Treatments
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Contract finishing and treatment service
Vapormatt has opened a contract processing centre offering a range of surface treatment and finishing operations including blasting, cleaning, shot peening and protective coating. 18 Jan 2012 - Engineering Capacity
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Vibratory finishing enhances service
Anodisers Runcorn has invested in a new vibratory finishing machine that will reduce costs and cut turnaround times while enhancing component quality. 15 Nov 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Basket cases come into their own
Thermal deburring can be one of the cheapest methods of deburring – up to 90% cheaper than electro-chemical methods - but it really comes into its own when components can be basket fired. 01 Mar 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Reliable alternatives to banned coatings
Acorn Surface Technology says effective environmentally acceptable surface treatments, such as IVD aluminium, can provide a reliable alternatives to cadmium and hexavalent chrome coatings. 14 Feb 2011 - Engineering Capacity
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Roll refurb slashes costs and lead times
It can cost up to £30,000 to replace a large steel cooling roll and £60,000 for a new copper shelled chill roll but refurbishment can cut these costs by over 80%, says BEP Surface Technologies. 15 Dec 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Exova group sales and marketing director
Exova, the worldwide testing and advisory business, has appointed Kenny Morris as a new director to its business. He was previously global outsource director at Capgemini, the consulting, technology and outsourcing specialist. 09 Dec 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Easy alternative to hard chrome
Hardide has developed a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coating that can replace environmentally unfriendly hard chrome plating in the flow control industry. 01 Dec 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Diamond-like properties shine
A next-generation diamond-like coating service from Finland could give dramatic reductions in friction and energy consumption in engines, hydraulic systems and power transmissions. 23 Nov 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Accentuating the positive at Kepston
Positive initiatives and investments have paved the way for a bright future at furnace brazing, bright annealing and precision machining subcontractor Kepston Limited. 10 Nov 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Heat treatment business warms up
Keighley Laboratories expects 25% growth for its heat treatment business this year and has commissioned a new jig to further expand the range of components it can process. 06 Oct 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Electric green machine
Its was a case of green meets green when energy-efficient surface heat treatment proved to be the ideal way of strengthening a critical component on an environmentally-friendly electric motorbike. 13 Sep 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Hard precision coatings
Hardide Coatings has developed a range of tungsten carbide-based precision coatings which offer ultra-hardness, toughness, low friction and chemical resistance when applied to components made from ferrous and nickel-based alloys. 17 Aug 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Diamond-like carbon acquisition
Sulzer Metco, a global supplier of services and products for thermal-spray and thin-film coatings, has acquired the diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating activities of Bekaert. 11 Aug 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Hardening partnership
For the past eight years Pennine Industrial Equipment has relied on surface heat treatment specialist Flame Hardeners for the hardening of its conveyor drive sprockets. 28 Jul 2010 - Engineering Capacity
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Anti-wear coating for composites
Performance coating specialist Zircotec has extended its range of performance coatings with an anti-wear treatment for composites. 16 Jun 2010 - Engineering Capacity
