ANKOR®
ANKOR Hard Chrome coatings are produced and used by industrial applicators to improve wear and tear, reduce friction or enhance corrosion protection on various articles. Our application specific customized plating products and additives in combination with our global, technical expertise enable ANKOR applicators to produce superior hard chromium coatings under lowest costs per part on basically every metallic substrate. Our individual solutions for the Automotive Industry, as well as Hydraulics and Fluid Power, Oil & Gas and Job Shops add significant value to the plating shop as well as to the OEM.
Major Applications:
Automotive
- Shock Absorber Piston Rods
- Engine Valves Shafts
- Pole Piece and Armature in Fuel Injector Application
- Brake Pistons
Hydraulics and Fluid Power
- 6m / 24ft pre-plated hydraulic bars
- Hydraulic Cylinder Plating with Single, Double or Triple Hard Chrome Layers
- Hydraulic Cylinder Plating with Nickel/Chrome combination Layers
Oil & Gas
- Single – Lobe Pump Rotors
- Multi – Lobe Pump Rotors
- Ball Valves
Job Shops
- Various application
- Plating of unknown substrate quality
Others
- Chain saw tooth
- Cotton Pickers
- Textile machinery components
- Rolls for steel mills
Our hard chrome processes deliver high efficiency, exceptional adhesion, and uniform coverage on a variety of metal substrates. The versatile, high performance hard chrome solutions enable consistent and reliable performance at the lowest cost of ownership. Leading OEMs worldwide use ANKOR for shock absorber rods, engine valves, piston rings and fuel injection devices.
The patented, etch-free processes are used in a wide range of automotive applications. Ultra high-speed hard chrome processes specifically engineered for “closed” plating systems are ideally suited to provide wear and corrosion resistance on a variety of automotive parts.
ANKOR hard chrome processes in conventional hoist or return type equipment provide exceptional metal distribution results, increasing productivity while minimizing material and energy consumption. The hard chrome processes improve yields, as they are resistant to current interruptions witnessed with return type equipment.
Because ANKOR hard chrome processes are etch-free, attack on the base metal is virtually eliminated. The increased efficiency and high speed of the processes result in reduced energy costs and increased capacity.
ANKOR hard chrome processes provide optimized brightness and a more uniform metal distribution compared to other hard chromium processes. The processes are designed to simplify plating on critical substrates such as stainless steel, cast iron, high tensile steel, electroless nickel and chrome-on-chrome.
Engine Valves
ANKOR Hard Chrome Processes are OEM approved and meet the specification of the major Engine Valve OEMs and Tier 1s, in this automotive application.
The valve shaft is plated in average with 5 – 8 µm micro – cracked Hard Chromium for wear- and corrosion protection as well as low friction requirements.
ANKOR chemical solutions meet the present and future demand of the Industry for high yields, lowest cost per part and long term planning security and compliance.
Product Offering for Engine Valves:
| ANKOR 1126 – Reliable process, approved by major OEMs |
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| ANKOR 1126 Hard Chromium coatings are micro-cracked bright, provide high hardness of more than 1000 HV0.1 and are low in friction. The special catalyst system provides exceptional high productivity, due to a 25% current efficiency, high yields and are mainly used in automotive applications, like Engine Valves and Fuel Injector components. ANKOR 1126 is approved by major engine valve and fuel injector OEMs and Tier 1s. |
| ANKOR 1160 – High Speed plating on Engine Valves in Zero Discharge Reactor Cell |
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| ANKOR 1126 Hard Chromium coatings are micro-cracked bright, provide high hardness of more than 1000 HV0.1 and are low in friction. The special catalyst system provides exceptional high productivity, due to a 25% current efficiency, high yields and are mainly used in automotive applications, like Engine Valves and Fuel Injector components. ANKOR 1126 is approved by major engine valve and fuel injector OEMs and Tier 1s. |
ANKOR Features and Benefits:
- Meets OEM specifications
- Excellent adhesion without anodic etching even on Nimonic and Inconel
- Excellent thickness distribution and short cycle time
- Chromium layers are bright, free of Nodules and Micro-porosity
- Under High Speed Conditions, coating requires simple polishing step to enhance brightness
- Excellent Application Knowledge Dedicated Global Hard Chrome Team
- Six Sigma Methodologies
Zero Discharge Hard Chromium Plating
The industry is moving away from conventional “Open Tank Plating Systems” due to the increased emission regulation and higher workplace safety.
ANKOR GAMMAT is a zero discharge plating plant, designed to meet present and future regulations on Cr(VI). The chemistry remains in a closed system and plated pistons are cleaned properly from Cr(VI) residues. ANKOR GAMMAT is one of the safest plating plants in the world. The system can be integrated in any industrial environment and makes plant approval much more simple. ANKOR hard chromium process additives are designed as single component replenishment and can be used in all generations of equipment types, e.g. open tank and reactor cell plating.
HYDRAULICS
Hydraulics
ANKOR Hard chrome processes for hydraulic bars and cylinders meet the demand of this market that is driven by low cost and high corrosion resistance. The ANKOR coatings are high in micro-cracks and free of nodules in as – plated condition.
Pre-plated 6m Hydraulics bars are typically plated in conventional rack lines or in more advanced and compact horizontal continuous plating lines with one or multiple tanks.
