Surface Technology, Inc.

01/07/2026

Surface Technology, Inc will be participating in the PGA of America annual golf industry show in Orlando, Florida, January 20-23. We'll be sharing samples and data of golf clubs enhanced with our CDC Composite Diamond Coating. CDC increases ball distance by 7% from treated woods and irons; and provides optimal spin from wedges with CDC that does not wear out. Contact us to set up meetings at the PGA show, or anytime to learn more about the performance advantages of CDC on golf clubs.

https://www.surfacetechnology.com/Products-and-Services/CDC-Golf-Applications.aspx

07/23/2025

Sometimes you actually need FRICTION.

Surface Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce its superior line of Ni-Grip Friction Shims.

Ni-Grip Friction Shims are used in countless applications in the automotive, aerospace, wind energy, turbine, machining equipment, robotics, medical, dental, paper and many other industries. These flat ring shims increase the friction, grip, torque, energy transfer and other critical properties of these applications. Ni-Grip Friction Shims are especially useful in mechanical assemblies, as electric motor shims, as torque converter shims, for transmission applications, drive systems and axle shim assemblies where exact alignment is important.

Ready to use Ni-Grip Friction Shims from STI are available in steel, stainless steel, or aluminum shim base metals with any version of STI's Composite Diamond Coatings (CDC) depending the level of grip required. You may also send us your own friction shims, and STI can coat them with any version of CDC you require.

Learn more about Ni-Grip Friction Shims on our website or contact us to discuss how STI can serve the enhanced friction needs of your specific application.

01/14/2025

Free technical support for electroless nickel platers is now available!

By simply asking a question in the chat feature of www.en-247.com, platers will receive answers from a team of EN experts. These experts are located around the world, so platers can get help any time of the day or night. The questions and answers are not posted online, so they are completely confidential.

STI is proud to add this helpline to the list of innovations our company has made to make EN plating easier, such as the single component One-Plate solution www.one-plate-en.com and our YouTube Channel with videos showing best practices in EN plating https://www.youtube.com/-SurfaceTechnology

You can learn more about the new EN helpline in this excellent article , or reach out to us at any time. It is a helpline made by platers for platers.

https://www.pfonline.com/articles/electroless-nickel-gets-a-247-helpline?utm_source=Omeda&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PF+Weekly+1%2F8%2F2025

10/10/2024

BIG news on One-Plate electroless nickel in BIG tanks.

We are pleased to share this excellent article about the benefits Electro-Coatings of Texas has experienced using One-Plate EN for over 8 years in tanks as large as 5,000 gallons. See how this outstanding shop is able to better serve their customers with demanding applications thanks to the simplicity of the single component One-Plate solution.

Please let us know if we can help you make the switch to One-Plate in any size tanks. It is available in low, mid, high phosphorous, and composites with diamond, PTFE, silicon carbide, and boron nitride for added performance.

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05/06/2024

Surface Technology, Inc. is pleased to share this outstanding article on a revolutionary technology that our company is proud to support.

Plating on advanced plastics solution offers improved adhesion, temperature resistance and cost savings.

04/25/2024

Diamond Coatings on Golf Clubs!
STI is pleased to announce that Michael Feldstein will be presenting at the 2024 Sur/Fin conference about Composite Diamond Coating and other EN based coatings for performance benefits on golf clubs. Please see this outstanding video which includes some of the exciting information that will be included in this presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oit-QW9PuqU&t=19s

03/11/2024

Diamond Coated Golf Clubs with Composite Diamond Coating®

Composite Diamond Coating® (CDC) has made the golf industry's long awaited dream a reality...golf clubs coated with diamond, the hardest material known to man. The effectiveness of CDC for golf clubs has been proven by repeated testing with exceptional results. Over 7% greater distance on woods and irons. Optimal spin on wedges. Exceptional durability on all clubs.

We invite you to watch this remarkable video about CDC for golf clubs on STI’s YouTube Channel at: https://lnkd.in/e4JYYRbg

To meet the demand for CDC on golf clubs, STI has established relationships with a number of professional golf club refinishing companies. If you are interested in getting diamond coated golf clubs, please contact STI, and we will connect you with the expert refinisher nearest you.

The benefits of CDC on golf clubs include:

· The USGA has ruled that Composite Diamond Coating® conforms with USGA rules (USGA Decision Number 94-307).
· In independent robotics testing, golf balls struck by clubs featuring Composite Diamond Coating® achieve faster velocities and over 7% greater distances than balls struck by identical uncoated clubs.
· Composite Diamond Coating® has no affect on ball dispersion.
· Composite Diamond Coating® offers multiple advantages essential to golf equipment including unsurpassed hardness, outstanding anti-corrosion properties, high impact durability and abrasion resistance.
· This unique coating's exceptional wear resistance preserves the precise surface roughness on the faces of wedges to provide optimal spin that lasts much longer than any conventional material or surface treatment.
· Composite Diamond Coating® conforms perfectly to all shapes including even the most intricate grooves and engravings on golf clubs.
· Composite Diamond Coating® can be applied to all metals currently used to produce golf clubs including steel, stainless steel, titanium, copper alloys, and aluminum; cast, forged or milled.
· The attractive appearance of Composite Diamond Coating® can be tailored to meet a variety of cosmetic preferences, and may also be subsequently finished by polishing, blasting, tumbling, varnishing, painting, or any other method.
· Composite Diamond Coating® is covered by numerous US and Global patents with others pending.

Please contact STI with any questions on CDC for golf clubs or any other areas of electroless nickel technology where we can assist you.

01/16/2024

New YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/-SurfaceTechnology

Surface Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce the creation of a new YouTube channel. This channel will have a videos to provide useful content to the electroless nickel plating industry. This includes best practices from our “Top Shop” plating shop, as well as information on One-Plate, CDC Composite Diamond Coating, EN-PTFE and other advanced technologies. STI will continue to add new videos frequently, so we invite you to subscribe (free) to the channel and get updates each time a new video is released.

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11/09/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYynbnFumlM

STI invites you to watch this new video about our company, products and services produced by Products Finishing Magazine at the EN 2023 electroless nickel conference. Please let us know any questions you may have and ways we can assist you with your EN requirements.