Nanogate technology launches wide-ranging application in field of tribological layers
Nanogate plans to enter billion-dollar market in 2006
Saarbrücken/Hannover, 24 April 2006. Nanogate AG is presenting at the
Hannover Fair a technological breakthrough in the field of tribological layer
systems. In engine parts, modern manufacturing plants and entire production
lines, friction and abrasion cost companies millions every year. Nanogate’s
NANOglide® product platform opens up new application areas and offers costcutting
solutions. Together with partners in mechanical engineering and plant
construction, Nanogate plans to enter the billion-dollar market and the rollout
process in the field of tribological layers.
Ilmenau University claims that friction and abrasion lead to the industrial countries sustaining annual losses of up to 5% of their gross domestic product.
Annual losses in Germany are estimated at around €35 billion. Friction limits
system performance and leads to material loss and surface changes. Higher
processing speeds, lower use of lubricants and longer service intervals are
further tribological requirements of modern production facilities or the
automobile industry. In the latest technology analysis by the Association of
German Engineers (VDI) the annual world market volume in this area is estimated to amount to between €1 billion and €5 billion in 2006.
Nanogate AG has made a technological breakthrough in composite layers. Based on many years of experience with layer systems in the metals sector, the exclusive Nanogate technology, and strategic partnerships in the field of chemical nickel dispersion layers, Nanogate scientists and engineers have succeeded within a year in developing the NANOglide® product platform.
In current conventional chemical nickel dispersion layers, particles are
incorporated in the chemical nickel matrix via expensive electrolytic process
engineering. Optimal alignment is problematic and must be individually adjusted
to the geometry of each substrate. The remaining layers also show an uneven particle distribution, which leads under tribological stress to limited layer
performance. NANOglide® now provides an opportunity to incorporate particles
into the nickel matrix systematically and homogeneously by means of the
simplest technology. The remaining layer benefits from clear process and quality
advantages such as wear protection, minimising of friction, reduced soiling and
both good corrosion protection and a high level of resistance to chemicals. These
qualities open up an extremely wide range of applications.
Based on the Nanoglide® technology platform, further layer systems with new functions are currently under development and undergoing trials in Nanogate’s
laboratories. Development work extends from the lab to the innovation partners’
technical standard. “With NANOglide® we have been able to make a strategic
addition to our product portfolio and develop our technology base. As in other
market segments, we work the world market with our technology along with
competent partners who have industry know-how in electrolytic processes,” says
Nanogate AG Managing Director Michael Jung.
