UltraGlow improves your process Over the next few years, your business will constantly improve your product quality, as defined by your customer. We know quality comes from improving your process. UltraGlow ion nitriding can be a valuable, integral part of your process cycle. Our experience can help you fight creeping variability...at least in the parts we treat. We are vitally involved with all the critical aspects of SPC. We are able to deliver at a predictable, and continuously improving, level of quality and affordable price; just-in-time.
	For Abrasion Resistance Wear of moving parts is greatly reduced; surface lubricity is enhanced. Optimal service life for steel groups which fit your process can be achieved. Your production downtime costs will fall; indirect profits will rise.
	Improves Fatigue Strength Studies have shown fatigue strength is improved without distortion as compared to other surface treating methods; due to increased compressive stresses at the surface, fatigue strength is improved 40-100% depending upon material and part design. Usually no post heat treat machining is required.
	Precise & Versatile Aerospace companies work in an unforgiving environment; lack of precise treatment could lead to disaster. Today's aerospace contractors are relying more and more on UltraGlow to bring home their vehicles.
	Non-Polluting & Cost Effective No toxic salts, ammonia or other toxic gases are used in this process. Also, it's not going to be regulated out of existence. It requires less energy and utility cost; extremely competitive when you consider your entire manufacturing cost.
	Glow Discharge Plasma UltraGlow is an ion nitriding process used to harden the surface of engineered steel and cast iron parts. Work piece parts are placed into a vacuum chamber. Ionized nitrogen gas is combined with other gases; high voltage is added to strike the glow -- as in a neon sign --all microprocessor controlled within a vacuum system to react with the work piece surface as specified.
	Proven since 1920 Ion nitriding has a long history of success beginning in Germany during the 1920's. After WWII, electronics, plus the need for more superior metallurgical properties caused the growth of this purple-glow process. During the 1980's here in the USA, one automotive company saved $1 million in auxiliary part-cleaning equipment; cut production scrap rates from 28% to 2% and exceeded specs required with this process. As success stories filtered through American industry during the 1980's, Ion Nitriding became a respected, preferred process.

Case Hardening Process

Turnaround-when surgeons are waiting to implant a titanium custom-made hip joint into an accident victim, turnaround time is critical...precision is vital. UltraGlow is your solution for these requirements because process time is reduced 30-50% compared to older processes. Flexibility-surface durability and fatigue strength can be improved without distortion. UltraGlow will mimic any other nitriding process plus give better results than gas nitriding. Titanium Specialists-the increasing popularity of titanium alloys, due to light weight and low modulus, is also enhanced by UltraGlow for improving wear resistance. Case studies are available for your reference. Ready to use-work pieces are usable right after treatment. Polishing is not required; but possible if high surface luster is required.

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