FERROTECH has specialized in steel surface preparation and finishing, particularly as it relates to batch and continuous hot dip metal coating, electroplating, and electrical steel coatings (core plate applications).

FERROTECH will contract its services for a specified fee or will generate revenue through license fees and proprietary product sales.

In the area of hot-dip galvanizing FERROTECH offers the service of evaluating any or all aspects of an operation, from steel surface preparation through coating and post treatment, will recommend methods of improvement or will develop a new chemical process, if required.

A partial list of completed or/ continuing research and development projects includes:

• Lead-free batch galvanizing process (patent issued). The technique is implemented at The Wheatland Tube Company and in progress at major tubular product producers, located in the Pacific Rim and Europe.

• A new thermally stable reactive galvanizing surface pretreatment, (pre-flux), solution, THERMAPREP®, was developed. The technology is used on continuous steel processing hot-dip galvanizing lines.

• In cooperation with a French company we successfully completed a development project to hot-dip batch galvanize automotive sub-assembles, with thin zinc, 30-40 microns. The process is used by plants in France, Spain, Turkey and son in Brazil.

• A new novel mild acid cleaner for oil removal prior to batch hot-dip galvanizing was found.

• A new non-degrading electrical steel core plate coating of C-5 type was discovered. Now is specified exclusively by a several major electrical motor lamination producers.

• We have invented a new water-soluble black pipe coating and application process to displace solvent based varnish. The new system eliminates the VOC, fire hazard and housekeeping problems associated with conventional application methods, while offering the advantage of a cost effect superior product.

• We currently have cooperative agreements with two of the world premier zinc alloy producers, for developing specialty process technology to implement new alloys for the galvanizing industry.

FERROTECH's research and development projects are conducted by a team led by Dr.Yume Grot, a metallurgist with a Ph.D. in electrochemistry, and Dr. David Leychkis, a metallurgist with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. They have a combined fifty five years of practical problem solving experience in the field, hold fourteen patents, and have published more than seventy technical papers.

The FERROTECH laboratory has modern, state of the art equipment to conduct high level research. A partial list of our laboratory equipment and techniques includes the latest EG & G computerized scanning potentiostat and impedance technique, evaporating rate analysis and optically stimulated electron emission techniques, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and polarographic analyzer, ultrasonic generator and reversing polarity rectifier to stimulate continuous line cleaning section, light microscopes, various heating/melting ovens and furnaces, and a high pressure spray cleaning system.

Please call FERROTECH if you have a problem with steel (metal) cleaning, rinsing, pickling, heating, fluxing, hot-dip or electroplating, or post treatment.

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