Ionbond visiting FABTECH in October!
Join us at our boothS30103 in Orlando, Florida (USA), from October 15 to 17 for the 2024 edition of FABTECH, North America’s largest trade show for metal forming and fabricating. We’re looking forward to showing our premium performance coatings for forming metals and non-ferrous metals, aluminum die casting as well as our developments in plasma nitriding for duplex coatings. In addition, we’d love to hear about your current projects and challenges in forming and molding.
Designed for impact: Ionbond’s high-performance coatings for forming and molding tools
Ionbond has a suitable coating solution for each of your applications. Ionbond™ 90 has been making its mark on the industry for more than 10 years and provides unrivaled performance in metal stamping applications. Ionbond™ 95 has a proven track record in hot forming steel and aluminum extrusion.
Ionbond also has a suitable answer to the sustained trend toward lightweight design in automotive manufacturing – Ionbond™ 42 for aluminum forming and trimming. In combination with a plasma nitriding layer, our physical vapor deposition (PVD) and plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) coating solutions are even more powerful. The increased load carrying capability of your duplex treated tools will help you achieve your goals for the most demanding forming and molding applications.
Revolutionize your hot forging applications
The revolutionary Ionbond™ 357 is the latest addition to our coating portfolio. It combines a nitride base layer with excellent fatigue resistance and top layer with a superior resistance against abrasive and adhesive wear at elevated temperature. The high oxidation stability of Ionbond™ 357 makes it our preferred solution for hot forging applications.
Work with Ionbond in forming and molding
By working with Ionbond, you benefit from over 50 years of experience in coating tools for the forming and molding sector, including punches, dies, molds, rolls and other metal forming tools. Our broad, proven coating portfolio provides excellent performance and productivity improvements. In addition, our engineering teams provide custom-tailored solutions for unique applications.
For more information, ask the Ionbond engineers at our forming and molding tools competence center in Madison Heights (MI) or contact our forming and molding coating centers in Duncan (SC), Chicago (IL), St. Paul (MN) and Cleveland (OH). They will help you meet your production objectives and to extend tool life, reduce downtime, lower scrap rates and increase productivity.
Questions?
Discuss your challenges with Tobias Brögelmann
Dr. Ing. Tobias Brögelmann, Global Segment Manager Forming and Molding Tools, will be glad to support you.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Dr. Ing. Tobias Brögelmann
Global Segment Manager Forming and Molding
Dr. Ing. Tobias Brögelmann
Global Segment Manager Forming and Molding
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