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Well, I think we can all agree it has been a very strange year.
We are currently in lockdown 2.0 and I hope that it works. However, it does seem that
people seem a little more laissez-faire this time around. Thankfully, there is now the
prospect of a vaccine on the horizon, which means there is the promise of a semblance
of normality come the spring. This will hopefully save some industries such as aerospace
which has been massively affected by covid. In turn this has also had an impact on the
finishing industry, so fingers crossed that international travel will be back on the agenda
in 2021.
In this issue, we have a look at how REACH is being implemented, with upcoming EU
exit, plus an interesting interview with John Park-Davies of Vertik-
AL. Finally from all the team at Finishing, Merry Christmas and a
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Improving the workability and affordability of REACH
The Chemical Business
Association (CBA) has welcomed
the reconfirmation of
Government’s intention to seek
access to the database of the
European Chemicals Agency
(ECHA) as the ‘only viable
solution’ to improving the
workability and affordability of
UK REACH.
CBA’s chief executive, Peter
Newport, said, “We have
consistently lobbied for
improvements to the original
form of UK REACH which, in
our view, was unworkable. The
UK Government’s recent
confirmation that it would
continue to seek access to the
ECHA database would, if
successful, resolve the key issue
concerning testing data.”
The alternative is to impose
unknown data acquisition costs
or a major duplicative testing
regime on UK REACH
registrants with all its associated
costs, estimated at £1bn, and the
increased animal testing this
implies.
UK firms do not own the
testing data that is required to
support registrations under UK
REACH. The majority of this
data is owned by consortia of
European companies. CBA
surveys indicate that the figure
for non-UK ownership could be
as high as 75%. For EU REACH,
the Letters of Access purchased
by UK businesses are only valid
for EU markets, not for third
countries which the UK becomes
at the end of the transition
period.
CBA believes that the only
way to ensure consistent safety,
health, and environmental
standards, avoid multiple
registrations for the same
product, and the duplication of
databases, is for the UK to share
the data held by ECHA. The
original EU REACH legislation
(Article 120) contains a
mechanism for sharing testing
data with a third country with
the objective of achieving a
wider and improved regulatory
framework for chemicals.
“We welcome the UK
Government’s more pragmatic
approach to building a workable
UK framework for the chemical
sector after the end of the
transition period. It has already
gone some way to resolving the
timescale issue by announcing a
phased introduction of
registrations based on tonnage
bands, another change that CBA
has lobbied the Government to
implement. The remaining issue
concerns the fees payable for
registrations under UK REACH,”
Peter Newport said.
The fee structure for UK
REACH proposed by Defra is
identical to that charged by
ECHA for access to the whole of
the EU28 market. CBA believes
this is unjustified on cost-benefit
terms given the relative size of
the UK market for chemicals
which represents just 12% of the
combined size of current EU
markets. It is a disproportionate
and unsustainable cost on an
industry emerging from the
Covid-19 pandemic and its
recessionary impacts - plus the
potential tariff increases on raw
materials post-Brexit.
Peter Newport said, “Whilst we
accept that there are some
discounts for smaller firms,
industry is being expected to
pay the bill for resourcing the
Health and Safety Executive as
its new regulatory body for UK
REACH. This has all the
characteristics of a blank cheque.
Industry is paying an inflated
and unjustified level of fees to
fund the unknown staffing,
training, and overhead costs of
the HSE with no oversight
mechanism proposed. In
addition, we note with some
concern that, unlike EU REACH,
there is no appeal mechanism
within UK REACH for industry to
challenge HSE’s spending or its
decisions. HSE effectively
becomes judge and jury in its
own court.”
New digital platform
MecWash has unveiled the new digital platform for Aqua-Save, its
pioneering waste water treatment system.
The Aqua-Save range, comprising the Junior and Ultra products, has
been developed for the treatment and recycling of industrial waste
water, including wash water from parts cleaning equipment, coolant
and dye penetrant, reducing the need for expensive off-site treatment
and disposal.
John Pattison, managing director of MecWash, said: “I’m pleased
that our new website for Aqua-Save is now live, which showcases how
we can provide cost-effective machinery to recycle and treat industrial
waste water. Aqua-Save complements any new wash machine
acquisition brilliantly and the new website is an excellent informative
and visual guide on our water treatment system.”
The new website is a responsive resource across all platforms and
devices, making it easier to find out how Aqua-Save can support
different applications in various industries.
Electroplating set for growth
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the
global market for Electrocoating
estimated at US$3.4 Billion in
the year 2020, is projected to
reach a revised size of US$4.2
Billion by 2027, growing at a
CAGR of 2.9% over the analysis
period 2020-2027. Cathodic
Epoxy, one of the segments
analyzed in the report, is
projected to record a 3.4%
CAGR and reach US$2.4 Billion
by the end of the analysis
period. After an early analysis of
the business implications of the
pandemic and its induced
economic crisis, growth in the
Cathodic Acrylic segment is
readjusted to a revised 2.1%
CAGR for the next 7-year
period.
The Electrocoating market in
the U.S. is estimated at
US$922.9 Million in the year
2020. China, the world`s
second-largest economy, is
forecast to reach a projected
market size of US$850.3 Million
by the year 2027 trailing a
CAGR of 5.4% over the analysis
period 2020 to 2027. Among
the other noteworthy geographic
markets are Japan and Canada,
each forecast to grow at 0.7%
and 2.2% respectively over the
2020-2027 period. Within
Europe, Germany is forecast to
grow at approximately 1.4%
CAGR.
In the global Anodic segment,
USA, Canada, Japan, China and
Europe will drive the 2.2%
CAGR estimated for this
segment. These regional markets
accounting for a combined
market size of US$230.4 Million
in the year 2020 will reach a
projected size of US$269.1
Million by the close of the
analysis period. China will
remain among the fastestgrowing
in this cluster of
regional markets. Led by
countries such as Australia, India,
and South Korea, the market in
Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach
US$572.5 Million by the year
2027, while Latin America will
expand at a 3.7% CAGR
through the analysis period.
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The BCF has been giving evidence to the House of Lords, as
Finishing found out
SF China set to take place
The 33rd edition of SFCHINA exhibition will take place as scheduled
in Hall 5.1, Area A of the China Import and Export Fair Complex
(CIEFC) in Guangzhou, P.R. China on December 8-10, 2020.
Over 145 exhibitors from 12 countries/regions have already
confirmed their presence and will showcase their products and services
in three exhibit zones, namely ‘Electroplating & Finishing Technology’,
‘Environmental, Safety & Protection’ and ‘Coating Applications &
Coating Products’.
With a history of more than 30 years, SFCHINA is launching a new
virtual edition in late November. For the first time ever, exhibitors and
visitors can both enjoy a unique hybrid experience.
Some exhibitors and visitors, particularly from overseas, may be
unable to travel to Guangzhou this year. However, now they can
exhibit at or visit the brand new Virtual Edition as an alternative way to
be present at the annual industry gathering. The Virtual Edition
consists of two parts: ‘GZ Show’ section includes all exhibitors who are
exhibiting in our Guangzhou Ground Show, whereas ‘Virtual Show’
includes those who are unable to exhibit in the Ground Show and
choose to exhibit virtually this year.
Elcometer acquisition
Three years after the successful launch of their new Abrasive Blast
Equipment Division, Elcometer, has announced its acquisition of Sagola
SA, a leading manufacturer and supplier of paint spray equipment to
the automotive and industrial refinishing sectors.
“We are delighted to welcome Sagola into the Elcometer family,”
said Michael Sellars, managing director of Elcometer.
“Sagola’s industry leading range of high quality spray guns, pumps
and filtration systems for the automotive & industrial markets sits
perfectly alongside Elcometer’s range of blast, coating inspection and
ultrasonic NDT equipment and takes Elcometer closer towards their
strategic objective of providing a comprehensive range of products to
meet their customers’ requirements – throughout the coatings
process.”
On the 7th of October 2020 Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British
Coatings Federation gave evidence to the House of Lords EU
Environment Sub-Committee on the subject of Government plans for
UK REACH. In his comments to the Committee he explained to
Peers how UK REACH, as currently configured, will significantly and
negatively impact on the coatings and printing inks sector, as well as
the chemicals industry more widely.
His evidence stressed that if the UK Government fails to negotiate
data-sharing as part of a chemicals annexe to the EU Free Trade
Agreement, the resulting need to register chemical substances into a
separate UK REACH database will cost industry over £1 billion. This
would put UK Coatings manufacturing - and sectors further
downstream like automotive and aerospace that its members supply -
at a significant competitive disadvantage to their EU competitors.
During the Committee evidence session Tom also:
• Highlighted the risk of the UK losing Foreign Direct Investment if
it is no longer an attractive place to manufacturer chemical-based
products like coatings;
Expressed concern that the extra bureaucracy and cost of a
mirrored UK REACH system will have a significant impact on
business, especially smaller companies and downstream users who
have not had to engage with EU REACH on registrations before
now;
• Welcomed plans to extend the registration period for substances
into UK REACH from two to up to six years as a step in the right
direction. However, while this measure is of some help it does not
solve the underlying problems of a duplicate REACH regime. He
therefore called on the Government to think again about the
structure of UK REACH from 1st January 2021 if it cannot negotiate
data-sharing as part of an FTA;
• Reiterated a major worry of BCF members that, even with an
extended registration period, many small volume substances might be
deemed economically unviable to register in UK REACH due to the
fact the UK is ten times smaller than the EU market. This could mean
these small volume substances being lost to UK manufacturers entirely;
• Drew attention to Chemical Watch’s recent survey on that subject
which reported that 27% of EU companies and 7% of UK companies
were considering not re-registering substances in UK REACH due to
cost or complexity;
• Pointed out that the proposed fee structure for UK REACH
registration is the same as that for EU REACH, even though the UK
market is 10 times smaller than that of the EU. If fees are to be levied
for registrations into UK REACH they should be more proportionate
to the size of the market;
• Bought to the Peers’ attention that industry is still awaiting
detailed guidance on UK REACH to be published by the
Government, leaving businesses with little time to truly get to grips
with new regulations;
• And asked whether the Government will publish its economic
and environmental impact assessments for UK REACH to allow for
more comprehensive debate on the subject.
Commenting on the evidence session, Tom Bowtell said:
“I was grateful to be able to give evidence to the House of Lords. It
was an important opportunity to make sure the Committee Members
understood how UK REACH is going to impact on downstream
users.”
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The latest Qualicoat meeting was an online event
New guns purchased
Following significant investment in two new horizontal powder coating
plants, Vertik-Al has purchased automatic powder guns for its
remaining horizontal line. In addition, the booth on line two has been
upgraded, together they can achieve outstanding results across matt,
gloss and textured coatings. Vertik-Al now boasts a full complement
of new equipment across all three horizontal lines.
As the only applicator in the UK and Ireland to hold the GSB
International quality seal for Approved Coated Aluminium and the
UK’s first applicator to gain the QUALICOAT quality label, Vertik-Al
understands better than most the commitment and investment
needed to produce a high-quality, consistent finish.
New HMG distributor
Recently established, Rafferty
Paint Supplies, sister company of
Rafferty Coachworks has become
a distributor of HMG Paints
Agricultural, Industrial and
Architectural coatings in Ireland.
