Heat Treat Radio #107: Stop-Off Coatings 101, with Mark Ratliff

Looking to make your heat treating more precise? Mark Ratliff, president of AVION Manufacturing Company, Inc., has applies his background in chemical engineering to understand and create what makes the best stop-off coatings/paints for carburizing and other heat treat processes. In this episode, Heat Treat Radio host, Doug Glenn, uncovers the varieties of coatings, their uses and the future of coating solutions. Mark Ratliff started at Avion Manufacturing in 1994 after earning his bachelor’s of science degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to getting his degree, Mark spent many of his summer breaks working for his father at Shore Metal Treating where he gained a good deal of knowledge about the heat treating industry. Contact Mark at [e-mail] or www.avionmfg.com Watch | Listen | Learn Full transcript, audio, and video to this episode is located here: https://heattreattoday.com/radio