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Tooling encompasses a wide variety of products. Each type of tool requires heat treatment and vacuum deposition adapted to its specific requirements. The THERMILYON Group provides a comprehensive range of services to meet these diverse requirements, guaranteeing the quality and performance of the tooling supplied.

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Impeccable quality and optimum delivery times

The tooling market places high demands on speed and quality. Each part, often unique, requires impeccable precision and processing quality to meet strict standards. What's more, delivery times are a crucial criterion, requiring an efficient organization capable of offering fast, reliable solutions for heat treatment and vacuum deposition, while guaranteeing consistent quality and a rapid response to urgent requests.

6

production sites for the tooling market

5

average production days

100

number of customers in the tooling market

Solutions for the tooling market

In order to meet the demands of the market, Thermi Lyon offers the following:

Heat treatment
Heat treatment
parts partially coated with platin vacuum coating
Vacuum deposition
Vacuum deposition

Features

The tooling market is diverse, with each sector having its own specific requirements.

Job requirements

Maximum responsiveness with short processing times, weekend service and shuttle service. Optimized tool life through the use of advanced heat treatment technologies. Global offer including bulk heat treatment, nitriding, PVD and DLC coating, with full technical support.

Plastics

Our specific heat treatments improve polishing quality, graining homogeneity and ease of demolding, while reinforcing the abrasion resistance of plastics with high loads, such as those containing glass fibers. These improvements significantly extend tool life.

Forge

We offer an optimized heat treatment cycle to improve mechanical and thermal fatigue resistance as well as impact strength. Our nitriding treatments also improve resistance to wear and thermal fatigue, complemented by high-temperature vacuum deposits, used alone or in duplex, all with the aim of maximizing tool life.

Aluminum casting

Our treatment cycles are specially optimized for resistance to mechanical and thermal fatigue. We use nitriding treatments and vacuum deposition to reduce the risk of tinning and thermal fatigue, thus improving the quality and durability of the metallurgical structure of the tooling.

Stamping

Our special coatings (PVD, CVD) are optimized to promote sliding and increase wear resistance, specifically adapted for stamping and deep-drawing operations.

Cutting tools

We offer a complete range of PVD coatings, designed to increase the durability and performance of cutting tools.

Other

Our solutions also cover wear parts, mechanical components and precision mechanics, where reliability and precision are crucial.

Customer testimonials

Jérôme Lefebvre

ERMO Tech - Purchasing Manager

"Thermi-Platin takes care of the treatment of certain parts of our molds, so that they last longer. All contact, friction and sliding between parts need to be hardened with DLC, a surface coating. Today, we have an average lead time of 3 days with Thermi-Platin. They also provide us with a partner and technical support in our search for solutions".

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    Our FAQs

    What is vacuum deposition?

    Vacuum deposition is a surface treatment used to deposit a material or alloy on a mechanical part.

    The use of vacuum technology ensures a perfectly clean, non-polluting process.

    It is not subject to REACH legislation.

    What are the advantages of PVD technology?

    This process greatly increases resistance to wear, abrasion, friction and corrosion. As a result, component life is greatly extended.

    Standard thicknesses are of the order of 3µm and deposition is carried out on finished parts.

    What's the difference between PVD and PACVD?

    PVD is physical vapor deposition. The element to be deposited is obtained by evaporation or sputtering via a physical process. PACVD is plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. The element to be deposited is obtained from chemical reactions. Plasma enables this chemical reaction to take place at lower temperatures.

    What are the industrial applications of vacuum deposition?

    Vacuum deposits are classified into several categories: anti-wear, friction, decorative and biocompatibility. The applications are therefore very varied: automotive components, aerospace, tooling, cutting tools, medical devices, decorative parts...

    How do I choose the right deposit method?

    The deposition method depends above all on the nature of the coating to be deposited and the substrate.

    If the substrate cannot be heated to high temperature, the deposition must be carried out using low-temperature technology.

    If the coating to be deposited consists of a solid element (metal or graphite target), a physical process such as PVD is used. If the coating consists of a gas or liquid, a chemical process such as CVD or PACVD is used.

    What is the purpose of case-hardening? 

    Incorporate carbon below the surface of the steel part to improve fatigue and wear resistance on the surface, while maintaining good core mechanical properties.

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