Toolmaker

Expertise and core area for Toolmaker

Thanks to its decades of experience, ongoing development of production procedures and advanced production systems, Boehlerit is in a position to meet special customer demands and requirements. From minute carbide parts of less than one gram to huge parts weighing more than 100 kilos; from piece production to mass production; from special forms based on customer specifications to standard components. Boehlerit provides it all!

Our strength is based in our powder production department, toolmaking, indexable insert production and forming.

Our product range for toolmaker

• Customised design and production of indexable inserts and blanks
• 20 standard carbide substrates for indexable inserts and up to 60 carbide grades including chipless forming and wear protection
• The right coating for every machining requirement, 10 standard CVD coatings and 30 standard PVD coatings
• Development of individual geometries, carbide grades and coatings
• Customised carbide granulate
• Rapid Prototyping
• Machining tests and trials including test analysis and consulting
• Direct support provided by the manufacturer
• Discretion is our business; we assure total product protection for toolmakers
• Boehlerit stands for long-term partnership

All technologies in-house

In a production area spanning more than 2.000 m², the highest metallurgical flexibility is ensured.

The latest press technology for precision manufacturing of complex geometries.

Pressing

The expertise acquired through decades of granulate production and pressing tool building is precisely adjusted to the various pressing technologies and the carbide blank.

State-of-the-art pressing technologies

From the largest press of the industry (650 tons) for cost-efficient production of large carbide products in serial production, to isostatic presses, monobloc presses, rotary presses for saw teeth and hydraulic presses where the most complex geometries from 1.5 g to 450 g indexable inserts can be pressed.

Sintering and coating

1. Sintering
With its process-optimised sintering procedures for a range of more than 60 different carbide grades, Boehlerit ensures the highest degree of metallurgical flexibility for its customers.

2. Coating
All modern coating technologies (PVD, HT-CVD, MT-CVD and diamond coating) for hard substance coating of indexable inserts are available at Boehlerit’s coating centre.

Grinders and cutting edge rounding equipment

More than fifty different grinders and equipment for cutting edge honing guarantee high precision products.

Machine fleet

• Surface grinding machines
• 4-axis grinding machines
• 5-axis grinding machines
• Cylindrical grinders
• Wet honing equipment
• Dry honing equipment

Quality pushed to the limit

The demands of our customers define the development tasks of Boehlerit. Process-optimised production technologies – from our own powder production to the most advanced coating technologies – ensure a competitive edge for our customers in terms of productivity. The industry's most modern testing and packaging system for indexable inserts ensures 100% quality assurance in the μm range. The strictest dimensional checks and monitoring of metallurgical parameters ensure consistently high quality, a priority of Boehlerit.

Sustainability is not an empty promise

All-encompassing environmental protectionis not only "greenwashing" but every day reality and a fixed element of Boehlerit's corporate policy. The three practice-oriented focal areas here are: development and production of recyclable quality products with the longest possible service life; production that is gentle on the environment; and minimum environmental burden in the application of the products.

The world is only lent to us
 

Boehlerit sets standards in environmental protection and safety at work. The carbide specialist was, for example, the first industrial operation in Upper Styria to be approved under the new Austrian environmental management law. Boehlerit has thus secured itself a place among the top Austrian companies. Only some 30 companies have concluded the extensive audit proceduresuccessfully so far.