Unmatched Performance
Black Nitride products from Progressive are proven to perform in medical cleanroom molding environments, cosmetic / appearance product production, harsh conditions such as die casting, and beyond.
Black Nitride (BN) is diffused .003”-.005” into the component, and is not an additive process that can wear off and end up in your parts, like DLC and other surface coatings.
~ Jim Kepler, President, Intertech Plastics
~ Dan Sheridan, Twin City Die Castings
New Greaseless ejector Sleeves
To expand its offering of Ejector Sleeves, Progressive has added treatments for greaseless applications.
Black Nitride Ejector Sleeves have a precision honed lubricious surface that does not require grease in cleanroom applications, and a high hardness (66-70 HRC) that is suited for harsh conditions such as with die casting.
“When the BN Series Sleeves are combined with Progressive’s Through-Hard Ejector Pins, the dimensional specifications provide the industry’s closest combined precision fit and tolerance between pin and sleeve,” states Glenn Starkey, Progressive’s President. “Unlike PVD processes such as diamond-like coatings (DLC), black nitride penetrates the steel’s substrate and won’t chip, flake, or peel.”
AS FEATURED IN mOLDMAKING TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE
Case Study: Twin City Die Castings Co.
PROBLEM: Die soldering during casting process was degrading core pin surfaces, which required cleaning three to four times per shift, and
replacement every month.
SOLUTION: Switch to black nitride custom core pins from Progressive Components.
RESULTS: Cleaning was reduced, replacement intervals extended five times thanks to greater longevity gained from using black nitride products.
Black Nitride Products
- Black Nitride treatment reduces hole damage caused by galling.
- Proven to reduce the incidence of repair for stuck ejector pins.
- Precision honed lubricious surface that does not require grease.
- High hardness of 66-70 HRC that is suited for harsh conditions.
- Black Nitride treatment reduces hole damage caused by galling.
- Core Pin hardness 50-55 HRC, comes complete with finished detail.
- Specialized treatment outlasts conventional leader pins.
- Greaseless for medical and durable enough for Die Casters.
- Specialized treatment outlasts conventional bushings.
- Manufactured to withstand pressure of hard-to-align dies with diagonal thermal expansion.
- Available as a standard item in sizes from 1/2″ diameter to 2″ diameter.
- Proven to provide improved performance for greaseless medical environments and durability for Die Casters.
- Designed to be cut-to-length for each slide’s required length.
- Available off-the-shelf with pre-machined counterbores for SHCS and offered in six standard sizes with a range of lengths from 2” to 13.5” long.
- Designed to be cut-to-length for each slide’s required length.
- Provided flat and including final fitting stock, Wear Strips are available in eight standard inch sizes, with a range of lengths from 6″ to 13.5″ long.
- Superior wear resistance with particle rings for lubrication retention.
- Standards sizes eliminates the need to manufacture in-house.
- Largest standard lock in the industry, sized for deflection resistance.
- Large landing area offers improved part precision, reduces trimming.
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