With over 20 years
commercial spray-painting
experience, the family run
business offer a unique
advantage to customers,
possessing extensive experience
and knowledge in the
importance of high-quality
products and service. Extending
the business from the wellestablished
Rafferty Coachworks
was a natural progression and
although only newly launched,
the distributor is already
supplying end users with
products who are benefitting
from unrivalled levels of
customer service. “With more
than 20 years of experience
working with Paul Rafferty and
the team, I am not surprised they
are off to a good start with their
new venture. Their new
distribution outlet brings
unparalleled product and
application knowledge to the
local market in Ireland and
Northern Ireland,” commented
Paul McGuinness, HMG Paints
technical sales manager, Ireland.
Despite the fact that members of any Association cannot meet at the
moment, it seems we have all become very proficient at
communicating through the various mediums of video conference
calls. With this in mind, QUALICOAT UK & Ireland held their third
meeting of the year and the second to be hosted online.
One of the technical topics discussed covered the use of chrome
free pretreatment systems used on recycled aluminium. Whilst the
pretreatment systems suppliers are making the application process
more stringent, a QUALICOAT coaters workgroup are also active at
looking at ways to improve the testing of the pretreatment once
applied. Process samples, often run through the powder coating
process at regular intervals and on a colour change, should be of
the same grade of alloy where possible. There also continues to be
concern that ‘tramp’ elements present in recycled aluminium may
cause issues with the onset of corrosion.
This is a major research programme being undertaken by the
Association and is referred to as QUALICOAT 3.0. As the use of
recycled extrusion is set to double in the next five years, this
research will ensure that a dialogue between extruders and
QUALICOAT can be forged that will further extend the life
expectancy of architectural powder coating.
Membership of QUALICOAT UK & Ireland continues to grow
with two new powder coating companies close to gaining their
licences. Due to furlough and inspection difficulties these should
hopefully be awarded towards the end of the year. In conjunction
with QUALICOAT UK & Ireland‘s appointed independent test
house, IFO are now introducing online inspections for current
members. These unannounced inspections take place twice a year
for coating licence holders. Since the last meeting the association has
seen a further five coating companies approach QUALICOAT UK &
Ireland with a view to becoming licensed.
Laboratory Technician training is a requirement for powder
coating members and this years training, undertaken by IFO, was
successfully completed in late September again via video
conference. The training keeps laboratory technicians up to date
with current testing methodology and required standards to retain
their licensed applicator status.
Work has been continuing on how to determine the acceptable
shade variation in metallic finishes as Delta-E readings are not
consistent for these finishes. A Delta-E spectrometer offers a single
number that represents the 'distance' between two colours. The
principle is that a dE of 1.0 is the smallest colour difference that the
human eye can see. It has been determined that the best way to
determine ‘colour’ is to view samples next to upper and lower
reference samples in a light cabinet.
QUALICOAT have been reviewing powders with regard to their
surface flammability, following stricter recommendation for the
Construction Industry in the UK following the Grenfell report. Many
powders currently meet the requirement of BS 476 Part 6, Class B
s1 dO, currently set for the external envelope over 18m. An update
to the QUALICOAT Standard is expected shortly.
A further enhancement to the QUALICOAT standard will be a
recommended powder and pretreatment guide for choosing
architectural coatings in a given geographical location. This again
will appear as an update to the standard in the coming months.
The meeting concluded with an AGM for the Association where
Angus Mackie was voted in as chair of QUALICOAT UK & Ireland
for a second year.
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View from the top
John Park-Davies MD of Vertik-Al
Tell us about the recent developments at
Vertik-Al.
In addition to the changes brought on
during this most extraordinary period in
recent world history, I was thrilled to have
been asked to take on the role of managing
director for Vertik-Al. Angus Mackie retains
the Group MD role and will concentrate on a
wider portfolio, developing the Allumette
group of companies. It’s more evolution than
revolution, my position encompasses the day
to day business requirements at Vertik-Al and
IKON, and Angus drives the long-term
investment activities and strategic continuous
improvement projects for the group.
Where do you see Vertik-Al in the next
few years, post pandemic?
Vertik-Al is both a pioneer and a market
leader. As the pandemic was taking hold of
the UK in March 2020, we were completing
our most successful year on record, across the
group.
We are well into our fourth year since
acquisition. We have invested over £2 million
since early 2017 and over the next 12 months
we will be investing a further £1 million in
plant and equipment.
Our business lineage can be traced back
to 1966; our strength and experience
supported by a strong balance sheet, solid
customer base and over £1.5 million cash in
the bank at our year end, creates job security.
People are everything in a business and with
such a terrific team around me we have a
very exciting future.
Since acquisition how has the Allumette
group performed?
I think in these times of uncertainty we are
all hesitant to tempt our destiny but our
results so far have been market leading. We
have enjoyed tremendous growth but as they
say, turnover is vanity, so our most important
key driver is profitability and this, I am pleased
to say, has enabled us to invest.
Both Vertik-Al and IKON have seen
exceptional growth, for example IKON has
increased its fixed ventilation production by
38.4% and high security door sales have
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Q&A 11
jumped by 22%. We are all very proud with
what we have achieved both operationally and
financially since we took control of the
business back in early 2017.
Who is the best boss you have worked
for and why?
Oh, that is a fascinating question. I have
been blessed with working for some of the
best and may I say, the poorest bosses over
the past 35 years. I have learnt a great deal
from the best bosses but I have learnt a lot
more from the worst ones. I think my best
boss has been my wife, she has supported &
guided me unconditionally for the past 33
years.
What is your management style?
You may need to ask my staff, I would like
to think they would say, “JPD is very hands-on
and leads from the front”. In my early days of
management, I was told to say less and think
more. I would hope my team will agree, I treat
people like I would like to be treated myself.
You have had some diverse jobs; what
roles stand out in your 35-year career?
I have had some great jobs. I can split my
career roughly into three stages. First is my
building and civil engineering phase, that was
predominantly craft focused, all based on
large construction sites, usually up to my
knees in concrete, the most fun any naïve,
eager adolescent can have, making friends for
life and to get paid for it, was just amazing.
Second was my field sales career, the best
Quickfire Questions:
Favourite colour? Blue (RAL 5002)
Treasured album? Sound Affects, the fifth
studio album by The Jam
Guilty pleasure? Chocolate coated ginger
(food of the gods!)
Favourite drink? Vimto
Best kitchen gadget? It’s a fizzy bottle
stopper. Keeps an open bottle fizzy for
days
Favourite meal? Beans on toast, with a
splash of HP sauce
Last holiday destination? Devon
job on the planet, driving around, meeting
people, learning products, understanding body
language, selling stuff. At last count, I have
been responsible for selling about £1 billion
pounds worth of building products and
services over the years, I have also driven over
one million business miles, I am very proud of
that (not a bad sale per gallon SPG).
Then my senior management roles, very
exciting times, building teams, building
companies, using all my experience to exceed
budgets and targets. Very pleased with it all so
far and would not change my career path,
even if I could.
What was your first work experience?
I had several jobs when I was at teenager. I
worked at the counter in a shop after school, it
was great, I learnt so many things, customer
service, how to interact with people, ordering
stock etc. I also had a Saturday job in a
joinery shop for a major house building. I
swept up, cleaned tools learned about wood
and machinery. Happy days indeed.
You lead two fast moving companies,
managing hundreds of people across a
vast site, how do you unwind?
I swim in the morning at a local leisure
centre before I go to our Birmingham
factories, I enjoy it very much. It enables me
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Advanced performance
MecWash has continued its mission to
improve the efficiency and
performance of its industry-leading
machines, with continued innovation now
delivering the ultimate machine.
The MWX product portfolio is the
culmination of 20 years of evolutionary
changes to machine design, resulting in
improved usability, performance, and
efficiency.
John Pattison, managing director of
MecWash Systems, says: “There’s an extensive
range of updates that we’ve made to our latest
core system, the MWX400, which has replaced
the much loved and ubiquitous Midi system.
We’ve taken a ‘Porsche 911’ approach in
evolving the design over 20 years, now rolling
out a redesigned system that incorporates
substantial advances in washing technology.”
The process now comprises of improved
ultrasonic washing, flood washing, spray
washing, ultrasonic rinsing, flood rinsing, spray
rinsing, hot air drying and vacuum drying,
explains John: “The layout of the process
chamber in our older machines restricted us,
as the chamber wasn’t able to focus spray jets
on the front and rear of components,
meaning that when the washed component
rotates, an area could be missed. Now, we
have incorporated spray manifolds at both
ends of the process chamber, facilitating total
spray coverage.
“The new system also enables doubled
ultrasonic power, compared to earlier variants,
with the process chamber designed to hold
four ultrasonic rods, which can be single or
mixed frequency, depending on the
contamination targeted."
A key area of improvement in the systems
is the configuration of machine components,
to make maintenance simpler and more
efficient. The latest layout mounts the pumps
and heaters to the top of the solution tanks,
meaning that machine maintenance is easier.
For example, a heater change now has a
turnaround of 30 minutes rather than four
hours, as there is no longer the requirement
to drain, refill and reheat the tank.
“The drainage of the rinse tank can now be
completed much quicker through a wider
outlet, so this process is far more efficient than
it was previously,” Pattison says.
The MWX400 has been shipped to various
companies who are all looking for higher
wash quality in an industry that is raising the
bar for finer tolerances and surface finish of
machined components.
Andy Carnell, project manager at Swiftool,
said of their MWX system last year: “Our
existing washing system was not cleaning well
enough. We needed to surpass the standards
that not only we expected, but what our
clients demanded.”
The MWX400 ensures parts are free from
contamination before they reach the
assembly line, where even the smallest levels
of contamination can have significant longterm
effects on reliability and performance.
Mike Gandy, senior manufacturing
engineer at HUSCO, said: “All of our parts
must be free from contamination before they
reach the assembly line when even the
smallest levels of contamination can have
significant long-term effects. The MecWash
machines are renowned within the hydraulic
industry for achieving high cleanliness which is
the main reason we continue to invest in
MecWash technology.”
Other improvements include an integrated
bund with a flood warning sensor as standard,
a common requirement in many modern
factories.
Another crucial enhancement is the
integration of technology. The system is wired
using Profinet and I/O link modules, and
includes an integrated eWon router. This
enables remote access capable of diagnostics
and enhancements at granular level, including
reprogramming an individual sensor.
MecWash, based in Tewkesbury, is one of
the world’s leading designers and
manufacturers of aqueous parts cleaning and
degreasing systems for metal and plastic
engineering components within the
automotive, aerospace, fluid power, precision
engineering and medical industries.
Building in new intelligent sensing, the
company has created a specialist data
collection and management process which is
now included as standard in MecWash
cleaning systems. These bespoke parts
facilitate remote servicing, condition
monitoring, fault diagnosis, maintenance and
management of MecWash cleaning systems.
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Complete solutions
Advances in technological development
set ever higher requirements for
component cleanliness in today’s
manufacturing industries. For several years,
surface finishing experts, Kemet International
have been offering complete solutions to
customers with challenging cleaning
problems. Partnered with the ultrasonic
cleaning line manufacturer, Finnsonic, and
Swiss aqueous cleaning chemical producer,
NGL, their R&D centre at Maidstone in Kent
has developed optimum cleaning processes to
completely and economically remove a wide
range of contaminants from a variety of
component materials and geometries.
Recently added to the equipment offering
is the latest generation in the Versa range,
The Genius Plus. From a single ultrasonic tank
to a multistage automatic line and for
applications ranging from maintenance to
precision cleaning in production
environments, the modular range offers a
small footprint system that can grow with the
user’s requirements. Configured out of
washing, rinsing and drying modules and
their options it boasts many new thoughtful
details with fluid connections, agitation and
control features providing a more functional,
flexible and energy efficient process.
