Working with Savroc

One project, from your drawings to production in your plant.

Savroc is the engineering company behind TripleHard®. We take your move away from hexavalent chromium from the first simulation of your parts to stable production in your plant, and we stay until it runs to the targets we agree with you.

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What working with Savroc looks like

Six phases. Savroc in every one.

What happens, what you get, and what you decide.

Phase 1 of 6

Targets and starting point

Tell us the parts, the specifications they must meet, the volumes and how you coat them today. We go through it with your engineers, in Kuopio or online.

You get
A shared target memo and a project plan.
You decide
Go on to simulation.

Phase 2 of 6

Simulation for your parts

TripleHard® is already proven, so we start from your drawings, not from coating trials. We model how the coating builds on your parts and the capacity your volumes need.

You get
A simulation report for your parts.
You decide
Go on to design.

Phase 3 of 6

Design and targets

We design the new line, or the conversion of your existing one, with you. The targets your parts must meet are agreed in writing before anything is built.

You get
A line concept or conversion plan, a capacity calculation and written acceptance criteria.
You decide
The investment and the contracts: the licence with Savroc and, for a new line, the line order with our equipment partner.

Phase 4 of 6

Build or convert

A new line for hydraulic rods is built by our equipment partner to Savroc's process design. An existing line is converted to Savroc's plan, with Savroc guiding the work.

You get
The line, ready for commissioning.

Phase 5 of 6

Commissioning in your plant

Our process engineers commission the process in your plant, train your operators and run it with you until it meets the agreed targets.

You get
An accepted trial run and the qualification documentation.

Phase 6 of 6

Production and support

The licence keeps us with you: chemistry, process support, optimisation and troubleshooting, and the process-control software as it is completed.

You get
Stable production, and a partner who stays.

All phases

  1. 1
    Targets and starting pointA shared target memo and a project plan.
  2. 2
    Simulation for your partsA simulation report for your parts.
  3. 3
    Design and targetsA line concept or conversion plan, a capacity calculation and written acceptance criteria.
  4. 4
    Build or convertThe line, ready for commissioning.
  5. 5
    Commissioning in your plantAn accepted trial run and the qualification documentation.
  6. 6
    Production and supportStable production, and a partner who stays.

Who does what

Who does what in a TripleHard® project?

PhaseYouSavrocLine builder
Targets and starting point Parts, specifications, volumes, today's process Reviews them with your engineers, proposes the plan –
Simulation Drawings Models the coating on your parts –
Design and targets Plant data, the targets with us, the investment decision Line concept or conversion plan, capacity, written acceptance criteria Equipment design for a new line
Build or convert The site, or your line for conversion Process design, inspections, guides a conversion Builds, delivers and installs a new line
Commissioning Operators, your own OEM qualification Commissions the process on site, trains, runs it to the targets Hands over the line
Production Runs production Chemistry, process support, optimisation, software –

Shared responsibility

How do we know it worked?

  • Targets in writing. The targets your parts must meet are agreed in writing before the line is built or converted.
  • Run until they are met. Our process engineers commission the process in your plant and stay until it runs to those targets.
  • Data at every decision. Every phase ends with data you can take to your management. You decide whether to continue.

Two routes

A new line, or your existing line converted.

Hydraulic cylinder rods need the continuous line: a complete new line, built by our equipment partner to Savroc's process design.

Engine valves, shock absorber rods and open-tank work run on your existing line, converted: a TripleHard® Cr(III) bath replaces the Cr(VI) bath, a nickel bath is added if the line has none, and ordinary ventilation replaces the scrubbers. Only phase 4 differs between the routes.

Current Available now. TripleHard® has been tested for engine valves and shock absorber rods; each customer application is engineered from the customer's drawings and verified during commissioning.

The two routes on the technology page
A conventional open-tank plating line: baths in a row, racks and an overhead crane above them

For the project lead

Making the case inside your company.

Short answers for every desk that has to say yes. The data behind them comes with the project.

  • Purchasing

    What does it cost, and who supplies it?

    The licence, chemistry and support from Savroc; the line from our partner, or your existing line converted. Costs are set before you invest.

  • Health, safety and environment

    What changes for our people?

