Sono-Tek has seen an increase in coatings onto increasingly small and precise medical diagnostic equipment recently. Biosensors, microarray lab-on-chip devices, point-of-care diagnostic testing kits, blood glucose monitors, and molecular/protein diagnostic kits are some of the applications we see expanding recently. Coatings applied may be active layer conducting materials, or hydrophilic and hydrophobic biopolymers, and may…
Sono-Tek Corporation, Milton, NY, a world leader in precision implantable stent coating systems, announces the availability of the MediCoat DES3000, a next generation tabletop stent coating system that uses Sono-Tek’s precision 180kHz ultrasonic nozzle to spray anti-restentosis drug/polymer solutions onto arterial implantable stents. Steve Harshbarger, Sono-Tek’s President, comments, “This new system was a natural progression…
Recent outbreaks of food borne diseases in developed countries around the world resulted in numerous cases of deaths and hospitalizations. Manufacturers of food products and supermarket chains had to recall their products from the marketplace, and consequently suffered major economic impact and damage to their reputation. In response to these outbreaks, significant improvements to the…
Sono-Tek would like to say a special thanks to our “20 year club”, 20+ year manufacturing representatives serving as US and Canada distributors for Sono-Tek’s ultrasonic spray fluxing equipment. Sono-Tek is one of the originators of spray fluxing, starting in 1989, providing ultrasonic spray nozzles to AT&T. 1991 marked the development of Sono-Tek’s first full…
The 16th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium was held Sept. 9-12 in Atlanta, GA. Sono-Tek director of technical services, Robb Engle, presented a paper outlining the benefits of atmospheric ultrasonic spray deposition of TCO chemistries in the manufacture of touch screens, solar cells, and other functional glass panels. Sono-Tek’s coating technology offers manufacturers a…
Sono-Tek Corporation, Milton, NY, is pleased to introduce its new dual flux option for the SonoFlux Servo ultrasonic spray fluxing system. Designed for PCB manufacturers that require rapid process changeovers, especially contract manufacturers, the new dual flux option offers precision metered flow with automated dual flux capability, enhancing SonoFlux Servo’s versatility. The full Windows®-based recipe-driven…
Sono-Tek Corporation, Milton NY USA, announces a new TCO production volume ultrasonic spray pyrolysis system for thin film solar cell manufacturing. This new wet process spray system will be highlilghted at SNEC PV 2012, May 16-18 in Shanghai, China. Using patented, proprietary ultrasonic nozzle technology, Sono-Tek’s Impact ARRAY system is designed to deposit uniform Transparent…
Look for Sono-Tek’s Technical Brief article in this February 2012 issue of ASME’s Journal of Fuel Cell Science and technology. The article, entitled “Maximizing the Use of Platinum Catalyst by Ultrasonic Spray Application”, was written by Robb Engle, director of Engineering, and focuses on the advantages that Ultrasonic Spray processes offer in the deposition of…
The latest in a full line of precision medical device coating systems, our MediCoat Balloon Coating System is a fully enclosed, sealed glovebox unit designed to coat common sizes and types of Drug Eluting Balloons (DEB) that can be mounted onto catheters for the purpose of drug delivery during in vivo procedures such as PCTA…
Visit Sono-Tek at the 2011 Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition, October 31st – Nov 3 in Orlando, FL, booth 627 to see what we mean. Sono-Tek’s precision ultrasonic coating technology is being used by some of the largest Fuel Cell manufacturers in the world to spray uniform thin film coatings of carbon black inks, ceramic…