As always the tanks provide a precise and
pervasive cleaning effect featuring ultrasonic
boost, sweep and degas technologies as
standard. The unique booster function
provides extra power for challenging
contamination, whereby the frequency sweep
eliminates dead spots and ensures a uniform
washing result.
Other features and options are available,
including: pneumatic actuated tank lids,
basket dunking system, air bubble agitation,
air knives (to blast off excess water when
lifting the basket out of tank), noise
suppression, lip steam extraction, automatic
purge and filling to add clean water,
automatic detergent dosing/regulation, and
PH measurement. The drying module offers
drying by vacuum and infrared heating, as
well as simple hot air.
The new range offers increased JETpower
compared to its predecessor, along with
dedicated connections for closed loop
circulation, a more ergonomically angled
operating panel, more effective draining,
immersion heaters, cost savings, more
environmentally friendly, greater automation
for operator safety, improved dunking design,
slim construction and increased mechanical
clearance and component lifetime.
New, nimble and energy efficient, fully
digital, technology incorporated into the line
provides automatic adaptation of generator
parameters to provide constant maximum
performance and advanced diagnostics to
monitor performance and improve service
capabilities.
Kemet says it has the knowledge and
experience to ensure you have the optimum
process for cleaning your component.
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Adapt and change
Due to the Covid pandemic and the
inability of customers to travel; Guyson
International has had to remotely pass
off a number of machines destined for export
markets. But with the cooperation of their
customers and usage of the latest video
conferencing software and hardware, the pass
off trials were still able to successfully take
place on time.
So, through a combination of Microsoft
Teams running on laptop computers –
allowing constant dialogue with the customers,
fixed cameras in the factory build area – to
show the overall machine build, and hand
held mobile phones, to walk around the
machine; relaying detailed video footage of
the actual machines working, Guyson and its
European clients were able to go through the
rigorous Factory Acceptance Trial (FAT)
procedural checklists and pass off the
machines.
These "virtual machine pass offs" in fact
have all gone very smoothly and with
overseas travel restrictions foreseen for a good
while yet, this usage of modern technology
will no doubt become the 'new normal' for
manufacturers such as Guyson; which
generates much of its business through export
sales.
This is borne out by the figures, as in the
first half of the month of August alone,
Guyson shipped well over £1 million pounds
worth of export equipment. This includes two
very large rotary indexing turntable blast
machines; each equipped with twin robotically
controlled blasting for a Scandinavian
automotive company. And also a Guyson
Multiblast TR (Through Belt Conveyorised
Blast Machine) - fitted with eight blast guns;
for blast cleaning thread rolling dies.
The Multiblast TR conveyorised blast
machine, in particular, was up against an
especially tight delivery schedule to deliver to
site, as it was replacing an existing machine
that was being run in a production situation
right up until its replacement arriving. The
new Multiblast TR machine was passed off, on
a Wednesday, in the Skipton factory with the
client in a European country via video link
technology. The machine was then stripped
down on Thursday and Friday morning and
packed and dispatched, via lorry, late Friday,
arriving at the customers site on the following
Tuesday morning; where a Guyson installation
engineer was ready to install and begin
commissioning the machine.
Getting to grips with the latest video
conferencing technology and finding
acceptable working practices for safely
engaging with its customers and to enable
business to seamlessly continue are just some
of the challenges that Guyson has quickly
adapted to during the current crisis.
In fact, equipment manufacturing has
continued, whilst adhering to full social
distancing guidelines, throughout the
pandemic and alongside these
aforementioned machines, Guyson has been
very busy fulfilling critical orders for several of
its 'Kerry' branded Microsolve 250 ultrasonic
precision cleaning machines for the
VentilatorChallengeUK Consortium, the last
one for them being shipped to Rolls-Royce
Filton in Bristol in May and others still being
manufactured at present for more overseas
clients.
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Smart solution for efficient
precision cleaning
In numerous industries and markets,
companies are faced with increasing
demands regarding the cleanliness of their
parts. These can often only be met with high
precision cleaning processes tailored to
specific requirements. For such applications,
UCM has developed the new cost-efficient
ultrasonic cleaning series UCMSmartLine.
Based on standardized modules, it includes
integrated electrical and control systems for
cleaning, rinsing, drying, loading and
unloading processes, as well as a versatile
transport system. The modules can be
configured to create customized extendable
systems for preliminary, intermediate and final
cleaning.
The Swiss company UCM AG is a division
of the SBS Ecoclean Group that specializes in
fine and precision cleaning. With its newlydeveloped
UCMSmartLine series of multichamber
immersion cleaning systems, the
company is responding to a trend that has
been emerging for some time in a number of
industries and which is increasingly gaining
momentum. Due to new and more
demanding product requirements, changes in
manufacturing, bonding and coating
technologies, as well as stricter environmental
regulations in some sectors, the demands on
component cleanliness are constantly
increasing. Among others, companies from
the medical sector, watch & jewellery industry,
optics, precision & micro technology,
automotive & supplier industries, machine tool
manufacturers and the coating industry are
faced with the challenge of meeting these
stringent particulate and film cleanliness
specifications with reliable processes at
competitive prices. A similar situation can also
be observed in the MRO (maintenance,
repair, overhaul) sector from industries such
as aerospace, electronics, medical engineering,
etc.
Optimum adaptability and
extensibility for future-proof
operations
Thanks to the cleverly designed modular
concept of the new UCMSmartLine, highlycompact
ultrasonic multi-chamber immersion
cleaning systems can be built with three to
nine cleaning and rinsing stages for
preliminary, intermediate and final cleaning.
As a result, the system can be individually
configured for a wide range of applications
and adapted to changing market conditions at
any time. Twin and triple modules are
available for the process steps “cleaning &
rinsing”, or “cleaning, cleaning & rinsing” and
can be combined as desired. With an
additional module, a two-stage fine and
precision rinsing processes can be integrated
with cascaded reverse osmosis or
demineralized water.
The ultrasonic cleaning modules, which are
heated and fitted with a filter circuit as
standard, can also be adapted to suit a wide
range of applications. This enables the use of
single (25, 40, 80 kHz), dual (25/50, 40/80
kHz) as well as multi-frequency ultrasonics
(40/80/120 kHz). The ultrasonic transducers
are placed at the bottom and/or on one side
of the tanks measuring 370 x 420 x 390 mm
(L x W x H). The parts are dried by infrared
radiation heat, hot air or under vacuum.
Depending on the application, these drying
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technologies can also be used in combination.
The loading and unloading stations of the
UCMSmartLine can be arranged either at the
front or at the side, depending on the space
available and plant layout for optimum
material flow. These tasks can be performed
manually or automatically.
For cleaning applications requiring an
exceptionally clean environment, one or two
HEPA filters can be installed on the top of the
housing, depending on the length of the
system. As a rule, two flow boxes are used;
which creates a cleanroom atmosphere from
the last rinsing station to the unloading station.
The UCMSmartLine can also be connected to
a cleanroom.
Designed for maximum process
reliability as standard
Inside the system, the parts are conveyed by
a standard automatic transport system with
servo drive. This enables the transport speed
to be adapted according to the parts being
cleaned. As a result, the parts are handled
extremely gently during processing. In
addition to preventing damage and scratches
on sensitive workpieces, it also prevents
components from rising to the surface. If
desired, speeds can be increased in most
sections of the line to ensure a higher
throughput. A further advantage of the servo
drive is the part-specific lift-out from the last
rinsing tank for pre-drying the parts. This
helps prevent stains from forming during the
subsequent drying process.
The standard version of the system has a
static transport rack made of stainless steel
that is designed for a maximum batch weight
of 20 kg. In addition, transport racks that can
be rotated along the longitudinal axis are
available for bulk items requiring increased
part agitation. Another type of transport rack
can be rotated along the vertical axis at 200
rpm during wet processes and up to 1,000
rpm during the dry process. These racks are
used, among other things, to clean
microlenses in optics.
If higher throughputs are required, the
system can be fitted with a second automatic
transport system.
The spill-over tank developed by UCM also
guarantees consistently good cleaning results
in line with demands: In all of the cleaning
and rinsing tanks, the media are introduced
from below and pumped to the top where
they overflow on two sides. This creates a
constant flow in the tanks and makes sure that
the parts are thoroughly cleaned and rinsed.
The flow also ensures that detached particles
and other residues are removed immediately
from the tanks, thus minimizing the risk of recontaminating
the parts when they are moved
or lifted out. The tanks have been designed so
that they can be drained quickly and
completely, and that no pockets of dirt or
contamination can form. The same applies to
the piping of the cleaning system, which is
designed for temperatures up to 70° C.
High flexibility through
integrated electrical and control
systems
The electrical and control technology is
already integrated in each module of the new
UCMSmartLine. This plug-and-play design
plays a major role in reducing the amount of
space required for the ultrasonic multichamber
immersion cleaning system. It also
eliminates the need for a separate control
cabinet. As a result, the systems can be put in
operation quickly and extra modules added at
any time.
Impressive design with health,
safety and environmental
benefits
In addition to its performance and
adaptability, the fully-enclosed
UCMSmartLine made from electropolished
stainless steel also impresses with its design.
The standard front panels are made of highquality
safety glass and are not just an optical
feature. They also prevent vapours escaping
from the system into the surroundings, which
could pose a health risk depending on the
cleaning agent used. Compared to the many
open systems available in the market, the
panels also reduce heat loss, which cuts
energy consumption. The covered dryers
reduced energy costs even further and also
increases throughput with shorter drying
times.
The system’s PC-based controller can be
integrated into higher-level Manufacturing
Executive Systems (MES) via interfaces.
Due to its modularity and high flexibility in
terms of system configuration and process
design, the new UCMSmartLine covers an
extremely wide range of applications in hightech
industries as well as in the fields of
MRO. At the same time, the modern modular
concept means that the cleaning system can
be manufactured cost-efficiently with short
delivery times.
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Stopping the spread
In today’s world, where covid-19 has
highlighted how easy it is to spread germs,
and how important it is to stay safe, the
need for hygiene in our daily lives has never
been so prominent.
Just a year ago, most of us would persevere
with a cold, not let it hold us back and just
carry on. We would probably avoid getting
too close to anyone for fear of passing on the
cold, cover our mouths to cough, and ensure
we had a good stash of tissues or
handkerchiefs at the ready for the inevitable
sneezing fit!
Since Covid 19 took the world by storm
earlier this year everything has changed. We
wear masks to ensure we don’t spread any
germs, we are washing our hands like medical
staff would before performing surgery, and
against all our natural instincts we are
touching elbows rather than hugging or
kissing our friends, family and loved ones.
We are more aware than ever about passing
on germs to the people around us or picking
up the deadly virus ourselves.
We are conscious of everything we engage
with. We touch hundreds of different surfaces
every day, from riding on public transport,
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sort of equipment & furniture.
As consumers become more aware of their
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The coatings industry plays a huge role in
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right colour, finish and quality. One particular
finishing element, not widely known, is the
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Antimicrobial powder can be used in the
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Trident Powders is a relative newcomer in
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the UK today. Based in Basingstoke,
Hampshire, they have a 18,500 Sq/ft facility
equipped with the latest powder coating
machinery and testing equipment. They have
a range of antimicrobial powders to support
businesses and manufactures respond to the
pressures & requirements of Covid 19.
