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www.vapour-degreasing.com ELECTROPLATING, ANODISING & GALVANIZING Asterion TECHNIBRITE™ Alkaline and Acid Zinc Systems approved by Harley-Davidson Asterion, LLC is pleased to announce that Harley-Davidson has approved TECHNIBRITE™ alkaline and acid zinc plating systems for providing optimum corrosion protection on the company’s legendary motorcycles. Specifi cally, the TECHNIBRITE systems have met the stringent specifi cations of Harley- Davidson’s “Zinc Plate and Seal per ESPEC 805-050,” and “Zinc Plate per ESPEC 805- 051” for use on powertrain components. Zinc Plate and Seal per ESPEC805-050 Zinc Process Options TECHNIBRITE ZN 200 chloride acid zinc Each Harley-Davidson approved process imparts a silver-white (clear) finish and is summarized below. Trivalent Conversion Coating TECHNICOAT™ ZnBl 360 Ultra Sealant TECHNIGUARD™ F 108 Zinc Plate per ESPEC805-051 Zinc Process Options The approved zinc plating systems include the use of TECHNIBRITE AZ 130 alkaline, non-cyanide zinc or TECHNIBRITE ZN 200 chloride acid zinc, followed by TECHNICOAT™ ZnBl 360 trivalent passivate. TECHNIGUARD™ F 108 sealant is employed to meet the ESPEC150 specification. The rigorous testing was completed at Harley-Davidson Powertrain Operation in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Blair Vandivier, President and CEO of Asterion said, “We are honored to have earned the trust of Harley-Davidson. The work by our sales and technical teams, in partnership with our valued distributor Hydrite Chemical Company, demonstrates Asterion’s commitment to ‘combining high tech with high touch,’ to Harley-Davidson and all our customers to maximize product performance.” TECHNIBRITE™ AZ 130 alkaline non-cyanide zinc process Trivalent Conversion Coating TECHNIBRITE™ AZ 130 alkaline non-cyanide zinc process TECHNIBRITE ZN 200 chloride acid zinc TECHNICOAT™ ZnBl 360 Ultra For further information on TECHNIBRITE alkaline and acid systems, please contact Graham Torr, Asterion Director of Technical Services [email protected] or Blair Vandivier [email protected] Visit asterionstc.com New dates have just been released for Surface World Live 2020. LIVE 2020 - we have everything covered 18th & 19th March 2020, Hall 11, NEC, Birmingham Surface World Live 2020 will be returning to Hall 11 at the NEC in Birmingham. The next show will be held on the 18th & 19th March 2020. If you are interested in booking a stand then call Nigel Bean on 01442 826826 or send him an email at [email protected] To see who has already reserved a stand at Surface World Live 2020 just visit: www.surfaceworld.com 50 JANUARY 2019 twitter: @surfaceworldmag