Through strategic acquisitions SurTec Group has established itself as a comprehensive partner for the global fastener industry, with the Group able to offer a unique technical consulting service, as well as a complete portfolio of products, for any possible function a coating can provide on a blank fastener.
Belonging to the Freudenberg Group, SurTec develops, manufactures and distributes chemical specialities for surface treatment worldwide. In 2022 the Group acquired omniTECHNIK and precote® USA, including the precote® products for locking, sealing and clamping. In addition, SurTec also inherited the anti-friction coatings (bonded coatings) from sister companies OKS Spezialschmierstoffe GmbH and Klüber Lubrication.
Thanks to its full product portfolio, global reach, and the experience within the business, SurTec is able to work with design engineers and guarantee they get the ‘best in class’ technical consulting and products for their requirements – for every type of sector and market.
“If an engineer needs a new screw design to ensure a certain corrosion protection, plus a guaranteed locking function on the thread; a sealing function under the head; as well as a friction control for the installation torque; they need to approach three or even four different companies in order to get the right products – with no guarantee the coatings will work together,” points out Dr Sebastian Thau, global product manager, functional coatings at SurTec Group. “By working with SurTec, the engineer can find the best system solution, such as SurTec 717 and SurTec 556 RT for corrosion protection, a SurTec Coat for friction control, precote® 85 for thread locking and precote® 15 for underhead sealing. We are able to meet all their needs, helping to save time and money, as well as ensure the highest quality products with a first-class service.”
“Thanks to these recent acquisitions, the SurTec portfolio covers the full range of surface treatments required, with the five fields of applications including functional coatings, functional and decorative electroplating, metal pre-treatment and industrial parts cleaning,” states Dr Jens Krömer, global sales and marketing manager at SurTec Group. “The set-up with precote® as a brand of SurTec also further strengthens our strong position on the market. Both SurTec and precote® are well known on the market for outstanding technical service and we have kept the specialised teams for each product line, whilst also cooperating closely together in customer projects and F&E projects. In addition, we have a new global expert team for anti-friction coatings as well.”
Headquartered in Bensheim, Germany, SurTec Group is represented in more than 40 countries with its own subsidiaries and global partner network. “With modern and sustainable developments, and global technical centres, SurTec is leading the way within the sector – using decades of experience to develop environmentally sustainable and high performance finishing processes,” reports Dr Jens Krömer. “We are also certified to the international standard ISO 9001 (quality management), as well as according to OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 and
ISO 14001 – underlining the important business objectives of occupational health and safety, as well as environmental sustainability and resource conservation.”
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