Offshore Energy Solutions

UNPARALLELED PROTECTION FOR TOOLING providing the Oil & Gas Industries unparalleled protection for tooling resulting in lower overall costs.

The Paladin Process was developed to address two key issues for the Oil and Gas Industry when using EN as a coating, #1 – highly corrosion resistant deposits as we have measured salt spray performance over 4130 steel panels up to 10,000 hours, and #2 – we’ve been able to achieve a knoop hardness of about 570 to 620 knoops.

Paladin 2012: Corrosion Resistance and As-Plated Hardness for Oil & Gas Applications

Oil and gas components can face demanding corrosion and wear requirements. Ronatec developed Paladin 2012 high phosphorus electroless nickel chemistry to address both through a combination of corrosion resistance, as-plated hardness and wear performance.

Ronatec’s technical data reports:

  • Up to 10,000 hours of neutral salt spray performance under ASTM B117.
  • 550–600 HK as-plated Knoop hardness, providing hardness without a separate hardening bake.
  • 10.6–12.0% phosphorus by weight in a semi-bright, non-magnetic deposit.
  • Single-component bath make-up and 1:1 A replenishment for practical production operation.

Performance depends on the substrate, surface preparation, deposit thickness and processing conditions. Ronatec helps finishing teams evaluate Paladin 2012 against the actual component specification, corrosion requirements and production needs—with chemistry, equipment and technical support from one partner.

CHemicals

  • High-phos EN for corrosion protection
  • PTFE/composite coatings for low friction and anti-fouling
  • Acid cleaning and descaling systems
  • Corrosion inhibitors and passivation
  • Hard chrome replacement coatings

Everything here is built around harsh environments – salt, pressure, temperature, H₂S, etc.

Equipment

  • Large format plating systems
  • High-capacity pumps and filtration
  • Heat exchangers with high BTU loads
  • FRP ventilation systems
  • Skid-mounted or modular systems for field use

We focus on durability and simplicity, especially for remote or heavy-use environments.

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