customers with an express need for a powder-coated finish. But our product range includes plastisol coating, conventional electrostatic painting, HVLP, phosphating, iriditing, and screen printing.

Our paint department is well versed in the MIL-SPEC requirements for pretreatments, dry-film lubricants, and the CARC system. INSPECTION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH MIL-I-45208 INSPECTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

After 28 years in the business, we tout a broad customer base that includes:

1. U.S. Can, Baltimore

a. Essentially all of their MIL SPEC requirements are applied here.

2. Dewey Electronics - Oakland, NJ

   a. Nylon 11 powder coating, a castor bean product of Elf Atochem, is used to coat the blades of the snowmaking machines produced by Dewey Electronics. The Nylon 11 has the unusual characteristics of high wear strength with lubricity. In Tabor Abrasion Resistance testing, the weight loss for Nylon 11 is 18 mg; whereas epoxy (the work horse of our industry) has a weight loss of 33 to 38 milligrams.

3. Harley-Davidson, for 22 years we have supplied to the York, PA facility, and we are a pioneer supplier to the new Kansas City facility.

a. A ceramic alumina rated for continuous exposure to 1500°F is applied to the exhaust systems.

4. BEC Systems

   a. MIL-C-46010 dry film lubricant to avoid thread galling on military assemblies.

5. Amp Incorporated (Tyco Electronics) is a 27 year customer.

a. Fluorocarbon coatings (teflon) for tooling to insert electrical contacts into PC boards to improve wear life of the tooling.

b. Powder coating of crimping tool handles.

6. Victaulic Company of America, Easton, PA

   a. For more that 16 years we have applied a multitude of commercial paints and powder coatings specified by VCOA customers, and perhaps all of their Military applications.

The list goes on. In addition to the powder coating and solvent based painting of "black boxes", the silk screen-printing of identifying nomenclature is part of our effort at improved customer service, along with some riveting operations and some simple assembly work. We also do dip coating of MIL-P-20689 Plastic Plastisol for military applications.

We welcome the opportunity to offer our finishing services as either a solution to a particular finishing problem or a possible cost savings over in-house finishing. Our plant facility is one block west of Rte. 114 between Routes 15 and I-81, just 4 miles from the Gettysburg Exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Front Entrance

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DIRECTIONS

From Gettysburg
Take route 15 North to the Mechanicsburg (Bowmansdale) exit. Turn left onto Route 114 at the bottom of the ramp. In about 3 miles follow 114 left onto Main Street in Mechanicsburg. At the next traffic light (York Street), go one more block, then turn right onto N. Washington St. (Memorial Park). The next intersection is W. Allen street and A.C.T.

From The PA Turnpike
At Exit 17 (Gettysburg Pike Exit) go south on Rte. 15 for 1 mile. Turn right onto Rte. 114 north to Mechanicsburg. After about 3 miles follow 114 left onto Main Street. Go one block beyond the next traffic light at York Street. Turn right off Main onto N. Washington. Go one block to W. Allen and ACT.

From Lancaster
Take Rte 283 west toward Harrisburg. Just before entrance to PA. Turnpike, follow the signs to Harrisburg on a peripheral road (Eisenhower Blvd.) that will take you to Rte 83 in about 4 miles. Get into your left lane to exit onto 83 South. In about 5 miles, you will cross the Susquehanna River; move into the left lane to pick up 581 to Camp Hill. (I-83 continues south toward York at this point.) At exit 4 of 581 take 641 W (Trindle Road) to Mechanicsburg (3-miles). after you cross the railroad tracks and enter Machanicsburg, travel one block beyond the third traffic light in town, and turn right onto N. Washington St. towards Memorial Park. Go one block to W. Allen St. We are on the corner of W. Allen and N. Washington.

From Sunbury/ Williamsport
Take Rte 15 south to I-81. Go west on I-81 toward Carlisle to old Exit 18 - Mechanicsburg & Rte 114. Turn left on Rte. 114 for five miles to Mechanicsburg. Two blocks past the traffic light at Heinz Road, turn right on W. Allen St (Beer distributor on the corner) to N. Washington. ACT is at the end of the block at the entrance to the town park (Memorial Park).

From York
At Newberrytown (Exit 13) turn left onto 382 to Lewisberry/ Mechanicsburg. After about 5 miles, turn left onto Rte 114 at a church on the corner. In about 8 miles, you will enter Mechanisburg. Follow 114 left onto Rte 641 (Main Street). At the next traffic light at York & Main, go one more block on Main, then turn right onto N. Washington. Go one block to the corner of W. Allen & ACT.