Hydraulic Cylinder are typically plated with single or multiple Hard Chromium coatings in vertical hoist lines or horizontally when the length and diameter is bigger. Our processes are suitable in all types of equipment.
Product Offering for Hydraulics:
| ANKOR 1127 Plus – Predictable Adhesion, Best Thickness Distribution, Highest Brightness |
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| ANKOR 1127 PLUS special etch-free catalyst system provides predictable adhesion on basically all substrates, even Stainless Steel, Nickel-Alloys and Chrome. The productivity is increased versus competitor processes by minimum 5% due to the improved thickness distribution.
The etch-free activation enables nodule-free and pore-free plating of high micro-cracked chrome deposits, which enhance NSS performance. Ankor 1127 PLUS is mainly used in Automotive, Job Shops, Oil and Gas and General Engineering applications. |
| ANKOR Hydraulics – Productivity, Corrosion Performance, Sustainability |
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| ANKOR Hydraulics process features meet the demand of the hydraulic industry for low-cost corrosion resistance and high micro-cracked Hard Chromium coatings and sustainability.
The ANKOR Hydraulics process is minimum 5% more productive compared to other etch-free organic catalyst systems, increasing the output of horizontal continuous plating machines (single or multi tank) and conventional hoist lines. The special ANKOR Hydraulics MS surfactant is an integral part of the technology, minimizing chrome nodules and micro pores. It also keeps air borne emission low, helping the user to comply with emission regulations. ANKOR Hydraulics OneSolution is a ready to use single component replenishment product, including chrome, organic catalyst and mist suppressant, simplifying handling of chemicals and avoiding the risk of dosing failures. |
ANKOR Features and Benefits:
- Meets micro – crack requirement of >400 cracks/cm in as plated condition
- Meets NSS requirements of 96 – 240 NSS, rating 10
- Chromium layers are bright, free of nodules and micro-porosity
- Specified thickness can be achieve in shorter plating time
- Suitable for 6m bar plating continuous plating equipment with single or multi tank
- Excellent application knowledge dedicated global Hard chrome team
- Six Sigma Methodologies
ROTORS
Pump Rotors
ANKOR Hard Chrome Processes for oil and gas pump rotors, meet the demand for macro-crack free, wear and corrosion resistance.
This application requires a versatile Hard chrome process with good coverage in the minors, macro-crack free coating on the majors and good thickness distribution to reach the minimum thickness in the shortest possible plating time.
Good activation and Nodule free plating even at high chrome thicknesses of 500µm or more reduces the plating time and post – grinding costs significantly.
Product Offering for Pump Rotors:
| ANKOR 1127 Plus – Predictable Adhesion, Best Thickness Distribution, Highest Brightness |
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| ANKOR 1127 PLUS special etch-free catalyst system provides predictable adhesion on basically all substrates, even Stainless Steel, Nickel-Alloys and Chrome. The productivity is increased versus competitor processes by minimum 5% due to the improved thickness distribution.
The etch-free activation enables nodule-free and pore-free plating of high micro-cracked chrome deposits, which enhance NSS performance. Ankor 1127 PLUS is mainly used in Automotive, Job Shops, Oil and Gas and General Engineering applications. |
ANKOR Features and Benefits:
- Predictable adhesion
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Excellent thickness distribution and short cycle time
- Chromium layers are bright, free of nodules and macro – cracks
- Excellent application knowledge dedicated global hard chrome team
SHOCK ABSORBERS
ANKOR Hard Chrome Processes are OEM approved and meet the specification of the major Shock Absorber OEMs and Tier 1s, in this safety relevant application.
The piston or hollow rod of automotive shock absorbers is plated with an average of 15 µm to 30µm micro – cracked Hard chrome for wear- and corrosion protection in combination with their low friction requirements.
ANKOR chemical solutions meet the present and future demand of the industry for high yields, lowest cost per part, long term planning security and ELV compliance.
Product Offering for Shock Absorbers:
- ANKOR 1127 – Robust process for automotive shock absorber in conventional hoist lines
- ANKOR 1127 Plus – developed especially for return type machines and resistant to current interruptions
- ANKOR 1128 – reliable process for Hard chrome plating in encapsulated hoist lines for conforming platinum titanium anodes.
- ANKOR 1160 – High speed plating on shock absorbers in zero discharge reactor cell
- ANKOR Gammat – Zero discharge plating equipment with up to 300A/dm² current density with ANKOR 1160
ANKOR Features and Benefits:
- Meets OEM specification for micro – cracks of more than 400 cracks/cm for oil retention (VW TL 215 and PV 1058)
- Meets OEM specification for NSS of 48 – 240h, rating 10 (DIN EN ISO 9227)
- Best thickness distribution for highest productivity
- Chromium layers are bright, free of nodules and micro-porosity
- Excellent Application Knowledge Dedicated Global Hard Chrome Team
- Six Sigma Methodologies
Zero Discharge Hard Chromium Plating
The industry is moving away from conventional “Open Tank Plating Systems” due to the increased emission regulation and higher workplace safety.
ANKOR GAMMAT is a zero discharge plating plant, designed to meet present and future regulations on Cr(VI). The chemistry remains in a closed system and plated pistons are cleaned properly from Cr(VI) residues. ANKOR GAMMAT is one of the safest plating plants in the world. The system can be integrated in any industrial environment and makes plant approval much more simple.
ANKOR Hard chrome process additives are designed for single component replenishment and therefore increase processes capability and yields.