Zecher GmbH expands production capacities by 25%
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Zecher GmbH, a global manufacturer of anilox rolls made of chrome and ceramics, is expanding its production capacity by 25% with the acquisition of an additional ceramic coating line.
Increased demand for customized coating
To meet the requirements for a highly abrasion- and corrosion-resistant functional coating suitable for high-resolution laser engraving up to 700 L/cm, Zecher relies on plasma coating technology. Plasma coating enables the required functional layers to be realized with qualitatively convincing mechanical properties as well as residual porosities of less than 1%.
The applied functional layer forms the basis of the engraving of the anilox rollers and sleeves. The established and high-quality chromium oxide ceramics (Cr2O3) are characterized by good melting behavior and high density. The nature of the ceramic coating determines the precision, printing properties and long-term performance of the ceramic rollers.
"With the supplementary acquisition, we are responding to the increasing demand on the world market for Zecher products and are also more flexible in the area of individual coatings for rotationally symmetrical components" comments Rüdiger Wand, Managing Director of Zecher GmbH, on the new coating line.
The new ceramic coating line follows on from the already established technology and complements it in an excellent way. Mr. Wand comments: "Our customers, and thus also we, are so satisfied with our most recently acquired thermal coating system and the performance it has achieved that the acquisition of a further system with this technology was an obvious choice."
