Total Carbide invests in new Osterwalder powder press

• Book ID: 104381435
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 309 KB
• Volume: 2010
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1350-4789
• DOI: 10.1016/s1350-4789(10)70057-x

✦ Synopsis

T otal Carbide Ltd, a manufac- turer of sintered tungsten carbide wear parts, has expanded its high-volume wear part production capability following a significant investment in the latest Osterwalder CA-NC II hydraulic powder press for its European manufacturing headquarters based in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK.

The fully-automated CNC press enables the firm to manufacture more complex shaped parts with 'as pressed' tolerances as low as 20 μm. It also eliminates the need, in many cases, for expensive additional grinding operations.

'This is the first acquisition in a long-term plan to invest in the latest technology across the spectrum of our operations,' commented Neill Ricketts, Managing Director, Total Carbide.

In addition, the company has launched an apprenticeship scheme and graduate training programme.