Testimonials and Letters for Thermallife

Test Result Comments
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	Resolved and Reduced Soldering of Die Cast Tooling
	Improved Fatigue Resistance for Die Cast and Draw Tooling
	Reduction in gate erosion in Die Cast Tooling
	Reduction of Galling for Draw Dies
	Reduced Wear and Improved Fatigue Strength - Hot Forging

Reduced Soldering

#790 - IA - Pleased with ThermaLLife performance to date on all tooling processed. Said it's "working good." Also advised business is good.

#955 - AR - In 2007 January, we lost our source for SolveniteÒ. ThermaLLife has proved to be an ideal alternative solution which is also less expensive than our previous lost source.

#955 - CO - Core pins would solder after only 500 shots. Production costs were sky-rocketing due to downtime. After ThermaLLife was able to run 5000 parts and finish the run without a single downtime for the previous problem.

#007 - WI - Once used a process similar to this until the local plant closed. Am glad to see that the technology has improved so that can provide the consistent results that we could not obtain from other processes. Use it on cores and slides that have a tendency to solder and/or gall. May try on some problem die casting inserts in the near future.

#054 - IL - Have been using ThermaLLife since its introduction in July 2001. Applications to cores have reduced or eliminated previous soldering problems. Works equally well on problem molds that have a tendency to solder. Have tried all the "so called" miracle coatings, platings, and long time chemical processes but nothing supplies the consistent results of this process.

#178 - MI - Spline cores - exceeded what ion-nitriding did previously for us. Have been able to get over 300,000 shots on the ThermaLLife processed cores.

#644 - WI - Long time user of MetaLLife. Use ThermaLLife to reduce soldering. Quite effective at also reducing washout and erosion. Like the fact that both processes can be re-applied when/if necessary without any special preparation. Found to be effective and beneficial on dies as well as cores and slides.

#872 - IL - Was one of the first to use the combination process by applying first MetaLLife then ThermaLLife on transmission dies. Significant reduction in soldering (which was a severe problem) and heat checking. Have since applied to an additional set of new cavities with the same results.

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Improved Fatigue Resistance

#872 - IL - This customer has been able to increase their tool life for a sensitive automotive part ten (10x) fold by applying MetaLLife followed by ThermaLLife after final sampling on NEW tooling.

#607 - MI - Extremely pleased with the extended life increase of 75% over the normal 50,000 shots (now 125,000 shots) he was getting. They polish them almost daily w/ an MX wheel + stone. Continuing to use ThermaLLife for the fatigue benefits.

#050 - IN - Usually gets 40,000 out of die cast valve cores. The main reason for failure is bending and loss of dimensional tolerances, not erosion. ThermaLLife cores still running with now over 60,000 shots on them.. Usually get 20-30k out of the piston cores. 8 out of the twelve processed are still running far past this count. When you don't hear any complaints from the floor, this is usually a very good sign that what you are doing is working.

#266 - MN - A large die casting tool with and established history of heat checking, washout, and soldering, was processed with MetaLLife after it had unknowingly been processed with the Ferritic Nitro Carburizing treatment. After performing better than any similar tool in our history, it was determined that this tool had, indeed, received the combination process. We are now believers and planning on treating all of our tooling this way.

#834 - WI - Performed the combination process of:
MetaLLife + ThermaLLife to two different die cast tools with a history of heat checking and fatigue failure. Both tools went far over their normal life expectancy showing increases in the range of 50-85%. One tool is still functioning while running a back to back comparison against an untreated tool. The untreated tool has 1/2 as many shots as the treated and is being pulled from production. The treated tool is continuing to produce parts with over 180,000 shots on this die set. Plan on incorporating on more tooling.

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Less Erosion and Washout

Field test data being reviewed

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Anti-Galling of Draw Dies

#286 - WI - Customer was experiencing a rapid galling problem on some older tooling used to make medium size drawn part. After ThermaLLife customer was able to run a complete run of 500 parts without any problems. Prior to this die would gall immediately on the first couple of parts and have to be re-polished many times just to get 500 pieces. Die material is D2. Due to the known age of this tooling, final temper was performed at the lower knee point. Most new D2 is being final tempered at 1100 degrees F. This die was probably final tempered at 500 degrees F.

#891 - MO - Performed the process on a used tool that had been welded many times. ThermaLLife performed so well that we did not have to build a new tool as originally anticipated from all the galling problems we were having prior to processing.. Continuing to run the tool as is and use the process.

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Increased Wear Resistance and Fatigue Strength

#918 - WI- uses ThermaLLife on M2 hot forging punches to pierce 1400-1500°F - AISI5160 material (38-42Rc) that is 1/2” thick. They get about 4x the normal life by doing ThermaLLife. They have been using the process for two and one half years.

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