Quality

Both processes are equal in consistently achieving stress relief goals which are:

1. Controlling distortion following machining
2. Controlling delayed distortion
3. Reducing premature fatigue

Operating Procedure

Similarities between processes:

1. Both use general overall procedure refined to treat workpiece based on material, weight, and thickness
2. Both have an optimum energy zone with third-party support
3. Both require a dwell period at the optimum energy level

Support

Both processes produce similar results as proven in five different ways:

1. U.S. Department of Energy investigated Meta-Lax and wrote a Tech Brief which stated "Meta-Lax is a proven substitute for 80-90% of the heat-treatment stress-relief applications."
2. Commercial heat treaters that own and confidently offer Meta-Lax processing. One reference letter stated "There no longer are any doubts that Meta-Lax can relieve thermal stress."
3. Companies that own and use both a furnace and a Meta-Lax system including Boeing, General Motors, and National Machinery.
4. Thousands of companies that have conducted their own side-by-side comparisons and continue to use Meta-Lax processing including US Army and Navy, NASA, and Grumman Aerospace.
5. Developer Bonal Technologies' own firsthand experience using Meta-Lax processing in its own planer-mill machine shop.

Capacity

Meta-Lax processing is nearly limitless in size and weight capacity, treating almost anything from tiny pacemakers valves to large, heavy 1,000,000 lb. rock crushers. Furnaces have limitations in both size and weight.

Side Effects

Meta-Lax processing eliminates unwanted heat side effects including:

1. Treatment distortion
2. Change in mechanical properties
3. Scaling