CVD coating approved for fighter components
A novel chemical vapour deposition tungsten carbide surface coating, which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties, has been approved for Eurofighter components.
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CVD coating approved for fighter components A novel chemical vapour deposition tungsten carbide surface coating, which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties, has been approved for Eurofighter components. Hardide Coatings has secured formal approved supplier status from bae systems for the use of its unique ultra-hard tungsten carbide, chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coating on components for the Eurofighter Typhoon. This is the first aerospace sector approval for Oxfordshire, UK-based Hardide.

The company has developed a patented tungsten carbide surface engineering technology which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties in one coating.

The coating is now approved for use in the production of the Typhoon canopy.

Hardide's customers include leading international companies in the oil and gas, valve and pump sectors.

Hardide coated components are in use in oil and gas fields and installations, chemical refineries, power plants and food manufacturing facilities around the world.

The company floated on AIM in April 2005 with a GBP 1.75 million funding.

Jim Murray-Smith, chief executive of Hardide, said: 'The aerospace industry is a natural fit with our technology as it requires high precision components to perform in extreme conditions where optimal performance is critical.

Hardide's anti-galling and wear resistance properties can solve abrasion, erosion and corrosion issues while offering cost savings due to extended component life and the reduced need for part replacement and costly downtime.' He added: 'BAE Systems is Europe's largest defence company and a top 10 US defence company.

This approval represents a tremendous breakthrough for us in a sector where there is enormous global potential for the Hardide technology.' * Hardide is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow 2006, UK, 17-23 July, Hall 4, stand B5.
A novel chemical vapour deposition tungsten carbide surface coating, which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties, has been approved for Eurofighter components.
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CVD coating approved for fighter components A novel chemical vapour deposition tungsten carbide surface coating, which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties, has been approved for Eurofighter components. Hardide Coatings has secured formal approved supplier status from bae systems for the use of its unique ultra-hard tungsten carbide, chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coating on components for the Eurofighter Typhoon. This is the first aerospace sector approval for Oxfordshire, UK-based Hardide.

The company has developed a patented tungsten carbide surface engineering technology which combines abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant properties in one coating.

The coating is now approved for use in the production of the Typhoon canopy.

Hardide's customers include leading international companies in the oil and gas, valve and pump sectors.

Hardide coated components are in use in oil and gas fields and installations, chemical refineries, power plants and food manufacturing facilities around the world.

The company floated on AIM in April 2005 with a GBP 1.75 million funding.

Jim Murray-Smith, chief executive of Hardide, said: 'The aerospace industry is a natural fit with our technology as it requires high precision components to perform in extreme conditions where optimal performance is critical.

Hardide's anti-galling and wear resistance properties can solve abrasion, erosion and corrosion issues while offering cost savings due to extended component life and the reduced need for part replacement and costly downtime.' He added: 'BAE Systems is Europe's largest defence company and a top 10 US defence company.

This approval represents a tremendous breakthrough for us in a sector where there is enormous global potential for the Hardide technology.' * Hardide is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow 2006, UK, 17-23 July, Hall 4, stand B5.

Hardide's CEO has bought 500,000 shares in the past two days, good show of confidence in the company.
Hopefully HDD has turned the corner.

Understand there's a 'buy' in the latest Shares Mag - contrasts with the 'fairly priced' (at 9.25p) in last week's IC.

thanks jm... good news I guess..be nice to see the sp go up in response.. I need it to get to about 15p to break even !

Hardide wins Expro as first new customer for US manufacturing facility


Hardide Coatings (AIM:HDD), the provider of unique surface engineering
technology, is pleased to announce that it has secured orders from the Expro
Group ('Expro') as its first new customer for its recently opened coatings
facility in Houston, Texas.

The order is the result of over 18 months of close co-operation between the
companies to engineer and test a solution to increase the wear resistance of
downhole tractor tool grippers. Hardide has made several prototypes for Expro
that have been run in harsh environments, proving to extend the life time of
components.

Hardide completed a purpose-built 17,000 sq. ft. coatings facility in Houston in
September 2006. The plant houses the first of a number of state-of-the-art CVD
(chemical vapour deposition) vacuum furnaces together with pre-treatment,
inspection, QA and finishing support equipment.

Jim Murray-Smith, chief executive officer of Hardide plc said: 'The response to
our presence in Houston has been highly satisfactory and we have parts in test
from over 30 of the region's major suppliers to the oil and gas industry.
Winning this first order from Expro further validates the Company's expansion
into Houston and we are confident of being able to announce additional contracts
in the near future as they come on-line.'

Francis Neill of The Expro Group said: 'Our company is at the forefront of new
technology and innovation and we are, therefore, pleased to do business with a
company like Hardide, which has proved to offer our components optimized
performance and extended life. We are particularly pleased to be their first
new customer as they establish their business in Houston.'

Press release 26 March 2007


EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION FIRST FOR HARDIDE COATINGS

Hardide Coatings Limited (www.hardide.com) has entered into its first agency distribution agreement in Continental Europe with the appointment of AFILEX France to promote and generate sales of Hardides tungsten carbide based coating in France, Germany and the Benelux countries.

UK-based Hardide has developed a unique tungsten carbide based coating which offers an unprecedented combination of ultra-hardness, toughness, low friction and chemical resistance properties when applied to components made from steel, alloy and other materials. The company has coatings facilities in Oxfordshire, UK and Houston, Texas, and retains a distributor in the Republic of Ireland.

The patented coating is widely used around the world in the oil and gas, valve, pump and aerospace industries. It is also in use in the power, chemical and food manufacturing industries.

