A Polish leader in automobile parts manufacturing recently completed the installation of a nitriding system at the manufacturing facility in its namesake city in southeastern Poland. FA Krosno is one of the largest players in the European gas springs market, supplying manufacturers of commercial vehicles and agricultural equipment such as Fiat SpA, Scania AB, MAN SE, and AGCO.
Nitrex Metal completed the installation of the nitriding system. Marcin Stoklosa, Special Projects Manager of Nitrex Metal, stated “Where collaborating suppliers are concerned, FA Krosno places strict technical, quality, process, and environmental demands on suppliers. We are extremely proud to count ourselves among the company’s preferred suppliers. Nitrex nitriding technologies were recognized as the best performing and best suited to the application’s requirements. Results from various metallurgical and mechanical tests conducted on the nitrided piston rods confirmed that the desired thickness of the white layer, the oxide thickness of the white layer, corrosion resistance, as well as the appropriate roughness were consistently obtained after Nitreg® nitriding and was maintained even after subsequent finishing operations.”
Over the last several years, FA Krosno and Nitrex have collaborated in an attempt to improve the durability of piston rods in gas spring assemblies of passenger vehicles. Production with the new system started in December 2019.
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