Technical News

Static mixer with a new name CompaX.

At the Achema 2003, Sulzer Chemtech presented a mixer type with the name “Compact”. Its function is efficient homogenization within a short mixing distance at a limited overall installation length, and at a low pressure drop. The word “Compact” is widely in use, so two years after the launch, another, more specific name had to be found, CompaX. With the CompaX, Sulzer Chemtech is reverting to the price-sensitive mass market an...

Extension of certification as a manufacturer of pressure equipment according the European Directive.

The Joining Technology and Heat Treatment Group (VTW) has succeeded in having its certification prolonged as a manufacturer of pressure equipment according to European Directive 97/23/EG (PED) for a further three years. A management system certified according to ISO 9001 and EN 729-2, qualified personnel, qualified welding processes and appropriate production equipment represent the important preconditions for the successful e...

On the occasion of the ITSC 2005 in Basel, Switzerland, Prof. E. Lugscheider, Aachen University of Technology, (left) presents the certificate of merit to Andreas Kirsten, Sulzer Metco WOKA GmbH.

Andreas Kirsten of Sulzer Metco WOKA GmbH received a certificate of merit by two reputed materials technology associations. The Thermal Spray Society (TSS) and the Deutsche Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e.V. (DVS) honored the paper “Carbide containing materials for hard chromium replacement by HVOF-spraying”. The work by a team of Sulzer Metco WOKA GmbH, consisting of Andreas Kirsten, Manfred Oechsle und Richar...

High hardness, excellent adhesion, and weak tendency to cold welding distinguish the MAXIT® AlTiN-mod coating by Metaplas Ionon. The material is especially suited for machining of high-speed steel materials, copper alloys and compound materials, as well as fiber reinforced thermoplastic materials.

At the EMO in Hannover (DE), the world’s leading metalworking trade fair, Metaplas Ionon, a Sulzer Metco Company, is going to present MAXIT® AlTiN-mod. This multilayer coating was specially developed for hard machining operations. The high energy of the Arc process in connection with a doping yields exceptionally good adhesive strength between coating and substrate. Moreover, the doping reduces adhesion to the work piece, maki...

Uncovering the new pump.

At the 2005 exhibition of the Swedish association of pulp and paper engineers (SPCI) Sulzer Pumps launched AhlstarUP, a new, high efficiency pump family for the pulp and paper industry. In addition to the requirements this segment, the new pumps meet many requirements of the hydrocarbon processing and the oil and gas industries in offsites situations where API 610 standards are not mandated. This applies to shaft sealing, shaf...