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RÜBIG MICROPULS® Everest – state-of-the-art plasma nitriding system for industrial heat treatment
14.05.25

Plasma nitriding system amortized in 1.5 years

A forging company lowered unit costs, improved flexibility, and reduced supplier dependency with in-house plasma nitriding. The MICROPULS® Everest system paid for itself in just 1.5 years.

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Two high-precision steel forging dies with polished cavities, typical for metal forming processes. These components are highly suitable for plasma nitriding & gas nitriding.
24.04.25

Nitriding of Forging Dies: Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs.

Discover how RUBIG extends the service life of forging dies, reduces downtime, and significantly lowers unit costs through innovative nitriding processes – especially plasma nitriding – for more efficient and cost-effective production.

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Cylindrical thread rolling die with fine groove structure, plasma-nitrided by RÜBIG for enhanced wear resistance and precision
02.04.25

Plasma nitriding for extended thread rolling tool life

Thread rolling tools are subjected to extreme stresses, and every failure has financial implications. Plasma nitriding is an innovative surface hardening process that specifically reduces wear and significantly increases the service life of your tools. The process is precise, low-distortion, and environmentally friendly – making it ideal for demanding cold forming applications such as thread rolling.

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Aluminum profiles for aluminum extrusion with a wide range of complex shapes and designs for the automotive, mechanical engineering, and aerospace industries
20.03.25

Cut Costs in the Aluminum Extrusion Process

Aluminum extrusion presses aluminum alloys through tools to form complex, lightweight profiles. Thanks to their low density, corrosion resistance, and excellent formability, they are essential in the automotive, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and aerospace industries.

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RUBIG expands NADCAP certification for heat treatment processes: gas nitriding, case hardening, and vacuum hardening
23.01.25

RÜBIG extends its NADCAP certification

In January 2025, other important heat treatment processes were NADCAP-certified.

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RUBIG Industrial Furnaces: Focus on digitalization and cybersecurity – Interview with Sebastian Walchshofer
20.11.24

Safety in the digital world of plant construction

An interview with Sebastian Walchshofer, Head of the Automation and Software Department at RUBIG Industrial Furnances.

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Christian Dipolt joins RUBIG management – new dual leadership with Bernd Rübig
12.11.24

Management transition

At the end of 2024, the RÜBIG Group will restructure its management: Bernd Rübig will assume joint leadership with Christian Dipolt,

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RUBIG Visualization: Redefining efficiency for your system
28.10.24

RUBIG Visualization: Efficiency redefined

Technology, man and machine are an unbeatable team! With the RUBIG visualization, these three success factors merge into an ultimate tool for your RUBIG system and transform effective processes into highly efficient processes.

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PECVD / PACVD: Bevel gear shaft with black-coated surface – wear-resistant finish for high-performance transmission applications
15.10.24

WC/C-DLC: Innovative multilayer coating

Whether in the automotive, aerospace or mechanical engineering industries, they all benefit from the excellent tribological wear protection of WC/C-DLC coatings.

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RUBIG Deep Black coating on metal component – deep black surface with high hardness
01.10.24

RUBIG offers deep black coatings!

RUBIG enters new dimensions of surface treatment and offers innovative deep black coatings. With an L value of less than 30 in the L.A.b color space, the deep black coated components look as if they were absorbing the light.

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Precise laser engraving of the RUBIG logo – innovation in metal processing
23.07.24

Discover the advantages of the laser

Cost and energy efficient: Laser deposition welding and laser hardening give your components the properties they need.

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RÜBIG S-Clip z pružinového drôtu s tepelným spracovaním – ideálny pre malé priemery čapov
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04.09.24

NEW in the program: The RUBIG S-Clip

The RUBIG S-Clip is unique in design and shape and was developed in-house at RUBIG.

RUBIG offers chrome-free surface treatments for hydraulic components – environmentally friendly alternatives to hard chrome
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31.07.24

Hydraulic industry: The future is chrome-free.

Corrosion and wear protection, high surface hardness and low roughness: piston rods for hydraulic cylinders are among the main products of fluid technology that must meet these requirements.

RUBIG team showcases sustainable metal processing in LT1 feature "How Metal Lives Longer"
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18.07.24

LT1 feature

We are excited to share a recent feature from LT1 Privatfernsehen GmbH that highlights the incredible work we do at RUBIG.

RUBIG receives Julius Award for outstanding performance and innovative investments
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11.07.24

Excellent quality companies

RÜBIG received the Julius Award.

Miguel Garagorri Sistiaga – new RUBIG sales representative for industrial furnaces in Spain and Portugal
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04.07.24

New representative cooperation Spain & Portugal

RUBIG is very pleased to have a new sales representative on the Industrial Furnaces team: Miguel Garagorri Sistiaga.

