Emission reduction in transportation, maximized longevity and performance of tools and components, increased efficiency and intelligent materials are hallmarks of its leadership.
: Emulsion, p = 60 bar Benefit: Increase of tool life Source/Customer: Balzers Cutting Lab BALINIT OPTURA Drilling of 42CrMo4+QT / AISI 4140 / 1.7225
profiling and milling of zirconia for medical applications with BALDIA VARIA +900% 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 BALDIA® VARIABALDIA® NANO Tool life [tooth]
; Turbines and Oil & Gas provide attractive growth potential Thermal Spray with good penetration in every end market except Tooling (not suitable) * Majority of tools used in other mentioned end markets
Emission reduction in transportation, maximized lon- gevity and performance of tools and components, increased efficiency and intelli- gent materials are hallmarks of its leadership.
Main benefits of using BALINIT coatings in combination with metal packaging tools Elimination of aluminium build-up on the tools Elimination of wear and galling on the tools predominantly in the manufacturing
Main benefits of using BALINIT coatings in combination with metal packaging tools Elimination of aluminium build-up on the tools Elimination of wear and galling on the tools predominantly in the manufacturing
1.2bn, down 19.6% versus prior year (-15.2% at constant FX), impacted by challenging COVID-19 environment ▪ Strong progress on structural cost-out ▪ Market recovery continuing in 4Q20 in automotive, tooling
D8*R4*L75 Workpiece: 1.2738HH 40CrMnNiMo8-6-4 Cutting data: vc = 200 m/min f = 3500 mm/min ae = 0.15 mm ap = 0.1 mm Oil cooling Target: Machining time: 1000 min Source: Tool manufacturer China
= 6 mm Dry Source: Cutting Lab test – Tool manufacturer China -27% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 BALINIT® ALCRONA EVOBALINIT® ALCRONA PRO Flank wear [µm]
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