ADVANTECH Zirconium
Case Study: YAMAHA (USA) – November 2014
The Challenge: To update and transform YAMAHA Recreational Vehicles existing 11-stage pretreatment system at their Newman facility in Georgia. The plant manufactures four recreational product lines including the company’s Side-x-Side utility vehicles, ATV’s, Golf Carts and Personal Watercrafts.
The Benefits: – Ambient operational temperature, saving energy cost
– Significantly less sludge than iron and zinc phosphate, allowing for reduced maintenance like frequent – washer descales and plugged nozzles
– Increased performance and minimized environmental impact
– Overall chemical savings of approximately 60% after converting from Zinc Phosphate to a Zirconium system
– Exceeding salt spray – 1200 hours B-117 salt spray
The Results: – Environmental Impact: Reduction of waster treatment, energy consumption, water usage, phosphate-free
– Regulatory Impact: Compliance with ever changing Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Regulations
– Economic Impact: Reduction of chemical cost, maintenance, and overall operational system cost
– Productivity Impact: Increased productivity due to fewer stages, less maintenance, ease of use
– Performance Impact: Increased performance across all substrates
ADVANTECH Yamaha Case Study
‘Phosphate-free’ ADVANTECH Zirconium pretreatment delivers transformational results at YAMAHA Recreational Vehicles.
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VANCHEM and Jena Industries form partnership to implement new aluminum pretreatment line at METALUMEN in Guelph, Ontario
The Challenge:
To design and implement a new 6-stage pre-treatment line for aluminum fixtures at Metalumen in Guelph, Ontario featuring ADVANTECH Zirconium pretreatments.
The Results:
ADVANTECH Zirconium went up against Henkel and Chemetal pretreatments with the goal being the AAMA 2605 specification and easily outperformed the competition.
The pre-treatment process is ‘phosphate-free’ and designed to go directly to the sewer system.
Metalumen has been running with ‘phosphate-free’ ADVANTECH Zirconium since May 2018 and to date is achieving excellent results.