Expanite has the data to back it up.
There are many reasons why to choose Expanite, including our fast turnaround times and the documented high performance of our heat treatments. And the flexibility to choose where in the world your parts are treated. Now we are adding six strong environmental reasons to choose Expanite. As a young company, we are committed to sustainability and transparency. Therefore, we are now sharing data on the environmental impact of our surface hardening solutions, a first in our industry.
We believe that only through sharing data and maintaining an open and honest dialogue can we work towards a greener future. Surface hardening of metal surfaces is an investment in life cycle extension, which applies to all surface treatment solutions. But when does this investment pay off for your company and the environment?
We can now document that when heat treatment extends the lifetime of metal components by more than 2% to 14%, the “investment” pays back. Additionally, we can document the CO2 footprint of all our processes, and we can confirm that Expanite does not use solvents and generates no toxic waste.
Six Environmental Reasons Why You Should Choose Expanite:
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The climate impact of the Expanite processes lead to between 0.23 and 0.46 kg CO2 eq additional emissions per kg of treated material. -
When the heat treatment prolongs the lifetime of metal components with more than 2% to 14%, the “investment” pays back in terms of climate savings.
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Where competing processes use fluoride, hydrochloric acid, or cyanides, Expanite does not use any of these components.
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The Expanite processes do not generate any toxic waste.
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Related lifecycle impacts, such as human toxicity, ecotoxicity and other waste issues will be smaller than in alternative processes.
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All Expanite activities comply with local environmental standards.
We are all responsible for our actions and all decisions matter. Also, when it comes to surface hardening of stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, and titanium. The answers to the environmental impact have been hard to find. But not any longer. An independent EU based consultancy company has documented the environmental impact of the Expanite processes according to today’s standards. Talk to one of our Sales Experts and get the full documentation.
