Plain Bearings

Due to their extraordinary combination of strength, resistance against corrosion and sliding properties, our HOVADUR® B alloys are especially suited for use in highly strained bearings

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Types of Plain Bearings Applications

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Plain Bearings

Plain Bearings

Real world application

Bushes and linear motion guides made of HOVADUR® B are used in cases where standard alloys, such as red brass are overstrained.

Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings

In case of even higher requirements and extreme strain, we also trust in our partner Materion and their copper-nickel-in alloys Toughmet®.

Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings
Plain Bearings

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Our partners process the ingots into semi-finished products through forging, rolling, extruding and drawing. The processing is followed by a heat treatment which is necessary to achieve the required properties, such as hardness, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity.

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SCHMELZMETALL AG

Fields of activity

SCHMELZMETALL AG is the main production site for our alloys HOVADUR® and HOVADUR® K. In Gurtnellen, our experts also deal with the metallurgy of our alloys. The correct composition of the different elements of the alloy is constantly developed and controlled in order to produce the optimal alloy for our customers.

Technology

  • Vacuum furnaces up to 550 kg
  • Vacuum furnaces up to 1700 kg
  • Machines for conventional machining
  • Heat treatment plants

Sales

The worldwide sales is organized by SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH.

Contact details

Fabrikstrasse 13
CH-6482 Gurtnellen / UR

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+41 41 886 80 40

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+41 41 886 80 40

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SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH

Fields of activity

SSCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH organizes the worldwide sale of our HOVADUR® alloys and our brands HOVADUR®, HOVATOP®, HOVABOND® and HOVAVENT®. Due to our central stock, we are able to supply you a wide range of semi-finished products quickly from stock. We also produce finished parts according to your specification in our own machine center.

Technology

Sales

The worldwide sale is organized by SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH. Our staff will be glad to advise you:

  • 8 sales back office employees
  • 6 sales representatives all over Europe (CH, DE, FR, PL, AT, SK, CZ, ES, PT)
  • 1 Product manager with focus on plastic injection moulding; HP-DC)
  • 20 sales partners all over the world (10 of them in Europe)

Contact details

Raiffeisenstrasse 8
DE-97854 Steinfeld-Hausen

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+49 9359 9720 0

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+49 9359 9720 40

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SCHMELZMETALL AG

Aufgabengebiet

Die SCHMELZMETALL AG ist Hauptproduktionsstandort für unsere HOVADUR®- und HOVADUR® K - Legierungen. In Gurtnellen befasst man sich außerdem mit der „Metallurgie“ unserer Werkstoffe. Hier findet die richtige Zusammenstellung der einzelnen Legierungselemente statt, um den optimalen Werkstoff für unsere Kunden herzustellen.

Technik

  • Vakuumofen bis 550kg
  • Vakuumofen bis 1700kg
  • Maschinen zur konventionellen Bearbeitung
  • Wärmebehandlungsanlagen

Verkauf

Der weltweite Verkauf wird über die SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH organisiert.

Kontaktdaten

Fabrikstrasse 13
CH-6482 Gurtnellen / UR

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+41 41 886 80 40

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+41 41 886 80 40

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SCHMELZMETALL Hungária Kft

Fields of activity

SCHMELZMETALL Hungária KFT. Is the main production site for our HOVADUR® B alloys. For test casts, we have a small 10 kg vacuum furnace at our disposal. Furthermore, we have our own forge and the possibility to carry out heat treatments ourselves.

Technology

  • Furnace up to 1900 kg
  • Open die forging with two hammers (750kg / 1000kg strike power)
  • Heat treatment plants

Sales

The worldwide sales is organized by SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH.

Contact details

Csőhegesztő utca 4-22 (Navi: Aluminium Hengermű utca)
HU-1211 Budapest

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+36 1 278 51 40

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+36 1 278 28 58

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SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH

Fields of activity

SSCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH organizes the worldwide sale of our HOVADUR® alloys and our brands HOVADUR®, HOVATOP®, HOVABOND® and HOVAVENT®. Due to our central stock, we are able to supply you a wide range of semi-finished products quickly from stock. We also produce finished parts according to your specification in our own machine center.

Technology

Sales

The worldwide sale is organized by SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH. Our staff will be glad to advise you:

  • 8 sales back office employees
  • 6 sales representatives all over Europe (CH, DE, FR, PL, AT, SK, CZ, ES, PT)
  • 1 Product manager with focus on plastic injection moulding; HP-DC)
  • 20 sales partners all over the world (10 of them in Europe)

Contact details

Raiffeisenstrasse 8
DE-97854 Steinfeld-Hausen

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+49 9359 9720 0

icon

+49 9359 9720 40

location-card image

SCHMELZMETALL AG

Fields of activity

SCHMELZMETALL AG is the main production site for our alloys HOVADUR® and HOVADUR® K. In Gurtnellen, our experts also deal with the metallurgy of our alloys. The correct composition of the different elements of the alloy is constantly developed and controlled in order to produce the optimal alloy for our customers.

Technology

  • Vacuum furnaces up to 550 kg
  • Vacuum furnaces up to 1700 kg
  • Machines for conventional machining
  • Heat treatment plants

Sales

The worldwide sales is organized by SCHMELZMETALL Deutschland GmbH.

Contact details

Fabrikstrasse 13
CH-6482 Gurtnellen / UR

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+41 41 886 80 40

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+41 41 886 80 40

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