    A Cr(III) hard-chrome process replaces the Cr(VI) chemistry your people handle today. The continuous line is fully enclosed.

  • Management

    Timeline, investment, risk.

    Every phase ends in a decision, so the first commitment is small. TripleHard® has been in industrial production since 2024, and the EU restriction of Cr(VI) is on its way.

What you sign, and with whom

Two agreements, one project.

Savroc agreement with Savroc

  1. TripleHard® process licence

    The right to run TripleHard® in your own plant, per plant and territory

  2. Process-control software

    In development; designed to be included with each line licence

    In development

  3. Engineering, commissioning and support

    Simulation, design, commissioning in your plant, process support in production

The industrial-scale prototype line in Kuopio, seen from the end of the line in the darkened hall
Your plant TripleHard® production Licence per plant and territory

Line builder line order, for a new line

  • Continuous production line

    Built and delivered by ILMAR to Savroc's process design; for hydraulic rods

Savroc does not offer contract coating. TripleHard® is already tested and in industrial use, so a project starts from the simulation of your parts; samples are coated only on special request.

Part of every licence

Process-control software: the same quality on every line.

Process-control software is being developed for the continuous production line, with real-time process monitoring, alarms and part-level traceability, designed to be included with each line licence.

In development Designed to be included with each line licence.

  • MonitorProcess parameters in real time.
  • AlarmDeviations flagged as they happen.
  • TraceProcess data for every part.

Roadmap

From one line in Kuopio to lines in customers' plants.

  1. Reference line

    The industrial-scale prototype in Kuopio, running and producing the data for the lines built for customers. Version 1 is complete: the first-round run parameters are locked.

  2. The customer line defined

    What a customer's line must be, and the playbook for replicating it.

  3. Production ramp-up with a rod manufacturer

    Target. The line built by our equipment partner, the process commissioned by Savroc.

  4. Mass production on the continuous line

    Plan. Licences agreed per customer, plant and territory.

  5. Licensed production in the world's major industrial markets

    Hydraulic rods and engine valves as the reference applications, shock absorber rods following. An ambition, not a forecast.

Who you work with

You work with the people who developed TripleHard®.

A team of five in Kuopio runs every project: the CEO who co-invented the coating and took it to the continuous line, a surface engineering specialist with over thirty years in plating, the laboratory engineer behind every test result on this site, and the people who design and build the pilot equipment.

Meet the team

Questions about working with Savroc

What do we need to start?

Your part drawings or a diameter and length range, the specifications the parts must meet, the target annual volume and coating thickness, and how you coat them today. For a new line, also the plant: floor area and height, power, water and ventilation.

Do you coat our parts to test the coating?

Normally not. TripleHard® is already tested and in industrial use, so a project starts from the simulation of your parts, which can be done from drawings. Coating samples is possible on special request.

What does our own team do in the project?

Your engineers set the targets with us and make the decision at the end of each phase. Your plant provides the space, the utilities and the operators we train, and your quality team runs your own OEM qualification with our data.

How long does a project take?

The two routes differ. Converting an existing line is the shorter route; the time to stable series production depends on the line, the part families and the validation your customers require. A new continuous line is a capital project with a lead time set by its engineering and manufacture, agreed in the design phase. In both cases your own OEM qualification usually runs longer than the installation, and we support it with data throughout.

Can an existing line be licensed instead of buying a new one?

For hydraulic cylinder rods, no: the continuous process needs a new line. For engine valves, shock absorber rods and open-tank work an existing line can be converted, with a nickel bath added where the line has none.

Where can TripleHard® be licensed?

The model is designed to scale worldwide: licences are agreed per customer, plant and territory, with lines from our equipment partner and the engineering from Savroc.

All questions and answers

The continuous TripleHard® line in Kuopio seen from the side in the darkened hall, with a bundle of rods waiting in the foreground

See it for yourself

The line runs in Kuopio. Come and watch it coat a rod.

Bring your drawings or your parts. Jussi Räisä shows you the line, the test data and what a project in your plant would look like. No sales deck, no commitment.

Book a visit

Jussi Räisä, CEO jussi.raisa@savroc.com +358 44 307 1409