Nitrex Metal Inc., Montreal, has supplied the Turkish aluminum extrusion company, Alugen Aluminium, with a high-performance compact nitriding/nitrocarburizing system allowing the company to bring all manufacturing operations in-house for more optimal work planning and quality control.
Founded in 2012, Alugen is a dynamic company and the only business of its kind in Turkey operating in a free trade zone, with customers in various European countries. They had recently expanded their production capabilities with the addition of a new Nitrex NXK series nitriding system.
“Alugen provides mass production extrusion services as well as boutique production to its clients; therefore, Nitrex had to consider the performance benefits of a single system that can handle both custom and mass production requirements. The multipurpose NXK-612 batch-type furnace was a clear choice” noted Utku Inan, Nitrex sales representative serving Turkey. With a compact footprint, a work area of 23.5” x 47 ¼” (600 x 1200 mm), and a load capacity of 1700 lbs (800 kg), the NXK system allows Alugen to mix special dies with regular production dies for a faster turnaround of product-specific production plans.
Die Shop Manager, Özcan Sürücü, added, “In partnering with Nitrex, we (Alugen) have become self-sufficient from an operational point of view, no longer relying on external contractors to fill this work gap. This allows for more effective planning and ensures that all projects, whether big or small, are done on time and on budget.”
The Nitrex turnkey system was delivered with the exclusive Nitreg potential-controlled gas nitriding and Nitreg-C potential-controlled gas nitrocarburizing technologies. Process recipes are optimized to improve the performance of aluminum extrusion dies and increase throughput. The service life of dies is also extended through periodic nitriding, which helps to control the high heat and impact pressure that dies undergo during extrusion cycles.
