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Motorcycle Manufacturer Embarks on Sustainable Heat Treat Future

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Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles, has invested in a nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, increasing sustainability and growth for its new production facility in Jiangmen City, located in southern China’s Guangdong province.

Heat treat solutions company Nitrex was commissioned to deliver a comprehensive turnkey system, geared towards enhancing the performance and durability of multiple components within Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle, including those for the brands Haojiang, Daye, Shengshi, and Qidian.

Nikola Dzepina
Nitrex Regional Manager – Asia
Source: NITREX

Nikola Dzepina, Nitrex account executive, said, “Our partnership with Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle Technology Co. Ltd. will help them in fulfilling their mission of delivering top-notch, highly durable, and reliable motorcycles and bicycles to their global customer base.”

As part of their development strategy, Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle has placed sustainability, product quality, service excellence, and market expansion at the heart of their mission. Paving the way for superior motorcycles and bicycles, the company evaluated various options and ultimately selected Nitrex for its precision-controlled processes, process stability and repeatability, equipment longevity and reliability, and commitment to environmental friendliness.

Nitrex pit furnace
Source: Nitrex

The turnkey system comprises a large pit-type furnace, model NX-1225, with a 4000-kg load capacity and the Nitreg® controlled nitriding and Nitreg®-C nitrocarburizing technologies. These surface treatments augment the properties of motorcycle and bicycle metal components, significantly enhancing wear resistance and providing protection against rust and corrosion. Additionally, the system features an ammonia dryer and accelerated cooling system, facilitating the delivery of high-purity ammonia and fast cycle times to optimize production efficiency.

Tao Liu, sales manager at Nitrex China, emphasized, “This system’s exceptional reliability, engineered for longevity with minimal maintenance requirements and low utility and production media consumption costs, aligns perfectly with Guangdong Tayo Motorcycle’s vision for a sustainable future.”

This press release is available in its original form here.

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İnsu Teknik Transforms Gas Spring Production

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İnsu Teknik, a leader in the gas springs sector of the automotive industry, continues to pioneer innovation as a key supplier for after-market and OEMs, both in Turkey and internationally, having recently implemented a pit furnace with advanced technologies at its in-house heat treat facility in Bursa, Turkey.

İnsu Teknik and Nitrex team members with pit furnace installation
Source: Nitrex

As a first-time partner with Nitrex, İnsu Teknik has strategically invested in advanced heat treat technology, focusing on continuous improvement to enhance the quality of gas springs, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Central to their decision was İnsu Teknik’s commitment to environmentally responsible manufacturing practices, which led them to seek a greener solution.

Commissioned in the last quarter of 2023, the system — featuring a large-capacity pit furnace — combines three key process technologies: Nitreg® controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-C controlled nitrocarburizing, and ONC® in-process post-oxidation. These technologies enhance the surface properties of gas spring rods, notably improving wear and corrosion resistance, and offering considerable operational advantages.

The system ensures uniform case depth and precisely managed nitride/nitrocarburizing layer formation, optimizing the mechanical properties of the gas spring rods. It minimizes part distortion — an advantage of operating at lower temperatures compared to salt bath nitrocarburizing — and eliminates the need for post-finishing operations due to the cleaner surface achieved through gas nitrocarburizing, thereby streamlining the manufacturing process.

A Tuff Sport brand gas spring by Insu Teknik. The rods undergo nitriding to enhance hardness and corrosion resistance, ultimately extending the lifecycle of the gas spring.
Source: Nitrex

Marcin Stoklosa, manager of Technical Sales — EMEA region at Nitrex, shared these insights, “The commissioning process was executed seamlessly, marking İnsu Teknik’s strategic shift towards greater control over their production processes. What sets this system apart is its versatility in meeting the specific requirements of various gas spring applications across various industries, including automotive, agriculture, machinery, marine, furniture, medical equipment, and more.”

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Research Institute Expands R&D Capabilities with Heat Treat Furnace 

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A technology research institute has chosen a heat treat vacuum furnace which will support research and development in the fields of materials engineering and machine construction and operation.

