Tailor-made development projects for the electrochemical processing of components made from stainless steel and special materials with demanding surface requirements

Systematic tests concerning corrosion behaviour (e.g. using Critical Pitting Temperature CPT and Critical Pitting Potential CPP) and cleanability (e.g. according to European Hygienic Equipment Design Group (EHEDG) - cleanability testing) of different stainless steel and special alloys in relation to various contacting media at various temperature levels. Standard procedures are not always sufficient. NIROPLAN combines knowledge, practical experience and a hypothesis-driven practical laboratory test set-up with complementary analytics and surface testing to develop robust, standards-compliant and resource-efficient process solutions for customers.

Services

  • Experimental process design, preliminary testing and evaluation (design of experiments)
  • Development of electrochemical processes and optimisation (scale-up)
  • Surface inspection and analysis (qualification)
  • Testing and development of alternative, resource-saving processes (optimization)
  • Development of post-treatment processes
  • Scaling and industrialisation plans for process transfer
  • Documentation

How can NIROPLAN help?

NIROPLAN reliably transfers laboratory processes into production scale: qualification of surface treatment processes on original components at industrial scale, support during series start-ups, occupational safety, process management including process chemistry, and preparation of manufacturing and testing instructions.

Fields of application

Chemical or electrochemical surface treatment of components made from new or special stainless steel materials or special alloys

Components with high surface and cleaning requirements

Microbiologically critical applications in the pharmaceutical, biotech and food industry

Substitution of critical substances in process chemicals for chemical and electrochemical surface treatment (green chemistry approach)

Surface cleanability conditions concerning particles and gaseous elements for ultrahigh purity gas

We solve problems with decades of expertise

Consulting & Advisory Services

Root cause analysis, surface treatment, rehabilitation proposals like additional surface treatments, process optimisation

Expert Reports & Damage Analysis

Corrosion reports, causes, corrective measures

Inspection & Measurement Services

VT, PMT (XRF-Analyses), surface roughness measurement, surface microscopy, SEM-EDX, ESCA/XPS, CPT, CPP

Research & Development

Customised solutions for surface treatment

Problem-oriented rather than catalogue-based:

  • Documentation suitable for inspections and audits
  • Immediate response (initial assessment within 48 hours)
  • White papers and checklists
  • Partner network for advanced analytics
Contact – Austria

Christoph Odwody
+43 2842 20778 534
+43 664 169 2815
c.odwody@niroplan.at

NIROPLAN GmbH
Chemical laboratory and Consulting Engineers
Consultancy specialising in surface and corrosion issues relating to iron-based stainless steel alloys and also high alloyed materials like Ni-based alloys, as well as weld quality and component testing, and safety advisors.

Stoißmühle 2
A – 3830 Waidhofen / Thaya (Austria)

Contact – Germany

Benedikt Henkel
+49 (0)176 1106 1100
b.henkel@niroplan.com

Office in Germany:
Hofriedealle 4
D – 21521 Aumühle (near Hamburg)

Laboratory address in Germany:
HENKEL GmbH u. Co. KG
An der Autobahn 12
D – 19306 Neustadt-Glewe

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