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Bodycote is the world’s largest and most respected provider of heat treatment and thermal processing services that are a vital link in the manufacturing supply chain, and value-adding and proprietary specialist technologies which offer unique solutions for a variety of applications.
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A vital link in the supply chain
Heat treatment is a controlled process used to alter the microstructure of materials such as metals and alloys. With unmatched capacity and computerised systems, our facilities can process a wide range of component sizes to exacting standards with reliable, repeatable results. Bodycote’s extensive list of accreditations across the network of facilities demonstrates the consistent high quality services provided to our clients.
A small sample of our heat treatment services…
- Case hardening with subsequent hardening operation
- Case hardening without subsequent hardening operation
- Hardening and tempering
- Solution and age
- Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S3P)
- Annealing/Normalising
- Ion implantation
- Stress relieving
… for more see our Heat Treatment services
Joined up thinking
Metal joining includes specialised processes such as electron beam welding, vacuum and honeycomb brazing; complex operations requiring a fusion of expertise and technology.Materials can also be joined via HIP diffusion bonding of solid to solid or solid to powder material, to produce a bi-metallic component with premium material properties on selected surfaces.
Metal joining services
Extreme protection
Specialised coatings are used extensively to prolong the working life of components and protect them from environmental factors such as corrosion and abrasion. The range of coatings available from Bodycote covers a wide variety of applications, providing solutions for manufacturers in virtually every market sector.
Surface technology services
World leading
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) combines very high temperature and pressure to eliminate porosity in castings and consolidate encapsulated powders to give fully dense materials. Dissimilar materials can be bonded together to manufacture unique, value-added components.With the largest operational capacity in the Western world, and a wide variety of sizes of equipment, Bodycote is able to accommodate large volumes of small product as economically as large individual components.