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What is Flame Spraying?
Flame spraying is a thermal spray process that creates quality coatings using heat to melt materials that are usually in powder, ceramic rod or wire form. This type of thermal spray method is cost...
IRS Set For Continued Growth With 25% Turnover Increase
Below is a recent article that appeared in The Manufacturer. Burscough-based IRS Surfacing Technologies Ltd, has achieved 25 per cent year-on-year growth in turnover from 2021 to 2023. Despite a...
Different Types Of Welding Explained
Welding is a process that can be described as joining two different materials together, of which there are various different types of welding. The materials used in most types of welding are...
What is Plasma Spraying? The Process Explained
You might have already heard plasma spray coating but not truly understand what it means. In order to use this form of spraying, you need to ensure that you have a working environment that is both...
What is Metal Spraying?
Metal spraying, or thermal spraying, involves applying a metallic coating to a surface by spraying molten particles. This process enhances the surface properties of materials, providing increased...
Team IRS Enjoyed the Race
Well...Race weekend has been and gone. We all felt a little disappointed but proud of how we finished. We were at around 19th position when Scott was holding back from being overtaken but...
Team IRS Racing News
Race day has been and gone and we did fantastic overall. We are a brand new team and instructions were to bring the bike home in one piece, but we didn’t just do that we competed with the best of...
Thermal Spray Coating vs Painting
When it comes to extending the lifespan of machinery, structures or their composite parts many people’s minds will automatically point towards painting as a way of protecting these from corrosion or...
What is Precision Grinding?
Precision grinding is a precise manufacturing process used across a diverse range of sectors, providing an efficient way to complete the fabrication and finishing of metal parts with very close and...
Top Uses of Thermal Spray Coatings
Thermal Spray Systems are a popular technology used to improve and enhance the surface of a solid material, restoring it to its best or improving it. The process is designed to add many benefits,...
What Is Spiral Welding?
In a nutshell spiral welding is the process by which a cylindrical object has a new surface welded onto it whilst the object is being turned on a rotary turn table. However, to understand this fully...
Use of Thermal Spray Coatings on Vintage Cars
Whether a dealer, a collector or the proud owner of a single precious vintage vehicle, you know exactly how hard it can be to keep them maintained and in the best condition. As time passes and your...
Plasma Spray Coatings
Plasma spray is a form of thermal spray coating. It is the process of spraying a molten or heat softened material onto a surface to form a coating. The coating material, in the form of a powder, is...
Bronze impeller !!!!
Impeller Repair Services
At IRS we carry out lots of Impeller repairs like the examples in the images below. We can apply coatings to neck ring areas or weld up Impellers like the examples below. These pictures are before...
Mixing Impellors. March 16
We refurbish mixer impellers by rebuilding them first then apply a hard facing to the areas that wear.
Assessment Bureau ISO9001
Well done to all the team on achieving our re-certification and upgrade to ISO 9001 : 2015.
Badly Damaged Impeller Repair April 16
C276 HVOF Coating then finished !
Arc Spray Coating Systems
Of the many types of thermal spray coatings that are available arc spray coatings are one of the most popular. See below for our summary of the arc spray process and then contact us to find out more...