SECO/WARWICK will supply a Vector® vacuum furnace with high-pressure gas hardening and will include options for vacuum carburizing, pre-nitriding for carburizing technology, low-pressure nitriding (LPN), and low-pressure carbonitriding (LPCN).

This configuration provides precision performance in vacuum, ensuring steel detail surfaces are protected, and the ability to carry out hardening processes through the use of high cooling gas pressures (15 bar).

The small vacuum furnace will have a working space of 400x400x600 mm. With a round heating chamber, the furnace, despite its small size, can be used to test and perform research on many sizes of parts including work with large dimensions.

Says Sławomir Woźniak, CEO of the SECO/WARWICK Group, "We cooperate with scientific institutions all over the world because we are aware that industry development depends on their work. Many groundbreaking discoveries have already been made, but I am sure that many more are yet to come."

The R&D institute deals with methods of refining metal products by increasing their corrosion resistance and increasing mechanical properties, especially fatigue strength and resistance to wear in friction processes. The technological institute strives to disseminate and apply in practice the results of scientific research and development work, develops new technologies, and conducts service activities.

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Eco-Friendly Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing System for In-House Heat Treater

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A leading component supplier to manufacturers of converting and CNC machinery, Reymak Makine As, has embarked on a journey to enhance manufacturing quality while reducing its environmental impact. This strategic move aims to internalize heat-treating operations and advance the sustainability tooling components.

Reymak Makine Aş has integrated an eco-friendly Nitrex nitriding/nitrocarburizing system into its facility in Manisa, Türkiye. The heat treater offers a diverse product range, including an array of converting tools and CNC components, ranging from friction shafts/rings to reel cones, core chucks, and safety chucks. These components play a  role in the packaging industry by ensuring alignment and tension of materials such as paper, film, foil, labels, textiles, and more. They prevent the occurrence of loose or soft rolls that could otherwise compromise product quality. Safety chucks, on the other hand, are specialized clamp devices designed for CNC and turning machinery, ensuring precision and accuracy in machining operations.

Recognizing the drawbacks of electroless nickel plating, Reymak sought to enhance the quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of its manufacturing operations. To achieve these objectives, the company selected a nitriding/nitrocarburizing system, specifically the compact model NXK-812, equipped with advanced process technologies. These technologies include Nitreg® controlled nitriding, Nitreg®-C controlled nitrocarburizing, and ONC® post-oxidation.

Utku Inan, Nitrex’s local representative in Türkiye, emphasized, “[This collaboration] demonstrates that by embracing sustainable innovations in its in-house heat treatment, Reymak is not only enhancing quality control but also streamlining logistics for faster lead times and cost savings – a genuine win-win scenario.”

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Advancement in Automotive Industry with EV Contract

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A component supplier in the automotive industry has secured a multimillion-dollar contract to receive a turnkey automated nitrocarburizing furnace system for the production of electric passenger vehicle brake components.

Under the contract, Nitrex will design, manufacture, commission, and test continuous-line furnaces, part of the NXL furnace series, which are capable of processing millions of brake parts annually.

In addition to the furnace design, Nitreg®-C and ONC® technologies are integral to this order. This ferritic nitrocarburizing process with post-oxidation improves metal corrosion resistance and effectively reduces rust formation. It is designed to achieve lower non-effluent emissions associated with electric vehicle braking systems.

Furthermore, Nitrex will integrate QMULUS, an AI and machine learning IoT platform, to enhance the supplier’s manufacturing capabilities and drive continuous improvement throughout its operations.

"[This project] empower[s] our customers to thrive as the transition to electric vehicles and more advanced solutions accelerates,” expressed Nitrex CEO Jean-Francois Cloutier.

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Castool Heat Treat Capabilities Expand with Nitrocarburizing

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Castool Tooling Systems, a tooling provider to extrusion and die-casting companies, expanded its in-house capabilities with a nitrocarburizing system.

