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title: "Which heat treatments does ZIMM offer?"
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ZIMM uses different processes depending on the application: Annealing reduces stresses and improves machinability, tempering combines hardening and annealing for an optimal balance of strength and toughness, and hardening increases wear resistance to a maximum.