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PRODUCTS & PROCESSES of materials at its disposal, Pallas can also meet exacting demands like these. After the degreasing and masking stages, Pallas blasts the shafts with white corundum. Then the plastic powder is applied electrostatically by pistol and melted in a furnace. In this stage, it really pays off that Pallas has several furnaces at its disposal and ready to use at practically a moment’s notice. Minimal reaction time Neapco’s long-standing customers know that the automotive supplier has a very broad portfolio and thus expect extremely fast delivery of the requested components. Because these components have not yet LIVE 2020 been coated, Pallas has only a minimal timeframe in which to get the job done. Lead times of just two days are not uncommon. “There have been repeated cases in the past when Pallas received components from Neapco on a Friday afternoon for surface treatment over the weekend so that they could be delivered to Neapco’s customers on the following Monday morning,” recalls Dirk Möchel, long-standing department head of the Tool-Making and Prototype Shop sector at Neapco. For Pallas, this means having to be able – at shortest notice – to put together a team for weekend work and to make the required infrastructure available in order to meet the deadline for the complex treatment of the components. A task which the surface engineering experts always fulfil with flying colours – thanks to the range of procedures and equipment available to them in-house and to a very highly motivated team. Dirk Möchel certainly appreciates the service. “The collaboration with Pallas is unbeatable! We are extremely satisfied.” And Michael Freitag, head of the Prototype Shop, adds: “Their openness in communication, their profound know-how and their enormous flexibility make Pallas a highly valuable partner for us.” Email: [email protected] Visit: www.pallaskg.de 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. - we have everything covered If you are interested in booking a stand then call Nigel Bean on 01442 826826 or send him an email at [email protected]