The new pit-type nitrocarburizing furnace, a model NX-1625 from Nitrex, is capable of processing large workloads of up to 6000 kg (13,200 lb.) with dimensions of 1550 mm (61”) in diameter and 2500 mm (98.5”) in height. The turnkey solution includes Nitreg®-C controlled nitrocarburizing and ONC® post-oxidation technologies, which can treat shot sleeves made of H13 tool steel while improving strength and longevity and preventing distortion when used in high-temperature and corrosive environments.

Nikola Dzepina
Nikola Dzepina
Account Manager
Nitrex
Source: NITREX

Commenting on the recent nitrocarburizing furnace, Nikola Dzepina, account manager at Nitrex, notes, "[Castool, a division of Exco Technologies] have been outsourcing nitriding to our heat treating services for many years and have been impressed with the quality of service and customer experience."

The large capacity furnace is part of a significant investment project that saw several furnace OEM suppliers collaborating to outfit the New Market, Canada, facility with various pieces of heat treating process equipment.

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Heat Treat Hardening Capabilities Increase for Hydraulics Manufacturer

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A set of nitriding/nitrocarburizing systems has been installed for a European hydraulics manufacturer. The furnaces help produce components for hydraulic pumps and motors and strengthen the company’s in-house heat treatment capabilities.

The furnaces are from Nitrex – a company based in North America with international locations. This is the second set of systems from the same manufacturer. These systems primarily serve to nitride/nitrocarburize pieces made from various steels and alloys and will help meet the growing demand for hydraulic components.

Hydraulics systems expand heat treat capabilities
Source: Nitrex

“The nitriding/nitrocarburizing furnaces have [. . . integrated] seamlessly into our customer’s operations,” commented Mark Hemsath, vice president of sales, furnaces & heat treating services at Nitrex.

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Heat Treat Company Adds Nitrocarburizing System

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Heat Treatments, a heat treatment services provider, has added a nitrocarburizing system from a North American based company. The system supports the heat treater’s nitrocarburizing efforts, which include a variety of materials and applications, such as alloy steels, tool steels, and high-speed steels for aluminum extrusion dies.

The NXK series sees the furnace and control panel mounted on an integral platform. The particular NXK-812 model is designed to treat workloads weighing up to 2645 lbs., with measurements of 31.5″ x 47.25″. The system is equipped with process technologies such as  Nitreg®-C controlled nitrocarburizing and ONC® post-oxidation.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with Heat Treatments . . . in New Zealand,” said Nikola Dzepina, account executive, Nitrex. “[P]rior installations [have been] in operation between 20-30 years.”

The system was commissioned in the first quarter of 2023.

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Heat Treater Increases Gas Nitriding Size Capabilities in Iowa

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Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT) announced the addition of a new gas nitriding system at its corporate headquarters located in Waterloo, Iowa. The system increases their Iowa location’s size capabilities for gas nitriding and gas nitrocarburizing. The equipment can also be used for stress relieving.

The new gas nitride system can accommodate parts up to 26′ high and has a trademarked heat treat process for wear and corrosion, UltraOx®. The equipment will serve applications within the industries of plastics, oil and gas, hydraulics and more.

“Now we are able to better accommodate large and long parts at all of our nitriding locations,” commented Mikel Woods, president at AHT.

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Nitriding Pit Furnace Added for Extruding Company

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Marcin Stokłosa
Project Manager
NITREX Poland
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Arslan Aluminyum recently added three new extrusion presses to its production, increasing the demand for nitriding their dies and necessitating a large-capacity nitriding system for the biggest press. The system will nitride H11 and H13 dies that extrude aluminum profiles for the construction, renewables, joinery, furniture, and equipment sectors.

When the plant upgraded, the new nitriding system furnace was required to help double the production capacity. Arslan selected a NX-1015 pit furnace designed to treat workloads up to 4400 lbs that are 39″x59". The collaboration with Nitrex and Arslan Aluminyum started in 2011, when the family-run business purchased an NX-812 turnkey nitriding system.

Pit furnace
Source: Nitrex

“The people of Arslan['s] high regard for our products and company has helped us tremendously in getting new contracts in Turkey.” commented Marcin Stokłosa, project manager at Nitrex.

Pictured above: collaborators from Turkey. Photo Source: Nitrex.

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