Navi Badyal, CEO Trident Powders Ltd said
“We are passionate about delivering solutions
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our chemists are constantly striving for quality
across our product range, and our
Antimicrobial range is no exception. The
range includes a number of finishes and
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requirement without compromising on
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“During lockdown we have been busy
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Trident Powders Antimicrobial range has a
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26 INSTALLATIONS
Upping its game
Vixen CNC has “upped its game” following the acquisition of a
MecWash MWX400 at its plant, located at the foot of Snowdon, in
Llanberis.
Continued expansion at Vixen CNC, has been supported by the
acquisition of MecWash’s MWX400 system, resulting in mark free,
high cleanliness and unrivalled surface finish of machined components.
Jake Wood, Vixen CNC managing director, said: “The nature of our
business is now in high precision bespoke applications, where surface
finish and cleanliness are both important factors. As we continue to
move forward with the growth of the business, we decided it was time
to up our game and go for the MecWash machine.
“We have recently broken into the sensors market, particularly for
the automotive sector. The MWX400 is excellent for us as the stainless
steel sensor bodies needed to be absolutely pristine.
"The intricate nature of the machined components that Vixen CNC
manufactures means that washing and drying is a complex process.
This cleanliness requirement was achieved and the system exceeded
our expectations."
Jake Wood said: “We produce products with small bind threads or
small bores. Previously our cleaning of these involved a lot of manual
work, and the drying was completed with an expensive tool air process.
The compressed air used for this was expensive, ineffective, and the
drying process was labour intensive.
“The MecWash MWX400 resolved the issues with washing and
drying brass components with small threads. They’re now cleaned with
impeccable quality, resembling that of an item dried by hand.”
Surviving salt spray
After CDC and powder coating,
perforated sheets in DC01 to
DC06 grade steel from SCHÄFER
Perforated Metal can withstand
over 1008 hours of extreme
conditions in the salt spray test, in
accordance with EN ISO 9227-0
and the ASTM D1654-2008
procedure A.
To fulfil this high-quality
standard, high-grade primer and
powder coating alone isn’t
sufficient. The main prerequisite is
the first-class manufacturing
standard of the perforation
patterns. This requires the edges
of the perforations to be rounded
off in a separate process after
initial perforation. This mechanical
finishing is standard practice in
perforated sheet production at
SCHÄFER Perforated Metal.
The sheet perforation process
involves metal stamps being
mechanically pressed into the
smooth surface of the sheets
under great pressure, which then
creates specific perforation
patterns in the sheets. This
process causes burrs to form on
the underside of the sheets where
the stamps puncture the metal.
Rail paint check
The range of thermochromic
paints from the Colour-Therm
division of Indestructible Paint is
now offering advantages to
customers of the company’s
newly created rail industry
department. The wellestablished
range of indicating
coatings, which has been
associated with Indestructible
Paint for some time, is directly
applicable to engineering and
maintenance operations in the
rail sector. Providing a quick,
accurate visual check of the
condition and performance of
critical, heat-sensitive systems, its
suitability to a wide range of
applications in the rail operating
field can be readily identified.
Complying with all relevant
standards, not least those defined
by the REACH regulations, the
Colour-Therm range comprises a
choice of coatings and adhesive
labels which alter colour when
components reach a specific
temperature due to operational
or environmental conditions.
This centres on a chemical
change that occurs in the
coating’s solid compound, with
reaction occurring between 5°C
and 360°C, depending upon the
product.
Typical uses include the
identification of temperature
overrun on sensitive materials
and tamper-proofing with
application by a simple process.
Making the cut
The MFF milling cutter augments the industrial tools range offered by
the Japanese technology company Kyocera in the field of highly
productive finishing processes. The cutter is ideally suitable for use with
steel, stainless steel and cast iron.
Kyocera’s new and extremely robust cutter stands out due to its
excellent efficiency. The combination of semi-finishing and finishing
inserts contributes to this efficiency, which has the effect of increasing
productivity and demonstrable improvements in quality. Years’ worth of
know-how in developing and manufacturing machining tools has
resulted in an innovative pressing method that yields robust inserts.
These wiper inserts are especially suited to very high feed rates and
achieve outstanding surface qualities. The strengths of the MFF milling
cutter come into their own for large components, such as construction
parts made of construction steel, carbon steel or cast iron (grey &
ductile iron). The robust cutter can even be used for hardened steel
(up to 60 HRC) and stainless steel.
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28 CASE STUDY
In a pickle
VDM Metals Group, a German
manufacturer of nickel alloys and special
stainless steels, has adopted Henkel’s
next generation nitric acid (HNO3) free
Bonderite C-CP (“Cleanox”) pickling process
for dedicated wire products. The Bonderite C-
CP product range answers market
requirements within the metals industry to
significantly increase the sustainability value of
their production processes.
The Cleanox technology has already been
in use for decades in multiple industries
globally, including wires, tubes, coils, bars, and
components. It is suitable for all stainless steel
grades, and can be used in multiple
applications, including immersion, spray,
continuous line, or batch solution processes.
VDM Metals, based in Werdohl, is using
Henkel’s Cleanox technology to pickle rolled
wire of high-alloyed materials in order to
ensure the compliance with NOx limits.
Bjoern Lorenz, sales manager Metal Coil at
Henkel for Western Europe, says: “Henkel is
determined to play a decisive role in
environmental protection, aligned with our
company strategy, by offering our customers
a reliable, flexible and sustainable pickling
process for stainless steel in the metal coil
industry. Customers such as VDM Metals
have been benefiting from competitive
production costs, whilst realizing a significant
contribution to both ecological improvement
and production safety. Together with our
chemical and electric pickling, paired with our
equipment to automatically control and dose
chemicals, we are able to offer a systematic
package to customers who are focused on
increasing their sustainability.”
High-alloyed nickel chromium alloys are
commonly used in multiple industries,
including the automotive, petrochemical,
aviation, power generation & electrical,
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CASE STUDY 29
chemical and appliances sectors. But there are
challenges around common mixed acid
pickling systems, due to the use of nitric acid.
These cleaning techniques typically result in
vast volumes of nitrate ions being discharged,
during the intermediate and final rinsing
stages. Nitrate and nitrite pollution is subject
to legislative regulation and needs to be
complied with via waste water treatment.
A further drawback for common mixed acid
pickling processes is the need to treat nitrogen
oxide (NOx) fumes, in order to avoid air
pollution. It is technically possible to clean
nitrogen oxides by different procedures, but it
requires investments in equipment, process
control and maintenance.
Both factors also determine the productivity
of the pickling process, the waste water
treatment and waste disposal.
Henkel’s Bonderite C-CP overcomes these
environmental and cost hurdles with the latest
in its line of nitric acid-free cleaning
technologies. The lower amount of sludge
created by the new technology, when
compared to the traditional process, is a
further sustainability advantage. Furthermore,
global process costs are equal or lower than
traditional processes, when this fully automatic
technology is used. The Bonderite C-CP
process can be used in spraying or immersion
lines. It is suitable for any stainless steel or
special grades based on austenite, ferrite,
martensite, duplex or superduplex, including
high-chromium AISI/SAE 4XX qualities.
Olaf Kazmierski, SVP of production at VDM
Metals in Werdohl, is very positive about both
the sustainability potential of the new
technology, as well as the collaboration with
Henkel. “Our adoption of Bonderite C-CP has
allowed us to optimize the pickling process.
Henkel s advices on how to manage the
process and optimize the consumption were
the base of the flawless change from mixed
acids to the Bonderite technology. The
problem of nitrate loads has been clearly
mitigated. Meanwhile the process works
without any problem, the new pickling
procedure is well established.”
The latest innovation in the Cleanox range
is the deployment of acid recovery acid
machines that make the technology even
more cost effective and sustainable. This
equipment is offered by Henkel to fulfill
multiple purposes, but primarily to further
reduce any sludge remaining in the
production system, as well as for the recycling
of used Bonderite C-CP products. Through
employing these machines, customers can
significantly save costs for product
consumption and further reduce their
ecological footprint.
Henkel began offering its range of
Bonderite C-CP technologies in the 1990s, to
address the growing market demand for nitric
acid free pickling technologies for stainless
steel. Since the initial introduction, legislation
governing this space has tightened in the EU,
in accordance with the European Community
Directive (96/82/EC) (known as “Seveso”),
which further restricts the usage and storage
of hydrofluoric acid. Henkel’s latest generation
of Bonderite C-CP is fully in line with these
regulatory requirements. VDM Metals is one
of the first manufacturers of high-alloyed noniron
metals to adopt the process in their
production.
Aziz Mabrouki, head of metal coil Europe at
Henkel, concludes: “Cleanox technology has
not only been rolled out across Europe, but all
across the world. We are able to offer
integrated solutions ranging from chemistry to
expertise and equipment to support stainless
steel makers and users to be compliant with
new directives, such as the Chinese central
government’s regulations around nitrite
emissions.”
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30 ELECTROPLATING
A selective choice
Without doubt, the power generation
industry is entering into difficult times.
According to Enerdata, there was a
significant slowdown in global power
generation growth in 2019 due to lower
electricity demand because of milder weather
conditions and slower economic growth.
Global power generation, which had increased
by nearly 3%/year over the 2000-2018
period, slowed down to just +1% growth
globally.
With less demand, competition is growing,
as players strive to get a slice of the pie, and
to remain competitive, minimising downtime
and maximising output is crucial. Maintenance
process and repair costs must be kept down
without compromising performance, while
OEM components must be manufactured to
exacting standards. That is why more and
more power generation companies are
investing in automation.
Selective plating gets the
automation treatment
Selective plating, also known as brush
plating, is already a widely used method of
surface enhancement and the benefits of this
technique are well known. The process
involves applying electroplated deposits onto
localised areas of components with high
quality electrolyte solutions and precision
anodes which minimises waste and
environmental impact.
Alongside its core benefits, however,
selective plating can be an operator-intensive
process, with skilled individuals remaining
close to the work area to handle the chemicals
and tooling throughout the process.
That’s where automation comes in.
Minimising the need for operator intervention,
the process becomes safer and the results are
more consistent. An intricate system using a
power pack, pumps, valves, anodes and
solutions work together, prepping, changing,
catching, plating and then circulating the
plating solution.
Through mechanization of the process, the
operator’s direct contact with tooling and
chemicals is significantly reduced. A computer
program – programmed by the operator –
then controls the volts, amps, polarity and
ampere-hours required for the specific
application, including pre-treatment and
plating steps.
For the power generation industry
particularly, this technology can lead to much
better outcomes, from increased throughput,
quality and accuracy, to reduced downtime
and cost savings.
The case of Copper Bus Bars for
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.
One company which has greatly benefited
from automating its selective plating process is
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. The
Delta/Unibus Division has significantly
reduced the process time taken to selectively
plate each side of its copper bus bars by 90
percent, saving approximately $100,000 in
labor costs, thanks to a unique semiautomated
workstation developed by SIFCO
ASC.
Copper bus bars play an important role in
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ELECTROPLATING 31
conducting electricity through distribution
networks within the power generation industry.
These components need to be manufactured
to an exacting standard that permits carrying
very high currents across mating bus
connections with minimal contact resistance.
The industry practice to decrease electrical
contact resistance at mating bus connections is
to electroplate them with a suitable material,
such as silver or tin, before they are installed
in the system.
