MCL offer a 24 hour Metal Shrinking service. Our technicians will
shrink components to be fitted by our customer using liquid
nitrogen immersion.

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Benefits

• Fast and predictable. May take only minutes

• Can provide a precision fit

• Components reach ambient temperature more quickly than
  if heated

• Will not cause damage to most ferrous and non ferrous metals

• No metal discolouration as may be produced by heating

• Heating is slow, may take hours, and may cause distortion
  and damage

• Metal Shrinking may eliminate the need for machined keyways

• Shrinking may be used to dismantle assemblies

• No discolouration of the metal

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Cooling from ambient to -196ºC.

Liquid nitrogen Metal Shrinking can accommodate the majority of interferences found in engineering assemblies.