BALINIT® ALCRONA EVO gives you even more productivity than its predecessor coating, with enhanced coating properties that extend the service life of your tools by more than 30%*.
Large and fast PVD coating system, not compromising in flexibility Ideal for large quantities of cutting tools or huge and heavy forming tools Up to 4 batches per day Up to 6500 lbs (3000 kg) loading capacity
Tool life [%] BALIQ - The Smooth Revolution (April 2019)
Tool manufacturers and end users benefit from increased tool life, maximum precision and higher productivity in the manufacturing process.
Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco, the Division’s surface solutions are proven to significantly improve the performance, reliability and durability of precision components and cutting and forming tools
+38% Tool: Cemented carbide step drill Ø 5.560 mm Workpiece: CFK Carbonwerke / Predo® Cutting data: vc = 105 m/min RPM = 6.000 rpm f = 0.06 mm/rev Benefit: Low wear of the tool, high process stability
Among deals secured in the tooling market by Oerlikon Balzers was an agreement with China Dongguan TUSA Precision Cutting Tools for thin-film equipment.
Tool coatings counter these mechanisms and are thereby essential nowadays in machining.
Just as significant are the surface and edge treatment, the interface engineering and optimal tool coating in order to achieve optimum results.
Injection molding tooling with CrN coating (PVD)PVD CrN mod coating on extruder screws Tooling for injection molding Coating tools for injection molding with a CrN coating results in clear customer benefits
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