“Depending on the application, tools can last up to 50 percent longer,” says Roski.
Despite the weaker demand in the global automotive and tooling sectors and in the materials markets for the oil and gas business, order intake and sales came in marginally below prior-year level, at CHF
Both coatings offer excellent wear resistance and extend the lifespan of cutting tools and mechanical components.
Heavy duty forming tools must be able to withstand extreme loads, whilst, at the same time, being productive, efficient and reliable for manufacturing.
Oerlikon Balzers is the leading global supplier of surface technologies which decisively improve the performance of tools and components.
Coating Guide BALINIT ARCTIC Series Coatings that leave tools cold PVD-nitride coatings are mostly applied by arc evaporation at temperatures between 400°C and 450°C.
The innovations significantly extend tool service life in demanding machining applications while reducing production costs.
Just as significant are the surface and edge treatment, the interface engineering and optimal tool coating in order to achieve optimum results.
Oerlikon AM supplies the aerospace, energy, automotive and tooling sectors as well as various other high-tech industries.
About citim GmbH Founded in 1996 as a spin-off of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, the company first focused on prototype tooling.
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