When providing quotes and upon receipt of the metal, we first check whether the pieces are suitable for electrolysis.

• Adhesives, paint, excessive rust and mill scale should be avoided.
• Entire structures should be fitted with the necessary vent and drain holes.
• The pieces must be able to fit in the baths in a single dip; double-dip galvanising is not possible.
• The piece of metal must be suspendable: all pieces must have dedicated holes from which they can be suspended.

All pieces are identified with a special order form, indicating customer name, order size, process number and the dimensions of each piece.

Standard galvanisation is performed according to the DIN 50960 standard.
In addition, we can also galvanise pieces according to specific customer standards (CNH, VOLVO, CATERPILLAR, PICANOL, ...)

With cage-shaped structures, the necessary measures will need to be taken to avoid the Farraday cage effect.

For dipping, we use Surtec 668 blue passivation:
white rust: + 72 hours, red rust: + 120 hours

The same passivation with a seal:
white rust: + 144 hours, red rust: + 500 hours. The seal is not electrically conductive, which makes powder coating impossible after the galvanisation process.

Surtec 693 black passivation and Surtec 684 (thick-layer) (are also available.

Smaller orders are degassed in the small oven, while larger orders are placed in an iron basket and lifted into the large oven with a forklift.
Degassing takes place almost exclusively with hardened pieces of metal.

The time required depends on the hardness of the piece, and if this is not communicated to us, we will assume a default degassing time of 2 hours.
The degassing is done at a temperature of 200 degrees Celcius, within two hours of the galvanisation process.
Degassing is not possible for pieces with seals.