Bodycote is the world’s largest and most respected provider of thermal processing services that are a vital link in the manufacturing supply chain, and value-adding and proprietary specialist technologies which offer unique solutions for a variety of applications.

Bodycote’s S³P Specialty Stainless Steel Processes division offers the proprietary Kolsterising® process, an industry-proven surface hardening technology for grades of stainless steel, cobalt and nickel-based alloys, providing ultimate hardness and improved mechanical and wear properties with no loss of corrosion resistance.

Kolsterising® and other Bodycote S³P treatments have been successfully implemented for over 20 years in a wide variety of industries. Many technical publications have reported impressive results that demonstrate considerable improvements in the mechanical properties of steel surfaces treated by S³P.