However, a typical bus bar has four distinct
faces that require silver plating. Prior to
installing the semi-automated workstation, this
was done manually, one face at a time,
requiring an operator to move a hand-held
plating tool (anode) back and forth across the
surface being plated until the desired silver
thickness was achieved. Thickness was often
inconsistent because of the manual operation
which required the operator to err on the high
side tolerance. To complete a bus bar, this
operation had to be carried out four times,
with an average process time of 21 minutes.
Creating a bespoke, semiautomated
dual plating
workstation
With bus bars being a core component in
Powell Delta/Unibus’ portfolio, improving its
manufacturing process was vital. To overcome
the challenge of relatively long processing
times and plating thickness issues, a semiautomated
dual plating workstation was
designed and built by SIFCO ASC.
The first of its kind for this type of
application, the bespoke workstation allows
Powell to selectively silver plate both sides of
the copper bus bars simultaneously and
achieve the desired plating thickness uniformly,
consistently and efficiently.
90 percent faster at plating a bus bar than
the original manual application, the workstation
reduces the electroplating process time from
21 minutes to just two minutes, translating into
approximately $100,000 USD worth of labour
savings annually when Powell Delta/Unibus is
operating at full capacity. Since the first
installation, the efficiency gains and savings
achieved have prompted Powell to purchase a
second machine.
Commenting on the project, Jessica Heuel,
quality assurance engineer at Powell, said: “The
whole copper bar processing line has multiple
potential bottlenecks as do all manufacturing
processes. Being able to significantly reduce
the plating operation time has helped remove
electroplating as a potential bottleneck in our
process, which allows the workers to assemble
the bus duct much faster.
“We are extremely pleased with the results
of this project as it has vastly improved our
business. The experts at SIFCO ASC are very
good at understanding our processes and what
we are trying to achieve rather than just being
concerned with developing their own business
by selling us product. Not only have they
devised a solution that saves us time and
money, but in fact it has improved the quality
of our plating process as well.”
A new era with automation and
selective electroplating
When it comes to accuracy, quality and
speed of surface coatings, arguably there is no
better method than automated selective
electroplating. Especially in a highly demanding
industry like power generation, where
equipment experiences significant wear and
tear due to the constant operation, automation
can ensure that repairs are completed in a
timely manner during scheduled downtime
periods.
Along with silver plating on bus bars, other
common selective electroplating applications
can include nickel plated deposits onto high
wear surfaces such as outer diameters (ODs)
and inner diameters (IDs) of components like
bearings and housings, as well as pre-brazing
of turbine blades and vanes. With the
introduction of digitalisation to the process,
operators can also implement full component
and process traceability through constant
system data monitoring.
An automated approach also opens up
opportunities for improved sustainability.
Robotic equipment, which can work aroundthe-clock,
utilises chemicals more efficiently,
using only the volumes required at each stage
of the selective plating process – effectively
reducing the thickness range in the
specification. In turn, waste – and
environmental impact – is significantly reduced
when automating the process of selective
plating for OEMs or the remanufacturing of
components.
Finishing – November/December 2020

32 PUMPS
New pump launched
Especially for rough industrial processes
Leybold introduces the uncomplicated,
dry rough vacuum CLAWVAC pump.
Besides food processing, packaging and
environmental technology applications, it is
suitable for drying and sterilization processes.
The pump, which is offered in three pumping
speed classes, is specially designed for
continuous operation at every working
pressures. Additionally the special pump
design avoids that oil comes into contact with
pumped gases, what allows higher Oxygen
applications. At the same moment, Leybold
also offers with the CLAWVAC System series
a new multiple pump system. These systems
are based on CLAWVAC and offer a
redundant plug-and-play solution.
Uncomplicated handling
The daily use of CLAWVAC is
uncomplicated: Thanks to the self-supporting
construction, the vacuum generator is easily
accessible. What allows to directly clean the
pump on-site. The simple handling of the
robust pump can also be attributed to its
operating principle: A pair of claw rotors
rotating in the pump stator completely free of
contact and wear. CLAWVAC also
distinguishes itself from standard claw pumps
on the market by the choice of materials.
Rotors made of stainless steel and a corrosionresistant
coated vacuum chamber, it proves its
worth even under harsh process conditions.
This makes an important contribution to
reliable operation.
Disassembly in a few minutes
The modular pump design allows a quickly
dismantling, opening and cleaning of the
pump essentials as the pumping chamber and
the silencer. For a mechanic these steps can
be done in a few minutes and the frequency
is purely depending on the hardness of the
process. Except the 20 000 hr oil & lipseal
replacement, no further regular maintenance
is required and additionally it is independent
of the application. "Thanks to this pump
characteristic, we have reduced the amount of
servicing required and improved the
environmental balance," explains Niels
Gorrebeeck, Product Manager Rough
Vacuum, Leybold, Cologne.
Minimal downtimes
The CLAWVAC design allows the user to
disassemble and clean the claws quickly and
easily as the rotors can be removed without
having to readjust the synchronization. This
primarily relieves customers with rough &
dirty processes, whose pumps previously
needed a synchronization at the manufacturer
side. The CLAWVAC set-up is based on a
quick component replacement, which has to
ensure a minimal downtime and low service
costs.
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the customer needs as a high redundancy
level, minimal maintenance needs and stable
vacuum supple even in harsh environments”
explains Niels Gorrebeeck. The earlier
mentioned constant vacuum level guarantees
the customer product quality in all conditions,
the same intelligent control equalizes the
running hours of the fix speed pumps. The
control principle is even as such developed
that your CLAWVAC System keeps on
running, even with half of it pumps active.
CLAWVAC Systems clearly meets all its
targets.
Wide range of applications
On the basis of CLAWVAC, Leybold also
has a new multiple pump system in its
program, a powerful plug-and-play solution.
Especially for packaging plants, pneumatic
conveying lines or clamping devices of CNC
machines the multi claw pumps are a reliable
solution. This also applies to plastics processing
machines, drying processes and central
vacuum supplies.
Low energy consumption, low
CO2 output
Depending on the required flow rate, the
systems contain two to four CLAWVAC
pumps in one housing. "The robust, long-life
pumps operate in an intelligent controlled dry
and air-cooled solution" summarizes Niels
Gorrebeeck. “On top of that, CLAWVAC
System only delivers the required vacuum.”
One pump is speed-controlled, that allows the
exact adjustment of the generated vacuum.
The intelligent control activates or disactivate
the other fixed speed pumps based on the
vacuum need. This speed control reduces the
necessary energy consumption and CO2
emissions.
A constant & redundant vacuum
supply
“During the design we strongly focused on
Housing reduces noise and heat
With this multiple pump system, Leybold
brings all necessary components under one
acoustic enclosure and offers at the same way
a compact, intelligent system solution. The
robust housing protects the pumps, reduces
noise and heat and combines all the
technology necessary for operation in one
box.
Choose with CLAWVAC System for an
innovative and effective vacuum solution,
which has a positive effect on your overall
performance. Leybold offers these spacesaving
systems with pumping speeds
between 604 and 1144 m3/h. As with the
individual claw pumps, the system also
allows a ultimate pressure up to 140 mbar
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34 OVENS
Operational efficiency
Romold, manufacturers of plastic spill
containment products, is now benefiting
from the latest process gas heating
technology from Lanemark Combustion
Engineering. Rotational moulding operations
now undertaken by the Livingston-based
company feature a Lanemark FDGA forced
draught burner system which is delivering
clear benefits in terms of both improved
operations and greater energy efficiency.
“We have been happy to provide a
maintenance and support service for Romold’s
existing burner system for a considerable
number of years despite it not being one of
our own designs,” says Lanemark sales
manager, Adrian Cadman. “Over time, this
gas burner had reduced in efficiency and,
indeed, some of the spares and consumables
it can need had, effectively, become obsolete
– so the gains that could be achieved by the
new installation were clear cut.”
A Lanemark FD30GAN-3 burner, rated at
1,320 kW, together with a combustion air fan
inlet filter, control system and associated
pipework upgrade are all now operational at
the site. The improvement in efficiency was
evident from day one, according to the
company’s production planning manager,
Michael Adams –
“Our old burner would take some 45
minutes to reach the target temperature of
260°C, which has now been reduced to just
five minutes,” he says. “Heat distribution is
also very even throughout the chamber which
has a direct operational input on the quality of
the product that is at the heart of our
reputation.”
The Lanemark burner fires through the wall
of a Rotospeed machine within which a multidirectional
arm, that supports the mould,
moves to achieve the optimum flow of the
heated crushed polyurethane pellets that are
central to the rotational moulding process.
“Significantly, the design of the FDGA
burner features an electronic variable speed
drive which receives temperature control
signals from the system temperature
controller, interfacing them directly with the
combustion air fan motor,” explains Adrian.
“When the required process operating
temperature has been reached a control
signal is sent to the burner controls and the
combustion air fan speed slows down
reducing the air pressure that it generates.
This is then transmitted to the latest
generation gas/air modulating control valves
so that the gas flow is reduced proportionally.”
He adds that this not only helps to maximise
efficiency but also eradicates the need for
mechanical linkages which can be prone to
slippage or wear and tear.
The Lanemark installation at Romold has
been supplied complete with the burner
manufacturer’s BurnerCare support package
which delivers ongoing operational confidence
via a combination of factors that include
service agreements, spares supply and
engineer support.
“This facility is a vital part of the production
process for a company that plays a major role
in its industry in the UK and worldwide,”
concludes Lanemark sales director Jeff Foster.
“We are very happy to have enhanced our
involvement with Romold with this new
installation and believe that it will meet the
customer’s process heating objectives for
many years to come.”
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36 ROBOTICS
Automatic honing
The highest precision and quality with
simple operation are already features of
the ECOHONE H series from NAGEL
Maschinen- und Werkzeugfabrik GmbH.
However, the company proves that even these
features can be surpassed with its new
horizontal honing machine, which can work
on small bore diameters up to 40 mm in
diameter. At the same time, it offers a fully
automatic changer for worn tools.
"We have packed all the NAGEL know-how
into this small system so that in the future we
can offer our precision as world market-leader
in the lower budget range as well," explains
Michael Nagel. He is responsible for the
ECOHO-NE series, among others.
The innovation of the single-spindle honing
machine lies in its built-in robot cell. It
performs many other functions in addition to
workpiece handling. For example, it
automatically changes the machine's work
tools as they become worn out, if a
replacement is available in the designated tool
magazine. It also automatically aligns the
newly exchanged tools, thereby avoiding the
need for long downtimes while manual
alignment takes place.
The robot cell can do even more: It also
equips the ECOHONE H for new workpieces
fully automatically. "If it recognizes a
workpiece pallet with new material, the
machine is set up automatically," reports
Nagel. "This means fixtures, tools, measuring
equipment and much more are all changed
fully automatically".
Speaking of measuring equipment, the
robotic cell can be equipped with the
required auxiliary stations if desired. Whether
for pre-testing, re-measuring, brushing or oilfree
parts, everything can be individually
configured. The robot takes over the handling
of the parts. All these functions can be
integrated at low cost.
Conclusion: Automatic error correction and
the evaluation of measurement data (SPC) are
also feasible in this price class. The horizontal
honing machine is suitable for small and large
series production of workpieces made from a
variety of materials, ranging from metal to
glass or graphite. For large series production,
the machine can be extended by a second
honing unit.
