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| Corporation, Sulzer Pumps |
| Sulzer Pumps Receives Award for Technical Innovation (28/02/2005, Technical News) |
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Sulzer South Africa Ltd. recently received The Most Outstanding Technological Innovation Award at the Technology Top 100 awards ceremony held in Midrand, South Africa. These awards, started in 1991, are issued by the South African government to companies in the private sector for developments that help South Africa compete technologically in international markets. The award was given to Sulzer Pumps for the development of a sophisticated mining drill that does not require oil to lubricate it. Sulzer Pumps was also a finalist in the Metals Machinery, Electrical, Capital Equipment and Construction category.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Turbo Services |
| Sulzer Turbo Services Develops New Rotor Tips (14/03/2005, Technical News) |
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Sulzer Elbar, a Sulzer Turbo Services company, is developing a modification for the tips of European-manufactured second-stage rotor blades. The original shroud design is modified to a pocket design using laser welding techniques. Important developments both in off-line programming and weld filler materials are contributing substantially to decreased repair cycle time and weld limit improvements.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Metco |
| Sulzer Metco Develops Combined Plasma-Nitriding and PVD Coating (29/03/2005, Technical News) |
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Metaplas Ionon, a Sulzer Metco company, has developed the 2-in-1 IOMAX coating system, a combination of plasma nitriding (IONIT®) and physical vapor deposition – or PVD – hard coatings (MAXIT®). This system is an efficient tool for the reduction of abrasion and cold bonding for the metal machining and forming industries. The combination of plasma nitriding and PVD is very effective in preventing the formation of corrosion and depositions when processing plastics or elastomer materials. Automotive and other machinery components have also been treated successfully.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Hexis |
| Sulzer Hexis—The next generation of fuel cell system (11/04/2005, Technical News) |
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The new fuel cell system “Galileo” is smaller, more cost-efficient and easier to operate compared to predecessor HXS 1000. “Galileo” measures only 55 x 160 x 55 cm (L x H x D) and weighs 170 kg—thus a substantial progress has been made. The two plates were replaced by the single-plate design. The weight of the cell stack and the costs of the current collectors are halved. The thermal insulation costs have been reduced to a tenth. The new system will be launched at the Hannover Fair in April 2005. The first systems of the new generation will be delivered in autumn 2005.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Metco |
| Metaplas Ionon wins patent dispute about IONIT OX® (09/05/2005, Technical News) |
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In 1996, Metaplas Ionon, a Sulzer Metco company, succeeded in developing the process through which a superior level of wear and corrosion protection for iron materials is attained. Since corrosion protection and thus involved recycling problems represent a considerable business volume worldwide, third parties tried to defeat the patent process of IONIT OX®. Now this patent dispute was finally decided upon in favour of Metaplas Ionon. Thus, all licensees of the IONIT OX® process are now protected. IONIT OX® has been able to prove its unique selling proposition on parts in the automotive industry, as well as on hydraulics components and for mechanical engineering.
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