Case Studies

Real coating projects across food production, chemical process, glass manufacturing and engineering — what the problem was, what AST applied, and how the work runs now.

The projects below are real work carried out from our Campbellfield, Melbourne facility for customers across Australia — from national food and packaging manufacturers to specialist engineering businesses. Further references are available on request, and we are happy to discuss comparable work in your sector when you request a quote.

Engineering

PTFE Internal Coating of Hydraulic Accumulator Shells

STAUFF — global hydraulics and fluid-power manufacturer (Australian operation)

Internal PTFE coating on closed-geometry pressure shells — corrosion protection and a clean internal surface, running as a repeat program.

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Halar (ECTFE) Coating for Acid-Duty Washers

Latrobe Magnesium — Australian critical-minerals producer

Thick-film ECTFE chemical barrier on washers in aggressive acid service, holiday/spark tested with documented pass results before release.

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Bread Pan Recoating Program

Goodman Fielder — one of Australia's largest bread producers

A rolling strip-and-recoat program for multi-strap bread pan sets, batched by pan-set group so production lines keep running throughout.

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Resigraph Coating for Glass Delivery Equipment

Visy — major Australian glass container manufacturer

Semi-permanent graphite-resin release coating on glass delivery troughs and deflectors — a smoke-free alternative to manual swabbing, across multiple sites.

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Xylan Thyme Green Mould Release Coating

Wagma Engineering — precision engineering and toolmaking

Thin-film dry-film release coating on production moulds — consistent release without giving up the tolerances the tooling was cut to.

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Every job AST runs — new coat or recoat, one part or a rolling program — is processed to a documented specification with dry film thickness verification, holiday/spark testing on Halar and Tefzel barrier systems, materials Certificate of Conformance available and a lifetime warranty on workmanship.

Only licensed industrial fluoropolymer applicator in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia

Yearly technical and quality audits by Chemours Global

Lifetime warranty on workmanship

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