Heat & surface treatment
The processes that give our components their personal character.
Surface treatment
We can offer you a wide range of surface treatment processes – and we are competent, reliable and innovative.
Galvanic surfaces
- Gold plating
- Silver plating
- Nickel plating
- Tin plating
- Zinc plating
- Passivation
- Copper plating
- etc.
Phosphating
- Corrosion protection
Zinc blade coating
- Corrosion protection
- Delta Tone
- Delta Seal
- etc.
Polishing
- Perfect edge rounding
(even on narrow part sections) - Optimally smoothed surface
- Perfect edge rounding
Lubricant coating
- Glisscoat
- etc.
Painted or powder coated surfaces
- Corrosion protection
- Color coding
Oiling and greasing
- Corrosion protection
Ball and glass bead blasting
- Surface hardening
- Deburring
Vibratory finishing / grinding
- Deburring
- Polishing
Cleaning
Cleaning requirements
- De-oiling and degreasing before heat treatment
- De-oiling and degreasing before delivery
- Removal of dirt and shavings
- Fulfillment of restrictive cleanliness requirements for the automotive industry
- Fulfillment of restrictive cleanliness requirements for the Medical industry
Cleaning media
- Hydrocarbons
- Modified alcohol
- Aqueous media
Cleaning aids
- Wash basket movement (raising, lowering, swiveling and rotating)
- (Pressure) flooding or spraying of the medium
- Ultrasound
Cleanliness inspection
- Visual inspection (microscope)
- Cleanliness requirements as per VDA Volume 19
- Adherence to internal and customer-specific purity classes
Industry applications
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Automotive
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Electrical engineering
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Building services engineering
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Consumer goods
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Mechanical engineering and equipment manufacturing
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Medical technology
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Other