Nitrex Metal Inc., Quebec, Canada, has installed a nitriding/nitrocarburizing system at Dongwoo HST Ltd., Korea. Primarily for processing Hyundai ring gears, it includes three Nitreg-based nitriding technologies for a variety of steel types with process recipes for each product application. Along with the increase in the ring gear business, Dongwoo is expanding to meet the growing demand in Korea for advanced heat treatments with superior capabilities.
Through an exclusive licensing deal, Dongwoo HST now offers Nitreg potential-controlled nitriding, Nitreg-C nitrocarburizing, Nitreg-S nitriding of stainless steels, and in-process post-nitriding/nitrocarburizing oxidation. The Nitrex furnace at the Dangjin site has a work zone with a diameter of 39 in. and height of 98 in., with a gross load capacity of 6600 lb.
Nitrex is a leading developer and supplier of automated turnkey nitriding/nitrocarburizing systems for the aerospace, automotive, machinery, gear manufacturing, tool and die, and commercial heat treating industries. Nitrex Metal currently has licensees in 16 countries. The company has over 250 installations in plants worldwide and has licensed its technology to heat treating companies in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and USA.
