Success Stories
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Learn how FortiPhy™ XVD Nanoperfection Technology is revolutionizing surface enhancement performance across the globe.
Metal Forming
Switch From Carbide Pays Off
FortiPhy™ XVD technology saves both time and money, big time.
Shiroki’s 20x Increase
Higher reliability reduces rework and inspections.
High Quality, Low Downtime
Phygen helps this automotive supplier deliver a one-two punch.
Pentaflex Ups Productivity 41x
FortiPhy™ XVD makes a strong impression.
Runtime Increased 40x
…and the dies are still running strong.
Low Friction Maximizes Uptime
Dana Corporation stays up and running.
Don’t Stop Now
Deep draw die keeps going, and going…
Never Say Die
Stamper doubles tool life
Phygen Turns Down the Heat
Tool distortion eliminated.
Uptime Is Money
FortiPhy™ XVD doubles die life.
One Ring to Rule Them All
Drawing dies survive extreme conditions.
Building Stronger Links
Chain maker more than doubles die life.
Keeping Things Straight
Phygen technology minimizes warping.
Vanguard Has a Hit
Tooling stays sharp time after time.
No Part Lube, No Problem
Exedy America triples its tool life.
Pentaflex Increases Productivity 4x
FortiPhy™ XVD makes a strong impression.
INJECTION MOLDING
Stommen Extends Tool Life
FortiPhy™ XVD saves the day, and then some.
Fighting Wear at Square D
FortiPhy™ XVD improves tool life.
Differences in the Details
Phygen offers one solution to three problems.
Learning to Let Go
FortiPhy™ XVD improves mold release.
From Impossible to Profitable
Molding shop eliminates scrap.
DIE CASTING
Optimizing Surface Finishes
Sometimes smoother isn’t better.
Pushing the Limits of Design
How to make core pins last, and last, and…
Military
U.S. Army Upgrades Howitzers
FortiPhy™ XVD Outlasts 11 Competitors
EMERGING INDUSTRIES
Breaking a Bottleneck
How to keep paint pistons pumping
in the news
DIE CASTING ENGINEER MAGAZINE / SEP 2022
Recommended Surface Finishes for PVD Coated Die Casting Dies
Coating die inserts with Phygen’s XVD Nanoperfection Technology helped Mercury Castings reduce solder, extend die life and run faster cycles.
MATERIALS PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE / JUN 2019
Solutions for Corrosion Protection Applications
Phygen’s Fortiphy™ XVD Nanoperfection Technology produces coatings with extremely low levels of defects, verfied by the U.S. Army, which demonstrated it can outperform conventional chromium treatments.
ADVANCED MATERIALS PROCESSES MAGAZINE / SEP 2018
Using FortiPhy XVD to Optimize Surface Properties
Phygen’s unique arc plasma acceleration process reduces the size and number of macroparticles and other defects in the coating for enhanced corrosion protection, wear resistance, reduction of die lubrication, and life extension of forming tools.
FOOD ENGINEERING MAGAZINE / APR 2015
Food-safe, Surface-enhancement Process Extends Component Life
Fortiphy™ XVD Technology increased the lifetime of grinders and other critical wear components from two shifts to many months without peeling or flaking.
DIE CASTING ENGINEER MAGAZINE / SEP 2019
Mercury, Part II: Minimizing Soldering Using High Quality PVD Coatings, Part 2
This second paper in a 2-part series discusses the performance of PVD coatings in casting plants. The paper summarizes applications at Mercury Castings where PVD coatings have been shown to minimize soldering, sticking and dragging.
DIE CASTING ENGINEER MAGAZINE / MAY 2019
Mercury, Part I: Preventing Soldering using High Quality PVD Coatings
The first of two papers discusses factors affecting soldering at Mercury Casting, and concludes die casters should choose a process that produces extremely high quality coatings with low defect contents.