The new company name, Tribonex, reflects its technological advancements and positions the company as the global leader in providing dedicated solutions for solving problematic wear and friction issues experienced across many component applications.

ANS was founded 14 years ago as an advanced surface finishing and coating technology innovator. The company offers its technologies as a commercially viable and cost-effective solution to reduce component wear and friction on many of the critical parts that are produced within the industrial and mobility component manufacturing segment.

The new company name, Tribonex, reflects its technological advancements and positions the company as the global leader in providing dedicated solutions for solving problematic wear and friction issues experienced across many component applications. The strategic focus also included a new ownership position by First Venture Sweden AB, a technology fund listed on the Nasdaq Nordic stock exchange.

The company’s flag ship technology known as Triboconditioning, is a patented mechano-chemical surface treatment process, which has been successfully applied to both inner and outer diameters of various components used within the mobility powertrain, hydraulics, and industrial industry sectors.

Applications span from automotive drivetrain components, such as transmission gears, drive shafts and differentials, to engine components such as cylinder bores, blocks, liners cam/crankshafts, to industrial components used within hydraulic motors, pumps, compressors, rock drills, and specialized gears and bearing. All areas where reduced friction and wear are important elements for efficient and reliable performance.

The need for increased wear and friction reduction technologies is ever evolving and demanding with much interest being generated by market shifts towards electromobility and the use of alternate fuels such as hydrogen being used in the mobility sector.

To meet these new demands for tougher wear resistance and improved efficiency, the company will also accelerate its development and implementation of one of its proprietary solutions referred to as Triboconditioning CG (TCG). This novel mechano-chemical surface treatment is built upon the principles of Triboconditioning but is applicable for use on components with complex geometries, such as gears used within EV/hybrid transmissions, differentials as well as industrial applications including components used within hydraulic and compressor products.

The TCG process adds additional component benefits including the prevention and/or minimization of pitting, scuffing, NVH, etc.

Tribonex strives to provide its clients with excellent services, technical support, and product development through its highly qualified Uppsala based team members as well as through its USA sales team and partners, Sunnen Products and Precision Finishing, Inc.

Take a closer look into the world of robotic welding solutions for products requiring challenging welds.

Pemamek Oy and Pemamek LLC have made a second educational webinar of 2022 with a closer look into the world of robotic welding solutions for products requiring challenging welds. Adaptive robotic welding automatically adjusts to large variations in groove geometries via multi-pass welding operations based on parameters entered by existing operators to the PEMA WeldControl 300 OFFLINE software or scans processed into the PEMA WeldControl 300 SCAN program. The pre-recorded webinar is posted on their website. Application Manager, Robotics, Teemu Rusi and Application Manager, Offshore and Process Equipment Jyri Luhtio demonstrate how Pema solutions for adaptive robotic welding work together to achieve strong welds efficiently and with the right tools. They introduce viewers to the wide selection of PEMA Robotic welding stations, all customizable according to customer specifications and show how the PEMA WeldControl 300 OFFLINE and SCAN programs create 3D models that can be adjusted to meet individual needs or manufacturing requirements and programs directly into the robots the commands of where to weld, speed, wire feed rate, amperage, voltage, and external movements. “Challenging multi-pass welds require the expertise of experienced welders, many of whom are retiring or finding it difficult to perform these tasks, especially on large difficult structures and workpieces,” says Michael Bell, Director of Sales, North America.  “Adaptive robotic welding helps solve this challenge by allowing these seasoned welders to sit in the operator seat and letting the robots perform the tougher manual labor. The result is increased productivity and weld quality.” By the end of the webinar, viewers will have learned how to be more efficient in tackling challenging welds, which tools work together to achieve better throughput and quality, and PEMA turnkey delivery of robot stations and software and the expertise of the company’s welding engineers and 50+ years of process experience. Pemamek provides welding automation technology and integrated manufacturing solutions to a wide range of industries including shipbuilding, alternative energies, heavy fabrication, oil and gas, wind energy and boiler manufacturing. The company offers welding positioners, column and boom units, roller beds and robotic solutions as well as the proprietary PEMA WeldControl programming and control software, among other technologies.

Newly designed vacuum oil quench (VOQ) furnace, purchased by Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, recently entered full production.

A newly designed Vacuum Oil Quench (VOQ) furnace, purchased by Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, recently entered full production after passing a vigorous start up protocol. The initial temperature uniformity survey, compliant to AMS 2750 F, produced ±10°F results at all setpoints. Most importantly, the critical lift and place transfer mechanism worked flawlessly. This robustly designed system delivered hot 2,000 lb loads to the internal oil quench tank effortlessly time after time. With a quench system that is entirely self-contained and vacuum tight, the typical positive pressure flare and smoke-ups during each quench cycle were nonexistent.

Other features of this unique furnace include the ability for the customer to attain the actual work temperatures within the 36” x 36” x 48” hot zone. Additionally, with an atmosphere totally devoid of oxygen there is no need to use problematic oxygen probes. Material surfaces are free from intergranular oxidation (IGO) along with zero evidence of decarburized or carburized surface conditions. Heat-treated components emerge from the quench oil bright and clean. With carbon potential issues eliminated, alloys of dissimilar carbon contents with comparable cross sections and austenitizing temperatures, can all be treated within the same load.

Bob Hill President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA states, “In the past, unfortunate accidents have occurred with explosive endothermic atmospheres and flammable oils. I am convinced that this new Solar Manufacturing furnace is a much safer and greener way to oil-quench parts. In my opinion, this furnace is the future of oil quench heat treating.”

Watch a video with an internal and external camera during a quench operation.

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