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Passivation app allows technicians to chart stainless steel oxidation levels

Walter Surface Technologies offers the SURFOX™ Smart Passivation Tester, a component of its electrochemical cleaning system that analyzes passivation levels in stainless steel. The tool includes a cloud-based app, managed via smartphone, that measures chemical levels to determine the degree of passivation in which the stainless steel item (such as in mixing tanks or drums) is currently contained.

The app allows machinists to capture data, which then is stored in the cloud, and use telemetry to analyze the changing chemical levels during the passivation process. Technicians then can map the oxidation process, track the progression of the passivation state in the stainless steel item, and identify if the piece has been fully passivated to prevent rust and corrosion.