Ionbond™ Coating Portfolio for Forming & Molding Tools - Case Studies
Download our case studies for Forming & Molding Tools to get an unfiltered insight into the potential of our coating solutions in various forming applications.
Ionbond’s coating portfolio for Forming & Molding Tools is highly diverse, allowing for the perfect combination of the base material and surface properties. This results in longer tool life, improved product quality, reduced lubricant usage, reduced production downtime and machine maintenance, and elimination of secondary operations. This all leads to substantial cost savings for our customers. Our multipurpose coatings are excellent for common forming and molding applications, while our premium coatings can provide the best performance for the most severe applications.
With the case studies we are giving you an insight and demonstrate the true performance of our multipurpose and premium coating solutions in various forming applications, such as cold forming and hot forming steel, high pressure Al die casting and plastic molding.
The results provide a direct and unfiltered insight into the potential of our coating solutions in various forming applications and prove the benefits of using our solutions in terms of improving productivity, reducing scrap rate and maintaining excellent product quality.
In the case studies you will find an explanation of the application, in terms of the tool and workpiece material and the process conditions, which helps you to identify similarities to your forming application and its specific requirements.
So don’t hesitate and download bellow the case studies and we are happy to show you how also you can achieve added value in your production by using Ionbond’s coating solutions.
Case Studies
Forming & Molding Case Studies
Download the case studies to get an insight and learn about the true performance of our multipurpose and premium coating solutions in various forming applications.
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