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Dies, lubricantsand drawing
88 Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2012
High precision from TKO
Established Turkish company TKO Tooling provides high precision moulds and
parts for the fastener, automotive and aerospace industries.
TKO aims to have sustainable quality, high customer satisfaction and competitive
prices with its CNC machines. The company also has short delivery times.
Customers send their problems of die drawing and TKO suggests the materials,
whether carbide or tool steel. The company’s staff of 15 professionals use their
CNC grinding, milling and turning machines to solve the issues the customer is
experiencing.
In the production process the company uses European steels and tungsten
carbide, and can also supply conventional steels and powder metallurgical steels
like ASP PMD CMD, as well as having a tungsten and ceramic coating service for
wear resistance parts.
Tool steels with high wear resistance and toughness according to the customer
specifications are heat treated in vacuum furnaces.
TKO Tooling – Turkey Website:
Dies and
lubricant –
an important
choice
Selection of proper dies and lubricants
are two most important and essential
requirements for wire drawing
applications.
This affects not only the quality, but
also helps in reducing cost of drawing
in terms of maintenance, and cost
of drawing by increasing die life and
reducing lubricants consumption.
Kay Pee Dies, established in 1968, is a
leader in the field of tungsten carbide
dies for wire, bar tube drawing,
cold heading extrusion and special
application.
The company serves reputed
customers all over India and SE Asia,
Nepal, the Middle East and Africa.
Since 2008 it has tied up with Pan
Chemicals SpA, Italy, a manufacturer
of wire drawing lubricant, surface
treatment and protection, for distr-
ibution and sale of its products in
India and SAARC companies as an
exclusive agent.
Kay Pee is managed by highly
technically qualified father and son
partners and maintains high ethical
standards in dealing with suppliers,
customers, business associates and
workforce.
The company is eagerly looking
forward to its golden jubilee in 2018.
Kay Pee Dies – India
Website:
High performance fluids
Hangsterfer’s manufactures high performance, environmentally friendly
metalworking fluids.
Hangsterfer’s metalforming compounds “Aldraw” are formulated to provide
maximum lubricity between the tool workpiece interface preventing galling and
improving surface quality.
The Aldraw series are easily cleaned in aqueous or non-aqueous cleaning
systems. In addition Hangsterfer’s manufactures metal-cutting fluids, which
include cutting oils, coolants, and dielectric fluids, cleaners and machine
lubricants.
Hangsterfer’s Laboratories Inc – USA
Website:
❍ ❍ A Kay Pee die
❍ ❍ A range of dies from TKO