RUBIG Elektrokraft at WeBuild 2024 – Alexander Heitzinger discusses electrical installations and photovoltaic solutions
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29.04.24

The success story of RUBIG (and) Elektrokraft

RUBIG Elektrokraft has been a reliable partner for electrical installations for over ten years. This year, the company was at the “WeBuild” energy saving fair in Wels for the first time. We talked to Alexander Heitzinger, Managing Director of RUBIG Elektrokraft, about the impressions, the development of Elektrokraft and the future plans.

Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Caution! The seminar will only be held in German.

Objective: In addition to theoretical explanations, the participant is introduced to the world of heat treatment and materials science by means of practical examples and made fit for dealing with heat treatment processes. After this training, the participant knows the advantages and limitations of the individual processes; he knows component-specific selection criteria for technically and economically sensible heat treatments and he knows how this special production technology can be used specifically for component optimization and problem solutions.


Eligibility: Basic technical understanding, specialized knowledge of heat treatment is not required


Training content:

  • Introduction to the topic
      • Role of heat treatment Introduction to component production
      • Expectations of heat treatment
      • Aim & purpose, tasks & benefits of heat treatment
      • Media, temperatures, process control
         
  • Basics of the heat treatment of steel
      • Time-temperature sequence during heat treatment
      • Classification of the main heat treatment processes
      • ZTU diagram, Fe/C diagram
      • Transformation processes, martensite formation
      • Strength increase mechanisms
      • Hardening and hardenability, hardenability scatter bands
      • Deep-freezing
      • Tempering
         
  • Annealing of steel
    • Basics and main processes
       
  • Hardening & tempering
    • in a reactive protective gas & in a vacuum furnace
       
  • Thermochemical treatments
    • Case hardening & carbonitriding
      Vacuum carburizing
      Nitriding & nitrocarburizing in gas and plasma
      Heat treatment tests on selected topics
       
  • Hard coating
     
  • Laser hardening and laser deposition welding
     
  • Decision-making aids for designers and manufacturers
    • Summary, evaluation and comparison of the different processes with regard to component properties
      Targeted use of heat treatment for component optimization & problem solving
       
  • Practical examples in the University laboratory
    • Microstructure examples under the light microscope
      Hardness testing, tensile testing, toughness testing


Target group: Basics for designers and manufacturers
 


Participation fee:

Offer Module 1 and Module 2: € 2,500
module 1 only: € 1.700,-
module 2 only: € 1.140,-


Early bird bonus:

Register before June 30, 2025 & get our early booking bonus!
Module 1: € 150 discount
Module 2: € 100,- discount
Combination package: € 200 discount


Discount: The second registered person from your company pays only 90% of the participation fee. The third and each additional registered person pays only 80% of the participation fee!


Registration deadline: September 04, 2025

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Caution! The seminar will only be held in German.

Training objective: Training objective: Upon completion of this course, the participant will be aware of the issues that need to be considered in the design, manufacture and commissioning of heat treatment in order to exploit the full potential of this manufacturing technology. An introduction to systematic failure analysis will provide the delegate with the necessary tools for the correct handling of damaged parts, the correct commissioning of failure analysis and the critical evaluation of failure reports. They will be given a sound starting point for carrying out their own damage analysis.


Requirements: Good basic knowledge of heat treatment / ideal: Module 1


Content:

  • Brief introduction to materials science
    • Overview of the main material groups
    • Classification and standard designation of steel
       
  • Testing of hardened components
    • The most important standards
    • Hardness testing
    • Microstructure assessment
    • Measurement of residual stresses and retained austenite
       
  • Heat treatment specifications in drawings
    • Basic principles, minimum specifications
    • Examples from practice
       
  • Designing, manufacturing & planning for heat treatment
    • Residual stresses, shape and dimensional changes during heat treatment
    • Reducing the risk of cracking before, during and after heat treatment
    • Measures to reduce distortion
    • Avoiding soft spots in nitrided components
    • Roadmap for the right choice of material and heat treatment
    • The right tolerances
    • The correct application of heat treatment
    • Examples from practice
       
  • Introduction to systematic damage analysis
    • Tasks, objective and basic procedure
    • Things to consider in the run-up to a damage analysis
    • Dealing with damaged parts
    • Reporting
    • Examination methods
    • Mechanical fracture types (forced fracture, fatigue fracture)
    • Effect of notches
    • Fundamentals on the topics of defects and defect prevention
    • Examples from practice

Target: In-depth training for designers and manufacturers
 


Fee:

Combined offer Module 1 and Module 2: € 2,500
optional module 1 only: € 1.700,-
optional module 2 only: € 1.140,-


Bonus:

Register before June 30, 2025 and benefit from our early booking bonus!
Module 1: € 150 discount
Module 2: € 100,- discount
Combination package: € 200 discount


Special Offer: The 2. registered person from your company pays only 90% of the participation fee. The 3. and each additional registered person pays only 80% of the participation fee!


Deadline: September 04, 2025

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33rd Heat Treating Society Conference and Exhibition

Venue: Detroit, Michigan

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AGRITECHNICA - The world's leading trade fair for agricultural machinery

Venue: Hanover, Germany

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Europe’s leading aerospace management conference

Venue: Congress Center Hamburg

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