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.
View a video excerpt from a past Webinar that presents an exclusive Pin and Sleeve combination that delivers great performance for long run cleanroom tooling to harsh die casting applications.
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~ 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.
- Specialized treatment outlasts conventional leader pins and bushings.
- Manufactured to withstand pressure of hard-to-align dies with diagonal thermal expansion.
- Largest standard lock in the industry, sized for deflection resistance.
- Large landing area offers improved part precision, reduces trimming.
- Black Nitride treatment reduces hole damage caused by galling.
- Core Pin hardness 50-55 HRC, comes complete with finished detail.
- Precision honed lubricious surface that does not require grease.
- High hardness of 66-70 HRC that is suited for harsh conditions.
- Superior wear resistance, and includes particle rings for lubrication retention.
- Standards sizes eliminates the need to manufacture in-house.
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