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Restoring Tolerance to Wheel Hub Bolt Holes

Off highway vehicles face demanding environments. And every component of that vehicle is essential. For the largest coal mining operation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, that critical component was a wheel hub assembly. The wheel hub assembly allows the vehicle to steer freely, and is critical to the anti-lock braking and traction control systems. But when a […]

Selective plating – a quick and sustainable fix for long-term mining challenges.

Now more than ever, the mining industry needs cost-effective solutions to meet the long-term challenges presented by harsh environments, rising costs and increased environmental pressures. Mining’s off-road equipment and vehicles have to cope with extreme temperatures and harsh operating conditions including water and dust, as well as heavy duty cycles and vibration, all pushing machines […]

Reducing Variability by 80% with Flow Plating

FAMAT, an equally owned subsidiary of Safran Aircraft Engines and GE, based in St. Nazaire, France, is a world leading manufacturer of aircraft engine casings. FAMAT has a focus on providing solutions which are not only reliable and robust, but increasingly weight efficient and environmentally responsible. Demanding aerospace operating conditions present continual surface finishing challenges […]

Solving the Issue of Deep Bores and Non-line of Sight Areas

Heat exchangers are used throughout various industries to transfer heat from one fluid to another. Often, these fluids are corrosive to metal, making it important that components are protected against galvanic chemical damage. In this particular application, the heat exchangers were made of multiple steels including carbon steel, Inconel cladding, and stainless steel – increasing […]

Complex Geometries, Custom Masking

The world-leader in the development and manufacture of cutting-edge location sensor technology approached SIFCO ASC for assistance with gold plating their resonators. Their high-performance accelerometers, gyroscopes and other systems are designed to meet the stringent requirements of customers for precision guidance, stabilization, navigation and orientation applications. To meet the specifications and maintain the repeatability and […]

How to plate non-line of sight applications

The plating process plays a very important part across a range of industries, from aerospace to oil and gas and power generation. It’s easy to presume that selective plating or tank plating should be able to plate every component and complex part possible. However, there are instances where both of these processes are unsuitable due […]

The power of remanufacturing and selective plating for the mining industry

As industries continue to look at ways to drive down costs, increase the lifespan of machinery and bring worn components back to their OEM specifications, remanufacturing is on the rise. Predominantly used in the mining and engineering sectors for off-highway vehicles (OHVs) and heavy equipment, it’s predicted that the market size for remanufacturing components in […]

SIFCO ASC showing portable silver repair capability to POWER-GEN delegates

We will be at Booth 2136 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 8-10 December 2015 to show you how you can minimize costly downtime and power outages with our silver repair travel kit. The highly-portable SIFCO Process® is ideal for on-site repairs during outages and operations when repair times are […]

Combating the Costs of Corrosion in the Power Generation Industry

The current cost of corrosion to US industry was estimated to reach $540 billion in 2015. With an infrastructure that continues to age, this cost is likely to rise and needs to be addressed urgently. A critical requirement to combat the economic impact of corrosion and wear damage to power generation equipment is selective plating […]

3 Reasons to Stock Up on Your Solutions

With the winter months come freezing temperature, frozen roads, and delayed shipments, so it’s time to start thinking about stocking up on the solutions that you need. While preparatory solutions are not affected by extreme cold temperatures; plating solutions, when exposed to freezing temperatures – in storage or in transit – may freeze completely or […]

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