Dry lubrication of threads on fasteners and downhole tools for the oil and gas industry is an absolute necessity. Having a bearing housing or retaining ring seize up several hundred meters below ground level is bad enough, but a major (and very costly) problem if this happens several hundred meters below the sea bed.
The coatings used tend to be based on molybdenum disulphide, though fluoropolymers are also used. Applied to the threads of the component, the coating allows movement along the thread pattern by effectively smearing itself along the part being threaded along the coated component. Thus seizing up is eliminated.
Impreglon is at the forefront of this type of coating work, not least because of its huge range of coatings and its ability to offer a rapid turnaround in an industry where time is very definitely money.
Established in 1986, Impreglon UK is a part of the Impreglon Group with sister companies around the world. Impreglon UK is located in the heart of Britain with easy access to the motorway network. We are ideally positioned to provide a quality service to all of our clients.
Impreglon UK Ltd
Thursday, 30 December 2010
Monday, 20 December 2010
Impreglon Group share issue
Capital increase fully subscribed
10 million Euro fresh capital for new acquisitions
10 million Euro fresh capital for new acquisitions
The capital increase of Impreglon SE (headquarters in Luneburg, Germany) based on a 5:1 subscription ratio was fully absorbed by the market. The number of shares of the company was increased by 20% to 7,262,028. In combination with the sale of some treasury shares the company raised a total of 10 million Euro for new acquisitions and technology.
The new shares, currently listed under WKN A1E8PH, will receive the listing WKN A0BLCV of the old shares after the shareholder meeting in June 2011.
IMPREGLON SE
The new shares, currently listed under WKN A1E8PH, will receive the listing WKN A0BLCV of the old shares after the shareholder meeting in June 2011.
IMPREGLON SE
Monday, 13 December 2010
Soft engineering coating
Aero Engine Gets a Soft Landing
The coating of components to resolve problems or improve their performance is a regular occurrence at Impreglon UK. What happens less often is that we receive a jig or frame that is used to hold a component while it is machined or assembled.
Such was the case recently when an aero engine manufacturer identified a problem with a sub-assembly. The sub-assembly needed to be securely held in place while a component was fitted to it. Because of the sensitive nature of the sub-assembly, it was not possible to hard clamp it into place without first protecting its underside. The underside was not allowed to be damaged. Attempts were made to use padding, but it could not be properly secured and the padding quite easily wore through.
After a search on the internet, the client contacted Impreglon UK to see if we could supply a solution. Needless to say, Impreglon UK could and did supply the solution - TempCoat®. This is a high film build polyurethane coating available in different colors. With four different hardness levels, the coating is ideal for situations where soft grip is required. Application of TempCoat® onto the frame used to hold the sub-assembly allowed the sub-assembly to be securely held without damaging it.
Monday, 6 December 2010
Ink non-stick coating for newspaper printers
Every printer has the same problem with his printing press: cleaning the guide rolls in the press to prevent smeared ink on the paper. Wouldn‘t it be nice to eliminate the task?
Guide rolls in web offset printing presses often serve only to steer or divert the web. However, the demands placed on such rolls should not be underestimated. For example, they must be strong enough to absorb the enormous force of the paper web that runs over the rolls at high speed and great tension without wearing or deflecting. They should also be able to resist ink mist and paper dust in the machine and be easy to clean.
When very little ink adheres to the guide rolls, cleaning intervals are much longer than before. This not only reduces printing press downtime, it also saves expensive clean-ing agents - usually savings of about 25%. Since the rolls are easier to clean, the time required is less. This means that the cost of producing the newspaper is less and, at the same time, the printing quality is higher.
Impreglon developed a special PlasmaCoat® surface for guide rolls in newspaper printing presses for the company Gamag AG in Switzerland. A special fluoropolymer layer is embedded in the thermally sprayed metal matrix with a hardness of 60 HRc. The coating combines high resistance to wear with excellent nonstick properties for ink.
http://www.impreglon.co.uk/
Guide rolls in web offset printing presses often serve only to steer or divert the web. However, the demands placed on such rolls should not be underestimated. For example, they must be strong enough to absorb the enormous force of the paper web that runs over the rolls at high speed and great tension without wearing or deflecting. They should also be able to resist ink mist and paper dust in the machine and be easy to clean.
When very little ink adheres to the guide rolls, cleaning intervals are much longer than before. This not only reduces printing press downtime, it also saves expensive clean-ing agents - usually savings of about 25%. Since the rolls are easier to clean, the time required is less. This means that the cost of producing the newspaper is less and, at the same time, the printing quality is higher.
Impreglon developed a special PlasmaCoat® surface for guide rolls in newspaper printing presses for the company Gamag AG in Switzerland. A special fluoropolymer layer is embedded in the thermally sprayed metal matrix with a hardness of 60 HRc. The coating combines high resistance to wear with excellent nonstick properties for ink.
http://www.impreglon.co.uk/
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