Expanding Repair Options
2/02/2009
Hastings Deering and AustChrome, Expanding
Repair Options for Components
Located in Mackay, AustChrome has been the
market leader in the reclamation and repair of worn components within the
mining, construction and engineering sectors for over 14 years. AustChrome
specialises in component reclamation, where worn components can gain a
second, third or, in some cases even a fourth life through the latest repair
techniques. Priding themselves on providing state of the art repairs, AustChrome
offers customers customised solutions for individual requirements. Repair
options available to customers include:
• Machining
Services
• Hard
Chrome Plating
o The
AustChrome facility boasts the most advanced and environmentally friendly
hard chroming facilities in Australia. Specifically designed to accommodate
hydraulic cylinders and suspension groups up to off highway mining trucks
and face shovels.
Maximum component diameter: 400mm
Maximum component length: 5,500mm
Hard Chroming utilises a process of electro
plating, using a conforming anode to achieve a consistent plating finish.
The chrome material is then polished to a like new finish. Hard chroming
is the traditional repair for hydraulic components restoring the finish
of the component to the original factory specifications from a salvaged
core material.
• HVOF:
o High
Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) system is designed to produce high-pressure
reclamation coatings of extreme quality and hardness. Allowing for greater
flexibility of repair options for large components, not only for cylinder
rods, this technology can also be used to reclaim any cylindrical product
e.g. Wheel ends.
• LaserFusion:
o AustChrome
was the first supplier in Australia to use LaserFusion technology in the
repair and remanufacture of hydraulic components. AustChrome uses a high
power direct ductile laser (HPDDL) system to produce a pure undiluted alloy
coating 12mm in width and up to 2mm in depth of material per pass. This
enables many new material processing applications to be explored. Damaged
components previously not reclaimable can now be successfully reclaimed
to a better than new finish. The process can also be utilised to achieve:
Cladding and surface engineering
• Minimal
distortion
• Low
dilution of material
• A completely
dense surface
• Corrosion
resistant properties
Hard facing
• Excellent
wear protection
• Increased
surface hardness
• Highly
reproducible
Heat treating
• Chemical
free, dry process
• Selective
surface hardening
• Precise
control of parameters
• Casing
depth is controllable for exacting finishes
Welding / Hybrid Welding – features include:
• Laser
beam profile is ideal for precise seam welding
• Spatter
free welds
• Ability
to join super alloys
• Ability
to weld dissimilar alloys such as aluminium, nickel and cobalt
LaserFusion creates a molecular bond with
the original surface material, creating a completely dense component with
superior wear characteristics.
The superior hardening properties associated
with LaserFusion are greater than both hard chroming and CAST however there
are pricing differentiations.
AustChrome is positioned to offer a fully
comprehensive range of component repair, reclamation, and manufacture of
components to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specification.
Repair options include but are not limited
to:
• Hydraulic
Rods and Cylinders
• Wheel
Ends and Bearings
• Spindles
Through these forms of component reclamation,
customers are able to extend their components life cycle not only on hydraulic
components but on many other products where a wear surface is required.
Contact your product support representative or your nearest Hastings Deering
branch for further details.