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38 VALVES
Check it out
Valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding its
product range with the GEMÜ R90
disco check valve and the GEMÜ R91
dual plate check valve. The check valves
withstand media temperatures in a range of -
200 to 400 °C and are therefore suitable for
use in extremely high and extremely low
temperatures.
Both check valves are designed for use in
industrial applications, particularly in chemical
engineering, water treatment, mechanical
engineering or in energy and environmental
technology. They can be used for liquids,
gases and vapours.
GEMÜ R90
In addition to the main function of the
GEMÜ R90 as a non-return check, the valve
can also be used as a gravity circulation check
in cooling and heating circuits. For pump
systems, it can be used as a short circuit
check or to protect containers and piping as a
vacuum breaker. Special disc guidance
prevents the valve plug from tilting. The
GEMÜ R90 is available in the nominal sizes
DN 15 to 300 as an intermediate flange
solution in accordance with the ANSI, ASME
and EN standards. ATEX, FDA or KTW
compliant versions are also available for the
GEMÜ R90.
GEMÜ R91
The GEMÜ R91 dual plate check valve
comes with two semicircular plates and is
distinguished by its low flow resistance. The
dual plate check valve can be used as a nonreturn
check in piping systems or also as a
short circuit check for pump systems. The
GEMÜ R91 check valve also has the
advantage that the dual-plate design with
springs guarantees a controlled open pressure
of the plates. The GEMÜ R91 also has WRAS
approval for use up to + 60 °C and is available
in the nominal sizes DN 50 to 600 as an
intermediate flange solution in accordance with
the ANSI, ASME and EN standards.
Both check valves have standardized
lengths in accordance with DIN EN 558-1,
Series 49 or DIN EN 558-1, Series 16.
Different materials are available for selection,
depending on the customer requirement.
With soft-seated sealing, the new check
valves in accordance with EN 12266-1/P12
achieve leakage rate A.
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40 FILTRATION
One extraction system for all
Optimally matched to the welding torch
at all times: The new VacuFil series of
extraction units from KEMPER is a
unique unit for torch extraction that combines
easy handling with needs-based extraction
capacity. The VacuFil 125i, 150i and 250i
digital unit variants automatically and
continuously adjust the required air volume
flows according to the individual torch
characteristics. W3 approval now certifies that
the digital VacuFil versions embody the
highest level of protective welding equipment.
Also, international machine manufacturers are
already successfully using the new highvacuum
technology.
To ensure that the protective gas layer is
not destroyed, the correct extraction capacity
is important for torch extraction. Extraction
torches from any manufacturer require an
individual volume flow for this. The new EN
ISO 21094 DIN standard now fundamentally
defines exactly how this is to be determined.
"With VacuFil, we are creating a hitherto
unique solution for torch extraction in
accordance with these specifications." says
Björn Kemper, CEO of KEMPER GmbH. "Our
new high-vacuum units are convincing not
only due to their simple operation. Thanks to
the automatic speed control, welders do not
have to laboriously determine the extraction
capacity manually. They act in accordance with
the standards at all times and the protective
gas layer is maintained."
Select the torch and the
extraction system adjusts itself
permanently
VacuFil can be combined with any
conventional welding torch. When welders
couple their torch technology with the digital
extraction units of the series, they intuitively
select the torch of their choice on a touch
display. The units then automatically adjust
their output to the torch parameters stored in
the unit’s software. The integrated extraction
volume control ensures that the extraction
systems continuously adjust their performance
during the welding process. This means that
the highest possible air volume flow is always
used for extraction.
Depending on the danger intensity of the
welding process used, the VacuFil 125i, 150i
and 250i versions are available with different
maximum extraction capacities. The W3
certification from the Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health certifies that the systems
meet the best possible protective welding
equipment standards. Even the extraction of
welding fumes during the processing of
chrome-nickel steels is possible. VacuFil is
eminently suitable for detecting high levels of
smoke and dust during industrial welding. The
automatic filter cleaning system enables
uninterrupted continuous operation.
Unique torch database
assembled
During the development of the VacuFil
series, KEMPER has built up extensive torch
know-how regarding the necessary extraction
capacity. In its own test positions, the
manufacturer determined the necessary torch
parameters and built up a unique torch
database over months. If torch manufacturers
change their systems, KEMPER adjusts the
parameters in the master data and also adapts
the individual extraction capacity. The units are
then simple to update using the KEMPER
Cloud over the Internet.
All units are also available as analogue
VacuFil 125, 150 and 250 versions. Here,
welders set the required extraction capacity
manually. All new VacuFil variants are suitable
as mobile extraction units for use at changing
workplaces or when working with large work
pieces. Welders automatically carry the torchintegrated
extraction unit with them while
they are welding.
Earthmoving machinery
manufacturer orders 90 units
Shortly after the market launch, the VacuFil
solution has already convinced several
international machine manufacturers. For
example, one of the world's largest
manufacturers of earthmoving machinery has
ordered the first 90 VacuFil 125i and is using
them successfully in a production facility in the
UK. Further orders have since been received
almost weekly. "The companies usually have
torches from different manufacturers for
changing welding applications. A single
system lets them achieve a high level of
occupational safety when using different
torches" says Marc Crawford, sales manager
UK at KEMPER.
Finishing - November/December 2020

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42 AIR PURIFICATION
Pure and simple
Mimaki Europe and BOFA International,
have announced the market release of
the BOFA Air Purifier Unit. Launched
in March 2020, the product was developed
for one of Mimaki’s most cost-effective yet
high-performance printers, the 3.2m-wide
SWJ-320EA solvent printer, and extracts
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) emitted
during production to ensure a cleaner and
more pleasant working environment.
BOFA’s R&D team utilised elements from
two of its tried and tested PrintPRO Universal
extractors to develop the new BOFA Air
Purifier Unit. Drawing upon this expertise,
BOFA created the new 4-metre-long unit that
attaches directly onto the Mimaki SWJ-320EA
printer, with a 5mm continuous gap from the
media. It effectively extracts the fumes across
its length, proceeds to filter them, and then
releases the clean air back into the production
environment.
Extensive testing has been carried out and
confirmed that the level of VOCs released
from the printer dropped from highs of
250ppm to as low as 1.8ppm. The BOFA Air
Purifier Unit also reduces any unpleasant
odour to an absolute minimum and features
user replaceable HEPA/gas filters.
The SWJ-320EA, launched in 2019,
combines productivity and print quality with
low operational costs and initial outlay,
offering a cost-effective solution for super-wide
and large format printing. With the optional
BOFA Air Purifier Unit now commercially
available through Mimaki’s partner network,
this competitive system can form part of a
cleaner print facility for the production of a
wide variety of large format indoor and
outdoor applications, including POS materials,
banners and billboards, displays, transport and
floor graphics.
Bert Benckhuysen, senior product manager
from Mimaki Europe commented, “BOFA are
market leaders in portable fume extraction
technology and their expertise proved
invaluable when developing a solution that
supports our latest solvent printer. As a result
of this successful collaboration, the ‘business
benefits’ of investing in the SWJ-320EA with a
BOFA Air Purifier Unit span all areas of the
user’s organisation – from the production line
and production floor to product quality and
profitability – giving our customers a
significant competitive edge.”
Sign and display printers interested in
installing a SWJ-320EA can order a print
sample kit from the Mimaki Europe website to
evaluate the print quality achievable with this
system first-hand. For those looking for more
detailed information, please join Mimaki
Europe and BOFA online on the 24th
September for a deep dive into this solution
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44 MEASUREMENT
Setting standards
Yokogawa’s European Calibration
Laboratory has achieved accreditation to
the latest revision of ISO 17025:2017
standard, for power measurements at up to
100 kHz. This accreditation offers quantifiable
proof of the laboratory’s advanced calibration
offering, ensuring users of the facility achieve
the world’s most accurate measurement
results from their power measurement
equipment. It offers quality assurance and a
trust in measurement results, allowing
engineers to develop the next generation of
technologies that combine energy efficiency
with leading performance.
The standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017, general
requirements for the competence of testing
and calibration laboratories, enables both
Yokogawa’s European Standards Laboratory
and its customers to demonstrate that they
operate competently and generate valid
measurement results, promoting confidence in
their work both nationally and around the
world.
As a result, test reports and certificates can
be accepted from one country to another
without the need for further testing. This
makes ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration
useful for any R&D team, university, research
center or product certification organization
that performs testing, sampling or calibration
and which requires reliable measurement
results.
Yokogawa’s laboratory, based at the
company’s European Headquarters in
Amersfoort, Netherlands, is one of the few
industrial (i.e. non-government or national)
organizations in the world to offer accredited
power calibration at frequencies up to 100
kHz. As such, it forms a key part of
Yokogawa’s strategy to maintain and grow its
market-leading position in the European
digital power analyzer market.
These abilities are driven by a growing
market demand to remove uncertainty in
power measurements, caused by inverters
used in automotive, railway or aerospace
applications that switch at high speeds,
introducing harmonics at higher frequencies.
These effects have led to a demand for highfrequency
power measurements on devices
such as switch-mode power supplies,
electronic lighting ballasts, soft starters in
motor controls and frequency converters in
traction applications.
As a result, power calibration at 50 Hz is no
longer sufficient, and accredited power
calibration at up to 100 kHz is necessary to
ensure the accuracy of the measurement
results. This accreditation is in addition to the
laboratory’s unique ability to offer highaccuracy
calibration at 50 Hz, particularly at
very low power factors (down to 0.0001) and
at high currents, used for example in power
transformer applications.
Obtaining this new accreditation for the
laboratory is proof of Yokogawa’s continuing
commitment to giving engineers confidence
that the measurements they make are correct.
Without high-quality in-house calibration
facilities, most other power instrument
manufacturers cannot provide the sort of
evidence that is available to Yokogawa to
show that their instruments offer stability of
measurement and perform within their
specifications.
“Yokogawa is determined to stay at the
forefront of testing and providing the most
precise and accurate instrumentation on the
market,” says Terry Marrinan, Yokogawa’s vice
president, test & measurement, for Europe &
Africa. “By achieving accreditation to ISO/IEC
17025:2017, we have shown we are keen to
take on new concepts and maintain our
facilities in the front rank of calibration service
providers.”
Erik Kroon, Yokogawa’s European standards
laboratory manager, says: “The new
accreditation confirms the European Standards
Laboratory as the world’s leading power
calibration facility and ensures we continue to
offer the best possible service to test engineers
across many industries.”
Finishing - November/December 2020

Coating Thickness Gauge for Non-Metal Substrates
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46 STEM
Racing has a point
Axalta says it is committed to
encouraging and nurturing active
participation in the science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) subjects as part
of “Axalta’s Bright Futures” programme.
Yves Kerstens, President of Axalta in
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), says,
“Student racing is one of the many ways
Axalta helps students to transfer the
knowledge and skills learned at university into
real technical, scientific and engineering
solutions that they can use in their careers.”
Axalta promotes STEM education initiatives
by supporting student racing programmes at
several universities across Europe, including:
Academic Motorsports
Association of Zurich (AMZ),
ETH Zurich, Switzerland –
Formula Student
Formula Student is an internationally
recognised motorsports competition
specifically developed for students around the
world. In 2010, AMZ Racing – the first Swiss
team in Formula Student – created by
students of ETH Zurich, the city’s STEM
university, moved to the eRacing series, which
focuses on prototype electric-powered racing
cars.
For the third consecutive year, Cromax, one
of Axalta’s premium refinish brands, is not
only providing technical support and
supplying the coatings for the carbon-fibre
reinforced plastic chassis, but also
collaborating with the team to ensure the
development of a prototype with optimal
racing ability.
