Since its foundation, AMN has put a priority in assuming the overhaul and repairs of used die plates and knife-holders. The unique expertise of our technicians and the seriousness of our maintenance procedures put AMN in the number one rank when caring of your pelletizing tools.
Die plate maintenance operations include:
- A global scope of works
- Cleaning of the die plate in an oven, with strict control of heating and cooling rates in order not to damage the cutting face hard material.
- Cleaning of the manifold.
- Cleaning of the heating circuit.
- Cleaning of the threads.
- Dismounting & Re-mounting of the manifold.
- Sand-blasting of the die plate.
- Plugging of any defective hole with specially adapted aluminum inserts.
- Removal of any defective insert.
- Grinding of the front & back faces.
- Grinding of the cutting face.
- Supply of HPG insulating system with screws.
- A complete set of quality controls and documentation
- Dimensional.
- Flatness of the cutting face.
- Flatness of the back face.
- Sealing test of the heating circuit.
- Measurement of remaining tungsten carbide thickness (AMN die plates).
- Checking report at receipt.
- Checking report before shipment.
- Any additional works that may apply, depending on the die plate condition
- Dye penetrant test on the cutting face, before and after the repair works, in order to detect any abnormality in hard material integrity.
- Heating circuit leakage repair.
- Extraction of broken screws.
- Repairing of the threads.
- Repairing of packing box or supply of a new one.
- Restoring of front face and back face fitting diameter dimensions.
- Surface treatments: polishing, nitration, chromium nitride, titanium nitride, chemical nickel.
Knife-holder maintenance operations include:
AMN staff considers die plate and knife-holder maintenance operations as important as new part manufacturing. The overhaul works are handled by operators accumulating decades of know-how and expertise. Our machinery is specially adapted to the most complicated situations.
- A global scope of works
- Complete dismounting of knife-holder.
- Expertise and sand-blasting of each part.
- Remounting with new aligning pins and new gaskets when necessary.
- Final adjustment and realignment.
- A complete set of quality controls and documentation
- Dimensional.
- Checking report at receipt.
- Checking report before shipment.
- Any additional works that may apply, depending on the knife-holder condition
- Replacement of badly worn out parts by new ones.
AMN staff considers die plate and knife-holder maintenance operations as important as new part manufacturing. The overhaul works are handled by operators accumulating decades of know-how and expertise. Our machinery is specially adapted to the most complicated situations.
Delivery:
Our organization allows short lead times; most of the cases (without heavy repairs) can be handled in 1 to 2 weeks, excluding transportation. We also can help in case of emergency.
Our organization allows short lead times; most of the cases (without heavy repairs) can be handled in 1 to 2 weeks, excluding transportation. We also can help in case of emergency.
