AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS. Innovative and highly functional surface designs

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1 AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS Innovative and highly functional surface designs

2 2 AHC s Weiterstadt plant is home to Europe s largest Electroless Nickel facility for serial and small parts. Even the most complex component geometries receive a uniform coating thickness. The quality of the coating exceeds international standards by far.

3 Quality in a class of its own economical and reproducible AHC stands for the development, production and refinement of functional and high performance surface designs with metallic materials. For decades, we have been the high-performance partner to the automotive industry and have accumulated experience from thousands of joint projects in this sector. One billion components Every day, several million parts are coated in our plants. Every year, one billion functional components are processed by AHC. We are the international automotive industry s strategic partner for new developments and reliable Just-In-Time production of high quality and innovative surface designs. We support you with important issues such as Downsizing & lightweight design Our Certifications: ISO/TS 16949:2009 ISO 14001:2004 ISO 9001:2008 ISO 50001:2011 Some of our references from the automotive sector: AUDI, BMW, BORGWARNER, BOSCH, CONTINENTAL, DAIMLER, FESTO, FORD, KOLBENSCHMIDT, MAYBACH, MERCEDES-BENZ, OPEL, PEUGEOT, RENAULT, TRW AUTOMOTIVE, VISTEON, VW, PORSCHE, ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Efficiency gains Hybrid technologies Quality, functionality & appearance and much more AHC-Group, in association with global player Aalberts Industries, offers critical expertise, technology, innovation, capacity for secure backup solutions, efficiency, sustainability, economy and, most importantly, quality of coatings. Source: Robert Bosch GmbH We cover more than 60 % of the European fuel pump market with our coatings. Control valves coated with DURNI-COAT -AL. In the automotive sector, for example, workpieces treated with DNC-AL are used for passenger car diesel pistons. The coating protects the vehicle components against cavitation erosion. 3

4 4 I take care of safety - 10 million times a year. Pistons are brought to the automated assembly system from the client s packaging in the racking and returned again after hard coating.

5 More options in Downsizing and Lightweight Design Improved material properties are in demand Smaller, lighter, reduced friction. The requirements for downsizing engine components are demanding and continuously calling for higher quality parts. AHC s coating systems bring their full strength into play here and give their components all of the required material properties. Therefore, engineers have even more opportunities for reduced displacement, for example, by using turbochargers or compressors. DURNI-COAT coated compressor wheels, produced by AHC in Europe s largest Electroless Nickel facility for serial and small parts, display a significantly higher thermo-mechanical load bearing capability. This has the greatest effect with the supply of exhaust gases on the compressor side of a turbocharger, where the finest particles act excessively upon the compressor wheel at immense rotational speeds. New environmentally friendly selective coating systems In selective galvanic finishing (SELGA-COAT ), defined surface areas are processed by the electrolyte only coming into use in enclosed mechanisms on the specific intended locations. This partial coating is used on wheel hubs and bearings, valves (e.g. injection pumps), motor pistons, valve pistons, braking system components, clutch components, pump housings and sandwich plates, amongst others Functional light metals for many applications In the field of lightweight construction, for example in the use of magnesium alloys and aluminium, we support our market partners with technically finished components that enable increasingly improved results in weight reduction be that in the overall powertrain or in the chasis and body work. Turbocharger compressor wheel Selective hard anodisation of the 1st ring groove of motor pistons 5

6 6 Efficient, economical and environmentally friendly At the AHC plant in Venlo (The Netherlands), shock absorber tubes for the motorcycle industry are selectively coated with a stipulated µm hard chrome functional coating thickness in the cutting edge, and up to now globally unique, SELGA-COAT CHROME plant. The hard chromium layers are deposited via the SELGA-COAT CHROME process at high speed. A coating thickness of 25 microns can be produced in 3 to 4 minutes.

