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Dies & die shop equipment
Dies and supplies from Austria
The family-owned company, Eder, is among leading developers of ultra-hard precision drawing die tools including
tungsten-carbide and natural diamond dies and die processing machines. In 1968, Eder produced its first Compax PCD wire
drawing dies. The parallel development of a series of new, more powerful die processing machines opened new areas of
application for PCD die tools, such as PCD compacting dies for stranded Cu-/Al conductors (in 1988) and profiled PCD dies
(in 1996) making them available for the international wire and cable industry. Today, Eder exports 98% of its products.
Recent developments include an ultrasonic machine with two workstations,
model USP-TWIN, where one operator can handle two ND/PCD dies simultaneously
for higher productivity. High speed wire-
type sizing machines, such as the model
HGM-21, complement the ultrasonic machine
in efficiency and ease of operation.
PCD die-tools are used mainly in the non-
ferrous wire and bar drawing industry, while
tungsten carbide dies are mainly used in the
ferrous wire and bar drawing industry from
about 0.1mm diameter upwards. For these
tools Eder offers advanced semi-automatic ETC-1/HF machines for individual die processing
operations and, in close cooperation with Agir of France, fully automatic machines for
the working of a series of identical TC dies in various sizes. These are the models TCLD
(for a diameter range of between 1mm to 6mm) and model TCSD (0.15mm to 1.5mm).
Eder Engineering – Austria Fax : +43 1 367 494949 Email: Website:
In-house die management
Ajex & Turner offers a wide
range of dies and machinery
for re-cutting and polishing.
The company’s horizontal
in-house polishing and re-
cutting machine, TCD-11 is an
ideal solution for grinding and
polishing the entire range of
tungsten carbide dies, extru-
sion dies, cold heading and
round wire drawing dies. The
machine consists of a heavy
solid base with an X-axis, Y-axis
table, a 5" chuck for holding
the die and a high-speed
grinding spindle.
There is a vertical option, the TCD-12, designed
for working the bearing position and reduction
angle in one setting. Machines are available for
polycrystalline and diamond dies, as well as an
ultrasonic machine, and single-head, twin-head
and six-head wire type die polishing machines.
Ajex & Turner’s wire drawing dies, shape and
pressure dies, are suitable for use with copper,
stainless steel, medium and high carbon steel,
brass, bronze, nickel, tungsten and aluminium
products. PCD and natural diamond dies are
available in sizes ranging from 10µ to 35mm,
and tungsten carbide dies in sizes from 0.1mm
to 150mm.
Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co – India
Fax : +91 11 23940226
Email:
Website:
Dies, tools
and design
Temsa, based in Barcelona, is a
leading supplier of tungsten carbide
and steel tooling for the wire,
fastener and cold forming industry,
forming, drawing, extrusion, sintering
and metallic deformation processes.
Temsa is also specialised in the
design and development of new
parts on all types of multi-station
cold-header machines.
Temsa exports 60% of its production.
Temsa – Spain
Fax: +34 936 600 464
Email:
Website:
▲ ▲ Model No WPM-1 diamond-PCD die
polishing machine
▲ ▲ Model No TCD-11 carbide die re-cutting and polishing machine
▲ ▲ Dies and tooling from Temsa
▲ ▲ Eder’s USP-Twin ultrasonic machine
▲ ▲ A TCSD die magazine