Mr Jim Murray-Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Hardide plc said: The Hardide technology satisfies a global need for a wear and chemical resistant coating that combines hardness with flexibility. This deal will enable us to manage the increasing number of enquiries that we are receiving from Europe. AFILEX offers representation with proven experience in component coatings which complement Hardide.

Mr Philippe Didier, General Manager, AFILEX France said: AFILEX was impressed by Hardides technology. In particular its unique ability to coat internal surfaces, and with sufficient thickness to guarantee many times more wear resistance than other hard coatings. In addition to Hardides traditional applications, AFILEX has already identified promising prospects in new markets.

Hardide Coatings Limited is part of Hardide plc (AIM:HDD) which listed on London Stock Exchanges Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in April 2005.

AFILEX France is based in Strasbourg (www.afilex.fr). AFILEX is an import-export company for innovative technology B2B products, with a focus on hard materials.


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For further information:

Jackie Robinson, Head of Communications
media@.hardide.com
www.hardide.com
+ 44 (0) 1869 353830 (office)
+ 44 (0) 7711 281915 (mobile)

Note to Editors:

The Hardide Technology
The Hardide coating process is performed in a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) furnace and is applied to components which are heated to between 500 and 600 degrees depending on the substrate and the application. Once at the desired temperature, a controlled mixture of gases is pumped into the furnace. In the furnace chamber, a chemical reaction takes place between the gases which crystallises on the surface of the components producing a smooth layer of binder-free tungsten carbide coating with abrasion, erosion, friction and chemical resistant characteristics. This process enables all parts of the component including internal surfaces to be coated.

Tipped today in Shares magazine

has been b4 and also in IC many times...nothing much has happened apart from the sp going down! lets hope it's different this time!

need some of those '30 odd possible orders in test phase' to come through. Then I hope we will motor. 6 weeks since the last one. Lets hope there is another in the next couple of weeks. More views on www.advfn.com

Just need to get to 15p+ to get into profit situation......

Be interesting to what happens after yesterday's news... will the sp start to recover... or will it continue it's slow drift down ?

Some good news on orders



Hardide PLC
03 September 2007



Press Release 3 September 2007


Hardide plc

('Hardide' or 'the Company' or 'the Group')

Hardide secures Weatherford as new customer in UK and US


Hardide plc (AIM:HDD), the provider of unique surface engineering technology,
announces that it has secured approved supplier status and subsequent orders
from Weatherford International Ltd., the global oil services group. The orders
will be fulfilled in both Hardide's UK and US manufacturing facilities.

Hardide's unique tungsten carbide-based component, which is proven to
dramatically extend component life and reduce downtime by increasing wear and
corrosion resistance, is being used by Weatherford in a number of downhole
drilling and completion applications in harsh environments around the world.
Hardide has been working with Weatherford for over a year on the engineering and
testing of solutions to improve the performance of these parts and further
applications are currently in test.

In the UK, the Company is supplying Hardide-coated bearing pins for use in
expandable completion systems for Weatherford. Tests have proven that the
Hardide-coated pins last up to four times longer than with the previous coating
process.

Jim Murray-Smith, Chief Executive of Hardide plc said: 'We are very pleased to
add Weatherford to our expanding oil and gas customer portfolio in both the UK
and US. It is a prime example of a large service company which is at the
forefront of encouraging new technology and innovation, and is able to work
constructively with companies like Hardide to develop solutions that optimise
its product performance.

'The engineering and testing process is necessarily lengthy for components that
play such a critical role in the exploration and production process. However,
Hardide is at various stages of testing or supply with the top tier of global
oilfield service companies in the UK and US which is testament to the positive
results that the coating is delivering and the ever-growing interest we are
generating.

Hardide offers an unprecedented combination of hardness, toughness, low friction
and chemical resistance when applied to components made from steel, alloy and
other materials. Together with features such as its ability to coat internal
surfaces, it is proven to outperform alternative technologies across many
measures. Oil and gas applications include cylinders, nozzles, pins & bushes,
balls and seats, bores, valve components and drilling tools. Hardide's coating
is widely used around the world in aggressive wear or chemical environments
primarily in the oil and gas, valve, pump and aerospace industries.

Hardide Coatings Limited is a Hardide plc (AIM:HDD) company. The company has
production plants in Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK and in Houston, Texas, USA


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good news ! should help turn round the sp

Would hope to see more news of contracts in the coming weeks to confirm the success of the investment and trials to date

Maiden profit!

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4385511

Hardide to smash expectationsFri 24 August 2012 07:50
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Surface engineering specialist Hardide said since its update in March, momentum has continued and it now expects revenue for the year to exceed previous expectations.

The group, which provides metal coatings used for valves, pumps, oil and gas, aerospace and pharmaceutical industries, said much of the momentum generated in the first half of the year has continued in the second half, though not at the same level.

As such revenue for the year will be at least 45% higher than the previous year and the group will exceed market expectations for the year ending 30 September 2012.

Hardide said it continues to add new customers and develop new applications for existing customers.

It added that investment in business and market development also continues and the group's pipeline across the key markets of oil & gas, flow control, aerospace and advanced engineering continues to advance.

Hardide's new CEO, Philip Kirkham, is expected to take up his role 3 September 2012.

Shares of Hardide soared 26% in morning trading in London

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It's been ~2-years since last posting and I read they've secured another Dilution to stay in business - the issue being that folks don't need tungsten-carbide on their knives anymore(joking).....but the Oil industry isn't investing either, so that's a worry.
However looking at the relationship between HDD and "oil" and I don't see it.
Anyone else bought into this slider recently?

Dec2016 sp ~3/4 pence, which should be a worry for management. 10 years ago(2006) it was 10p and was listed on AIM ~2000 using a Russian process it seems - DYOR.
Er, Should I invest?