Agoria Solar Team, University of
Leuven, Belgium – The
Bridgestone World Solar
Challenge
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is a
biennial global competition to develop an
effective, reliable solar vehicle that successfully
completes a 3,021-kilometre race from Darwin
to Adelaide, Australia, over the course of
seven days.
Cromax has supported the Agoria Solar
Team – the reigning World Champions in the
Challenger Class – from the University of
Leuven, Belgium, in this discipline since 2015.
The highly successful partnership sees Cromax
develop special colours, supply the paint and
guide students through the paint preparation
and application steps at the brand’s regional
European Training Centre in Mechelen,
Belgium.
Wolfast Uniovi, University of
Oviedo, Spain – MotoStudent
Since Axalta opened its site in Asturias,
Spain, in 2002, it has forged a close
partnership with the University of Oviedo. As
well as supporting other initiatives, Axalta has
worked for over six years with the university’s
engineering team as it takes part in the
MotoStudent International Competition – a
global motorbike challenge between university
student teams.
This is the first time, however, that Wolfast
Uniovi has entered the MotoStudent Electric
category. The team is in the process of
designing, developing and manufacturing a
motorbike prototype with a 100% electric
propulsion system, which will be ready for the
next competition in 2021. In addition to
supplying the coatings, Axalta offers
theoretical and practical preparation advice,
technical support and facilitates training to
help the team get the most out of the
products used.
“The long-standing relationships we have
with these and other highly talented student
teams affirm our commitment to STEM
initiatives. Thanks to our passion for
innovation and our extensive motorsport
experience, these students not only get the
opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge
into valuable practice, but we also invest in
and help to secure the next generation of
talent for our industry,” concludes Kerstens.
Finishing - November/December 2020

48 MICROFINISHING
Microfinishing machine
Several microfinishing operations can now
be carried out on a single high-precision
machine in one chuck. As a result, the
possibility of adding clamping errors to the
process is avoided and extremely high work
piece quality achieved. The machine concept
is highly economical, due to another, or even
several machining platforms with automation
being dispensed with - and this across the
entire service life, since the operating costs of
only one machine are incurred.
With the MicroStar FGH, Thielenhaus
Technologies, has launched a process
combination that is now in high demand.
Conventional machine tools for microfinishing
jobs are usually only capable of a single
process, meaning the work piece to be
machined has to be transported from
machine to machine and constantly
reclamped. Of course, normally, excellent
results can be achieved in the individual
operations, but only the overall result of all
the machining steps counts.
For example, in the MicroStar 285 FGH the
processes finishing, grinding and honing have
been brought together. The basis for this is
provided by a machine with a diameter of just
120 cm that takes up very little space,
featuring an indexing table with eight tool
spindles. All of the tool units are installed
around a central column. The roundtable
concept not only guarantees excellent
accessibility to all units, but also the tightest
tolerances during machining. After generating
a highly precise reference face on one face of
the work piece all subsequent operations are
carried out with the work piece clamped in
one chuck. Very short cycle times are realised
thanks to simultaneous processes on all
stations and a positioning time of 0.8 sec.
Like honing and grinding, other process
steps can also be combined with finishing on
the MicroStar FGH, such as power-regulated
brush deburring or reaming and band finish
operations. In addition, pre-, post- and inprocess
measurement technology can be
integrated. As with all machines in the
MicroStar series, the technologies for powerregulated
feed of the finish units (MicroSens)
and guided tool set-up (EasyTilt) guarantee
maximum process reliability. Thanks to
modern sensor technology (ToolSens), the tool
wear rate is controlled and the feed of the
work piece spindle correspondingly adjusted.
The modular concept enables a flexible
conversion of the machine at all times.
As a result of the increasingly high
demands on the geometry of work pieces
with ever smaller tolerances, above all in the
course of miniaturisation and energy-saving,
the process combination is precisely what the
market is demanding. The quality
enhancements and faster cycle times that can
be realised as a result and the considerable
savings in investment and life cycle costs are a
decisive advantage of this ground-breaking
technology.
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50 WORKSHOP
Ship shape antifoul
coating launched
Jotun has announced the
launch of a range of premium
antifouling coatings to succeed
its market leading SeaQuantum
S-line offering tailor-made
fouling protection.
The silyl methacrylate-based
SeaQuantum III series, with
products tailored for customer
specific vessel operational
profiles, sets a new industry
standard, keeping biofouling
under control to deliver an
average speed loss
performance of just 2% over a
60-month period.
This translates to compelling
owner benefits in terms of
operational efficiency,
environmental protection and
huge fuel savings – USD 500K
per year on average for a
3,000 TEU feeder container
ship, and the gains extend with
larger vessels and fuel price
hikes.
Safety first
Compared to conventional resin bonded grinding wheels, the Engis
Dia-ForZ range offers many significant benefits, including greater
operator safety, which results from the fact that the diamond grit is
electroplated to the metal body, so the wheel cannot fail, break or
come apart due to abuse. This is particularly important in hand tool
operations where the grinder can be dropped or the governor fails and
the machine over-speeds.
Dia-ForZ diamond plated wheels last longer and cut faster than
aluminium oxide and zirconia alumina products and, as an added
benefit, because diamond stays sharper for longer and cuts faster, less
force is required to remove imperfections on castings, leading to
enhanced operator ergonomics.
The wheels do not need to be dressed, as the grit is more fully
exposed than in conventional wheels, and, because the wheel does not
wear like a conventional wheel, there is no loss of form or peripheral
speed and less dust is generated.
The Dia-ForZ range is available in portable Ty 1, Ty 6 and Ty 27
versions, as well as cutoff wheels, burrs and wheels for robotic cells.
Economical colour matching
Datacolor has announced the
launch of ColorReader Spectro,
an economical colour matching
instrument. ColorReader Spectro
is an affordable, Bluetoothconnected
device designed to
help paint retailers easily and
accurately measure material
colours.
ColorReader Spectro is ideal
for paint and hardware stores
looking for a cost-effective colour
measurement solution allowing
them to provide custom colour
matching services to professional
contractors. The instrument will
sell for a fraction of the cost of a
traditional benchtop
spectrophotometer.
“We see so many dealers in
the retail paint market relying
only on fandecks or lookup
devices, or in some cases
nothing at all, because they can’t
justify current price points of the
current color matching systems,”
said Jason Loehr, product
manager, Datacolor. “That’s why
we set out to develop
ColorReader Spectro. With the
introduction of this device, we
are expanding accessibility in the
market by offering more
economical solutions to all.”
Galvanised coating
The powder coating Alesta AP
QualiSteel for the coating of hot
dipped galvanized steel offers
benefits coaters have been
looking for. Excellent degassing
properties and a good flow
ensure a superb surface
appearance. The fast and reliable
curing at low temperatures
enables energy savings and an
increase in productivity. Very
good UV and humidity
resistance according to
QUALISTEELCOAT specifications
provide longer life cycles of
coated parts. Additionally, Axalta
Coating Systems' new label-free
and low consumption powder
coatings, which are available in a
wide range of RAL based
colours, make coating more
sustainable.
Thanks to innovative productspecific
properties, the coating
can be applied without a pre
degassing step. Compared to a
traditional two-step process
application, the use of the new
powder coating enables an
increase in productivity without
affecting the appearance of the
coated surface.
The high yield and reduced
curing temperature also
contribute to improved value
creation for contract coaters and
in-house coating companies.
Depending on the substrate to
be coated, Alesta AP QualiSteel
can be cured at as low as 160°C,
while productivity can be further
increased at higher temperatures.
In addition to the material and
energy savings, the new powder
coatings have hazardous label
free formulations.
Finishing – November/December 2020

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jonny@dougbooth.co.uk (parts & service)
Website: www.dougbooth.co.uk
SURPLUS & TRADE IN MACHINES WANTED
AGENTS/FINDERS REQUIRED
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abrasive blast equipment
New Wheel Blast & Air Blast Machines
2nd Hand Refurbished Machines
Spares, Service, Inspections & Reports
Dust Extractors & LEV
Technical Support & Advice
Full Range of Abrasive Media
Fabrication, CNC Turning & Milling
Laser & Plasma Cutting
Straaltechniek UK
Unit 8, Valley Works, Grange Lane, Sheffield S5 0DQ
Tel: 01142 571077, Fax: 01142 571075
www.straaltechniek.co.uk
abrasives
Thermal
Insulation Spheres
Frogspawn by
Manufacturing in the UK since 1957
braude.co.uk
boilers
Modern Coil Type
Steam Generators & Fire Tube Boilers
• 100Kg/h – 25,000Kg/h
• High efficiency - up to 96%
• Low overall emissions
• Improved safety
• Simplicity of control
• Quiet, clean & cool in operation
Tel: 020 8953 7111
info@babcock-wanson.co.uk
www.babcock-wanson.co.uk
coating applications
computer systems
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Delivering highly
engineered, critical
function products
and services to
the commercial,
industrial, defense
and energy markets
n Shot Peening
n Laser Peening
n Coating Services
n Analytical Services
Please contact us on:
01635 279621
www.cwst.co.uk
Engineered coating solutions:
● High lubricity/low friction
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Anti-corrosion
Resistance to erosion/galling
Chemical/environmental
protection
EM/RF shielding
E/M Coating Services
A business unit of Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies
Please contact us on:
01386 421444
www.emcoatingsuk.co.uk
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complete finishing plant
(paint or powder coatings)
R.D.M. Engineering Ltd, Est. 1951
Stakehill Lane, Stakehill,
Middleton,
Manchester M24 2RW
Tel: 0161 643 9333
Fax: 0161 655 3467
Web: www.rdmengineering.co.uk
E-mail: sales@rdmengineering.co.uk
Contact: Mr R. Horwich
spraybooths • rooms • ovens •
conveyors • pretreatment • powder
plant • air replacement units
Do you know what your production
line is doing? ORPHEUS DOES!
ORPHEUS... Proven Production
control software
Barcode technology provides
TOTAL ORDER TRACKING and
TRACEABILITY
Interested?
Why not give us a call for a
demonstration.
Mark Dimmock
Acton Gate Systems Ltd,
Essington, Staffordshire, WV11 2BQ
01902 249299 actongate
www.actongate.co.uk • enquiries@actongate.co.uk
To advertise please call
Stewart Freshwater on 01923 437615 or
email s.freshwater@turretgroup.com
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conveyor systems
electrophoretic coatings supplier
hooks & jigs
52
Overhead Conveyors
& Lifting
Equipment
T. 01926 813111
sales@niko.ltd.uk
www.niko-ltd.co.uk
effluent treatment plants
CALDAN Conveyor Ltd.
Kirkleatham Business Park
Redcar • TS10 5SH
Tel. +44 1642 271118
salesuk@caldan.dk
www.caldan.dk
Caldan Conveyor Solutions -
simply perfect.
effluent treatment plants
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finishing systems
Masking • Hooks • Jigs
www.neutralac.co.uk
TENNANTS
TENNANTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
electrophoretic coatings supplier and applicator
Polypropylene Tanks
PVC Tanks
PVC/GRP Tanks
Bund Tanks
Tank Linings
Rubber Linings
HDPE Tanks
Established 1976
Fume Scrubbers
Fume extraction
Pipework
Ducting
Repairs & Refurbishment
Flexible PVC Linings
Guards in all materials
One off Fabrications and installation
Tel: 01543 462 802
Email: plasbrun.plastics@outlook.com
Web: www.plasbrunplastics.co.uk
MANUFACTURERS AND
APPLICATORS OF SPECIALIST
ELECTROPHORETIC COATINGS
• A TRULY UNIQUE FINISHING SERVICE
• SIMULATED BRUSHED NICKEL, CHROME AND STAINLESS STEEL
EFFECTS APPLIED DIRECTLY ONTO BASE METAL SUBSTRATES.
