English processes industries people & culture news locations & contact heat treatment Aalberts surface technologies Birmingham Aalberts surface technologies > locations & contact > Aalberts surface technologies Birmingham about this location downloads inhouse processes industries we serve contact & directions about this location Aalberts surface technologies in Birmingham is also the home of Nitrotec Services a specialist, patented process ideal if you seek to minimise weight, maximise strength and expect the component to be used in environments where corrosion protection is a must. welcome to Birmingham Aalberts surface technologies Birmingham is conveniently located less than 1 mile from J6 of the M6. The site controls our wholly owned patented Nitrotec® range of treatments on site as well as to approved, licensed users around the world. Nitrotec® is a highly specialist process used by leading automotive manufacturers, hydraulic and actuation system providers, machinery builders and producers of consumer goods and electrical switchgear. Additionally, at Aalberts surface technologies Birmingham we carry out a comprehensive range of PVD coatings to a host of industries and markets for both decorative and functional applications. For press tool forming dies, we often apply a heat treatment process in combination with PVD where the steel substrate is often not hard enough in itself to work in the application. We call this process Iontec-H where, in combination, our duplex process greatly improves fatigue and indentation resistance to allow better functionality and longevity of the tool. We also offer hardening to austenitic stainless steels through our Stainitec process which produces an extremely hard surface ‘S-phase’ layer. The surface hardness of the layer can reach up to 1400Hv and is always over 1000Hv. It is even possible to apply a PVD hard coating on top to further enhance wear resistance and friction characteristics. In addition to the application of our processes, we provide all necessary additional services from technical advice, improvement of customer processes, research laboratory and a logistic service (pick-up & delivery) for our customers. Aalberts surface technologies, “best in class” is about not only our core technologies, but more in the flexibility with which we service our clients and the way we are able to integrate our processes in their supply chain. We commit ourselves to the highest quality, not just treating materials but also the way we treat to our valued customer. We always work in close cooperation with our clients and are able to tailor our processes to the specific requirements so that our knowledge can be your strength. “For many design and specialist engineers, Nitrotec is a common treatment that delivers a great finish, whilst allowing cost savings and other benefits to be delivered. The corrosion resistant, hard coating qualities mean you can incorporate an oil layer which is also great to keep threads working.” Mike Fielden, plant manager our services Thermochemical Processes Special Services downloads Aalberts surface technologies Birmigham is accredited according to the latest revision: certificates ISO 9001:2015 general terms and conditions Terms and Conditions of Sales (UK, heat treatment) our inhouse processes Nitrotec® Plasma/Ion Nitriding PVD Salt Bath Carburizing Stainitec industries we serve tool manufacturing contact & directions Aalberts surface technologies Birmingham Units 3-8 Bickford Road B6 7EE Birmingham United Kingdom +44 121 322 2280 info.birmingham@aalberts-st.com processes industries people & culture locations & contact news downloads follow us terms and conditions | data protection statement | legal notice | certificates cookies The Aalberts websites use cookies (read more) to analyse website usage and improve usability. We also use third party tracking-cookies to measure user preferences, enable content sharing on social media and interest-based advertising. If you hit 'accept' you allow to us to place the different types of cookies. settings accept all