TPT November 2017

T E CHNOLOG Y

Environmentally responsible engineering BRITISH Metal Treatments (BMT), part of the AJT Engineering group, is offering an environmentally responsible material reclaim service to help companies repair and reconfigure engineering components. The company’s workforce can carry out reclamation work on everything from mandrels and sleeves to actuator cylinders, valves and couplings. and re-using valuable materials. It eliminates the need to manufacture new components from scratch, and so reduces environmental impact. The workforce at BMT has undergone extensive training, both in-house and externally through the Institute of Materials Finishing, in areas such as electroplating, correct current calculation, deposition applications and the unique process routes for specific substrates.

The company recently completed an extensive and complex project to repair and reclaim a cylinder clamp body, traditionally discarded following use. The team isolated the area to be treated with 0.07" nickel, before machining work was carried out and finally hard chrome plating (HCP) was applied. Having a fully equipped machine shop within the facility complements all surface treatments and realises enhanced delivery performance. Reclamation is a key factor in the circular economy and is seen as a sustainable and environmentally responsible method of reducing waste

AJT managing director Kenneth Gauld said: “The deposition process is complex and the knowledge and expertise required by our depositors is of considerable note. Through reclamation, we can prevent the need for complete manufacture, which in turn lessens the environmental impact.” The company is able to carry out tailored, turnkey projects, as well as providing technical support throughout the surface treatment sector, and can assist with any environmental or health and safety concerns at project inception.

Reclamation through electro plating

The BMT plant specialises in electro- chemical deposition techniques, particularly with chromium and nickel, and electroless nickel plating (ENP). It also offers in-house machining and grinding, and carries out all surface work before and after the plating processing. AJT Engineering Ltd – UK Email: info@ajt-engineering.co.uk Website: www.ajt-engineering.co.uk

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