Wall Colmonoy Receives Award for Zero Defects in 2021

Wall Colmonoy’s (Madison Heights, Michigan) Alloy Products U.S. division receive Cataler Corporation’s (Kakegawa, Japan) Best Quality Award for zero defects in 2021 for its Nicrobraz 30 nickel-brazing powder.

Shinwa Corporation, Wall Colmonoy’s long-time Japanese partner, accepted the award on behalf of the company. 

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Wall Colmonoy’s entire management and production/quality control teams for the extraordinary efforts made to maintain production and quality under extremely challenging circumstances. Shinwa is very fortunate and proud to be a Wall Colmonoy partner,” exclaims Yoshiro Takitani, senior managing executive officer of Shinwa Corporation.

“Achieving zero defects and receiving this award from a world-class customer is an excellent achievement. We are proud of maintaining exacting quality standards amidst the challenging COVID-19 operating environment,” states Nicholas Clark, president of Wall Colmonoy.

Cataler, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company and headquartered in Japan, manufactures engine catalysts for automobiles, motorcycles and other internal combustion engine applications. The catalysts purify exhaust gas for internal combustion engines, improving their environmental impact by reducing emissions. Nicrobraz 30 (BNi-5) joins the metal honeycomb that is assembled inside the catalysts.

Nicrobraz 30 is said to be ideal for joining components used in many high-temperature and high-stress applications, like catalytic converters. Nicrobraz 30 has good flowability, low diffusion and low erosion characteristics. Nicrobraz brazing products are reportedly used in a variety of industries meeting AWS, AMS, G.E., Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce specifications.