7 Increased efficiency through functional components Excellent processes for the automotive industry The cost and quality pressures in the automotive sector are high for all market partners. Functional processes and systems that interact perfectly are increasingly important. As part of the large parent company Aalberts Industries, AHC-Group has opportunities to invest in new product and systems technologies. These days this is an absolutely essential factor in fulfilling the quality, quantity and economic requirements as a reliable partner, and having an excellent technological position. We focus on quality in every respect and ensure constant, reproducible finishing quality and precision at the highest level. Automated, environmental and resource-saving procedures and certified systems for quality assurance and environmental management ensure the greatest possible reliability and sustainability. Selective galvanic coating of a servo pump housing (SELGA-COAT ) The results are first class coated components for gears, valve casings, dual-clutch transmissions, fuel pumps, exhaust gas recirculation systems and much more. Shift valves and hydraulic plate HART-COAT -coated shift valves 7

8 In technical discussion: Uwe Franz (left) demonstrates the optimisation potential of compressor wheel load. Process reliability plays a decisive role in high volume production, especially if there is an increased variation in the base material. Subjects such as hybrid drive systems, noise reduction, exhaust gas recirculation, etc. require coating systems in a class of their own. Targeted solutions develop from close consultations with our clients. Ich bin Blindtext Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. Ich bin Blindtext. 868

9 Hybrid technologies achieve innovations Excellent processes for the automotive industry We invest for you from the initial idea through to series production and accompany you as our clients with passion, innovation capacity and expertise. We are also your market partners with further developing technologies in the automotive sector. Surface properties are becoming increasingly important We support you with practical advice and assistance. Effective dialogue is particularly important in order to ensure optimum processing of the surfaces of your components. As the quality of the raw material can often not be improved, the processing of the surface becomes even more important. Active sales: AHC-Group has had a separate Key Account Management department established for the automotive industry since We are proud that our experienced professionals have a good reputation in the central laboratories of the OEMs. Your contact persons Uwe Franz Marcus Saul Expert advice: Marcus Saul (left) explains details of coasting (fuel savings and CO 2 reduction) for the power train of a hybrid motor. 9

10 Dies ist eine Bildunterschrift GLISS-COAT FLOCK can be applied to phosphated, anodised and blasted metal surfaces as well as on plastics. Despite complicated component geometry, the flock is functionally processed through new systems engineering and in large scale production. 10

11 Decisively more comfort Tailor-made coating systems There is hardly a vehicle worldwide which does not contain a component which has been coated by AHC-Group. The possibilities are endless. Our GLISS-COAT process-variations are functional anti-friction and special coating systems which are put to good use in any place where a reduction of friction and wear, as well as noise reduction and prevention of squeaking and creaking, are required. Many possibilities Depending on the process, all technically interesting metals, light metals and plastics can be coated. For special applications, other materials, such as fleece or ceramics, have been successfully coated. Latches for vehicle locks (GLISS-COAT ) Applications in the automotive sector include vehicle locks, seat locking devices, plain bearings, bushes, gears, bolts, screws, nuts, spindles, shafts, valves, rolling bearings, compression springs for suspension systems, components for the vehicle interior, for example hinge pins, bearing bolts, locking bars, guide plates, etc. Drink holder bracket in passenger car interior (GLISS-COAT ) One of many interesting innovations from AHC-Group: A fully automated GLISS-COAT FLOCK facility for series production of all types of springs, profiles, sliding mechanisms, guides, guide rails, retaining pins, bearings, boxes and housings. 11

12 Quality, market oriented prices and fast delivery times More than 60 million shift valves are functionally processed in the AHC Eschenbach plant alone each year for the automotive industry. Plant Manager Wolfram Macke (left) and Sales Manager Matthias Wischmann rely on qualified employees, resource-saving technologies and economical production processes. AHC Oberflächentechnik GmbH Boelckestraße Kerpen Germany Phone +49 (0) Fax +49 (0) AHC treats one billion industrial parts at 19 European locations with about 900 employees per year. We would be happy to advise you. Image sources: Sergey Nivens/Rear view of luxury car/fotolia.com, goce/hybridmotor cropped/canstockphoto.de, yuyang/ Hybridmotor/canstockphoto.de