About us
The Corodur Verschleiss-Schutz GmbH Thale is a medium-sized enterprise with at present 85 employees thereof are 13 apprentices. The company is guided personally by their shareholders.
In the year 2008 a turnover of 17,6 million € was earned, with a continously growing export of at present 42%.
The preferences of the company lie in the close connection of:
- material development, using synergy effects from the powder metalurgucal competence centre Thale, together with
- the quickest possible production of hardfacing materials in the own company and the
- production suitable application in the own coating center in the area of wear,- corrosion,- and surface-technology
Facts to the history of the company
September 1990
Foundation of the Corodur Verschleiss-Schutz GmbH Thale as subsidiary company of the Corodur Fülldraht GmbH Krefeld and starting the cored wire production.
January 1993
Starting with the production of sintered-strip electrodes for the submerged arc-welding and RES- welding technology
June 1993
Setup of a development unit for Plasma Powder Hardfacing (PTA) together with the ISAF Goslar of the TU Clausthal-Zellerfeld
May 1996
Construction of a production hall for enlargment of welding services like PTA; submerged arc and MIG/MAG hardfacing with new developed materials
September 1997
Starting with the production of wear plates
September 2000
Separation from the parent company Corodur Fülldraht GmbH Krefeld by the buying of their shares on the Corodur Verschleiss-Schutz GmbH
May 2003
Setup of a modern production hall for flux-cored wires for production enlargement
January 2004
Construction of a new production hall for wear plates
June 2005
Construction of an application centre for expertise of new developed flux-cored wires for thermal spraying
January 2006
Starting the development works for new materials and technologies in the surface technology and wear protection in the new constructed powder metalurgical competence centre Thale (PMC)
January 2006
Introduction of the new trade names Corthal® and Thaloy® for flux cored wires for Hardfacing and Thermal Spraying
September 2006
Moving of the administration, quality control and the research unit into the facilities of the PMC
September 2007
Start of operation of the production equipment for electro-slag-plating including a modern CNC drilling machine for the final machining of parts with a length up to 8m
May 2008
Starting the production of light-weight wear-plates named „Coroplate-Ultra“
November 2008
Successfull confirmation of the research network “Thale PM” by the BMBF
January 2009
Testing the production of thermal spray and hardfacing powders with novel production methods
January 2010
Construction of a 72m long and 24m wide production hall for wear parts
January 2011
Product launch of water atomized powders for thermal spraying and hardfacing