Zecher GmbH, a global manufacturer of anilox rollers made of chrome and ceramics, is expanding its production capacity by 25% with the acquisition of an additional ceramic coating line.
Increased demand for customised coating
In order to meet the requirements for a highly abrasion- and corrosion-resistant functional coating suitable for high-resolution laser engraving up to 700 L/cm, Zecher relies on plasma coating technology. Plasma coating enables the required functional layers to be realised with qualitatively convincing mechanical properties as well as residual porosities of less than 1%.
The applied functional layer forms the basis for engraving the anilox rollers and sleeves. The established and high-quality chromium oxide ceramics (Cr2O3) are characterised by good melting behaviour and high density. The nature of the ceramic coating determines the precision, printing properties and long-term performance of the ceramic rollers.
"With the supplementary acquisition, we are reacting to the increasing demand on the world market for Zecher products and are also more flexible in the area of individual coatings for rotationally symmetrical components" comments Rüdiger Wand, Managing Director of Zecher GmbH, on the new coating plant.
The new ceramic coating plant ties in with the already established technology and complements it in an excellent way. Mr. Wand comments: "Our customers, and thus also we, are so satisfied with our most recently acquired thermal coating system and the performance achieved with it that the acquisition of another system with this technology was obvious."
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