• BESPOKE COLOURS AND EFFECTS TO CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS
• ALL FINISHES AVAILABLE WITH ANTI-BACTERIAL CAPABILITY
Hawking Electrotechnology Ltd
T: +44 (0) 1384 483019
E: sales@hawking.co.uk • W: www.hawking.co.uk
electroplaters
• Water wash spraybooths
• Water treatment chemical additives
• Paint separation solids removal systems
• Dry filter spraybooths
• Fixed or portable spraybooths
• Sprayroom enclosures
• Air replacement systems
• Full installation and commissioning
• After-sales service and maintenance
• Spray process engineering
Product complies fully with current environmental
protection and health and safety legislation
Unit 4 Brook Road Industrial Estate,
Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2BH
T: 01202 840900 • F: 01202 889477
www.dynaclean.co.uk • sales@dynaclean.co.uk
To advertise
please call
Stewart Freshwater
on 01923 437615
or email
s.freshwater
@turretgroup.com
fume extraction
HangOn Ltd
Leintwardine, Craven Arms,
Shropshire, SY7 0NB, UK
Tel. +44 (0) 1547 540 573
Fax. +44 (0 1547 540 412
Email. sales@hangon.co.uk
Web. www.hangon.co.uk
infra red emitters
t Bruest ATEX-certified
Flameless Gas
Catalytic Infrared Heaters
t Gas-saving industrial ovens
t “CATBOX” box ovens for
wood-finishing
t Servicing, spares & repairs for
most brands of catalytic heaters
Unit 1b Brown Lees Road Ind. Est. Forge
Way, Knypersley, Staffordshire ST8 7DN
Tel: + 44 (0) 1782 511880
www.thermocatalytic.com
thermocatsys@aol.com
Orchard Environmental Systems
Unit 2C, Webner Industrial Estate, Ettingshall Road, Wolverhampton WV2 2LD
Specialising in the
Upgrading and Servicing of existing plant equipment
We also design and manufacture:
• Chemical Cleaning Plant • Fume extraction & purification
• Effluent treatment plant • Water purification and recycling
• Turnkey systems are our specialty
Tel: 01902 408766 • Fax: 01902 495032
Email: sales@oesgroup.co.uk
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heating equipment for corrosive solutions
Specialist manufacturers
of acid proof equipment
fl uoropolymer immersion heaters •
temp & level control •
heat exchangers •
external heating systems •
metal immersion heaters •
chemical pumps •
sales@braude.co.uk
01252 876123
braude.co.uk
masking
masking
powder coating manufacturers
jigs & baskets
SALT&SADLERLTD
Automotive • Aerospace • Oil & Gas • Petrochemical • Defence • Medical • Precision Engineering
Specialist manufacturers in:
Jigs • Baskets
Coils • Heaters
Fasteners • Tanks
0121 622 3887 • info@saltandsadler.co.uk
www.saltandsadler.co.uk
jigs & baskets
metal immersion heaters
Tubular MI heaters
for most process solutions
500W to 12kW
single or 3-phase
Hi-Tek Products Ltd
2A Dawkins Road Industrial Estate
Hamworthy, Poole,
Dorset BH15 4JP
Tel: 01202 661300
E-mail: jane@hitekproducts.com
Web Site: www.hitekproducts.com
Contact: Jane McMullen
Masking Caps • Tapes/Discs • Tapered
Plugs • Tubing • Pull-Through Plugs
• Custom Design • Stopping-Off
Lacquers • PTFE Lubricant
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oven stoving & curing
R.D.M. Engineering Ltd, Est. 1951
Stakehill Lane, Stakehill,
Middleton,
Manchester M24 2RW
Tel: 0161 643 9333
Fax: 0161 655 3467
Web: www.rdmengineering.co.uk
E-mail: sales@rdmengineering.co.uk
Contact: Mr R. Horwich
spraybooths • rooms • ovens •
conveyors • pretreatment • powder
plant • air replacement units
The Sherwin-Williams Company
pre treatment chemicals
laquers
sales@braude.co.uk
01252 876123
braude.co.uk
overhead conveyors
BC METAL FINISHING
BC
MF
METAL FINISHING TREATMENTS
FINISHING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
METAL FINISHING CONSULTANTS
Contact: Brian Carroll
Specialist in Phosphate Pretreatment Chemicals
B C METAL FINISHING SERVICES
7 RAVENSWOOD DRIVE
HEATON, BOLTON BL1 5AJ
Tel: 01204 495818
Fax: 01204 845206
E-mail: brian1.carroll@homecall.co.uk
pumps & filters
T: 01202 661300 jane@hitekproducts.com
www.hitekproducts.com
Hi-Tek stocks not only an extensive range of
masking products including plugs, tapes, caps and
discs, but also has the distinction of being the
European distributor for the US based TOLBER
range of lacquers and
associated products. Hi-Tek
imports bulk supplies from
Tolber and converts or
decants into commercially
usable volumes for the UK,
and European trade. The
association with Tolber has
evolved over many years.
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nylon coating powders
Tel: +44 12 96 43 37 54
Fax: +44 12 96 39 22 85
Email: sales@nyloncolours.co.uk
NYLON
A TOUGHER COATING
Nylon Colours Ltd manufactures
Nylon Coating Powders for
Electrostatic or Fluid Bed.
A wide range of colours including
metallics is available.
Nylon Colours is also the UK distributor
for RILSAN range of Nylon Powders.
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pump & filtration specialists
spray nozzles
spray booths
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rectifier equipment
SERFILCO
Pumps, Filters
and Agitation
Systems
TITAN Auto Backwash Filter
Carbon Purification & Cartridges
Premier Washed & Pleated Reusable
Drum and Air Diaphragm Pumps
● Electric Immersion Heaters
Tel: 0161 775 1910
Fax: 0161 775 3696
SERFILCO delivers
clear solutions
E: sales@serfilco-international.com
www.serfilco.co.uk
Switchmode and SCR DC Power Supplies
for any metal finishing process.
Options include:
Local / Remote control.
Constant Current / Constant Voltage.
PLC controllable. Touchscreen control.
Process timer. Ampere hour / minute meter.
Digital meters. Outputs fully recordable.
Outputs from 10 Amp x 6 V to 6000 Amp x 200 V.
Prices available on request
SPRAY NOZZLE PRODUCTS FOR PRE-TREATMENT
• Quick Release Nozzles
• Quick Release Stand pipe couplers
• Eductors
• Air Knives
• Pipe Supports
• Complete Pipe Systems
Tel No. 01273 400092 • Fax No. 01273 401220
E-mail. info@beteuk.com
BETE Ltd, PO Box 2748, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4HZ
spray nozzles
thermal fluid
Excellent surfaces
WAGNER offers a wide range
of systems and products for
perfect coating solutions in
liquid and powder.
Applying
For more information please contact us on:
Tel: +44 (0) 121 526 6847
Fax: +44 (0) 121 568 8161
e-mail: sales@britishelectrical.co.uk
Website: www.britishelectrical.co.uk
salt spray environmental
cabinets
Feeding
UKAS/NADCAP CERTIFIED SALT
FOR SALT SPRAY TESTING
Supplied in 5Kg and 25Kg Packs
To meet the requirements of:
ASTM B117 • ISO 9227 • DIN 50 021
and all other standards.
Full traceability guaranteed.
SPECIALIST LAB SALT LTD
Paytoe Lane . Leintwardine . Craven Arms.
Shropshire . SY7 0NB
Telephone: 01547 540573
Email: sales@specialistlabsalt.com
Website: www.specialistlabsalt.com
specialised coating supplier
tanks & protective linings
Polypropylene Tanks
PVC Tanks
PVC/GRP Tanks
Bund Tanks
Tank Linings
Rubber Linings
HDPE Tanks
One off Fabrications and installation
Tel: 01543 462 802
Email: plasbrun.plastics@outlook.com
Web: www.plasbrunplastics.co.uk
web design
Established 1976
Fume Scrubbers
Fume extraction
Pipework
Ducting
Repairs & Refurbishment
Flexible PVC Linings
Guards in all materials
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water purification
Purified Water Systems
■ Deionisers
■ Reverse Osmosis
■ Filtration
■ Rinse Water Recovery
Fast Responsive Service
Your problems solved
Unit K, Country Park,
Avenue Two, Station Lane,
Witney, Oxon, OX28 4YD
Tel: 01993 892211
Fax: 01993 892212
www.wychwood-water.com
Mixing
Controlling
FreiLacke -
System coatings &
application solutions
We develop and produce all conventional
coating systems under one roof.
We are able to offer our customers
not only all the important coating
technologies but can also match these to
the respective coating structure and finish
to optimum effect.
FreiLacke UK Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1827 288418
Fax +44 (0) 1827 287912
sales@freilacke.com
The shoemaker’s son
always goes barefoot.
R
V
E
A
Web Design
& Development
It’s the same in many industries, we never get
the time to look after ourselves.
We’ve been far too busy creating beautiful
websites and building successful email
campaigns for clients that our site relaunch
has been pushed back again.
This is not a complaint though, it’s what we
at Reva call a nice problem, plus it shows that
with us the customer indeed does come first.
If you would like to push our website further
down our to do list contact us for a chat.
T. 01932 567505
chat@reva.co.uk
Booths & Systems
Wagner Spraytech (UK) Ltd.
Tel. 01327 368410
enquiries@wagner-group.com
www.wagner-group.com
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We provide
INDUSTRIAL
SOLUTIONS
for productivity,
quality improvement,
material & cost savings
WORLD LEADER IN
PRECISION SPRAYING SOLUTIONS,
SAMES KREMLIN offers customers
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FROM PUMPS
TO COMPLETE APPLICATION SYSTEMS.
Our products pursue
the following key objectives for our customers:
PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTIVITY & SUSTAINABILITY
Making Manufacturers More Competitive
Visit our website to know more about our Solutions
Apply your skills
www.sames-kremlin.com

Poison under control.
SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“
The alkaline zinc-nickel processes SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“ are operated with an anode (special anode VX 1)
specially adapted to the process and respective additives. Because of this, the formation of breakdown products and cyanide
on the anode is inhibited. The practical application at customers showed in converted electrolytes that even the cyanide
content is reduced actively.
Advantages of the zinc-nickel
processes „Generation VX”
· No cost-intensive membrane technology necessary.
· Improvement of current efficiency and appearance.
· Simple conversion of existing electrolytes.
· Low additive consumption.
· The formation of cyanide is significantly reduced and
may falls below the detection limit.
· Since there’s less non-active tetracyanonickelate there’s
a lower demand of nickel.
Decrease of the cyanide content after the conversion to
SLOTOLOY ZN „Generation VX“
cyanide content [mg/L]
500
400
300
200
100
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
bath throughput [Ah/L]
Schloetter Co. Ltd.
Abbey Works
New Road, Pershore
Worcestershire WR10 1BY
United Kingdom
T +44 (0)1386 552 331
info@schloetter.co.uk
www.schloetter.co.uk