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Coating cuts your costs Coating types used in the woodworking industry

Coating is often used to improve cutting tools The right coating can contribute to considerably optimising production, thus ensuring substantial savings. In recent years, coating of cutting tools has become more common. In the past, it was primarily the metalworking industry that could benefit from the longer tool life that can be achieved by using coating. However, that has changed. The benefits are many and substantial. The coating is characterized by being very hard and extremely stable. The high stability increases the tool life and reduces the number of tool changes. In this way, the...

Coating matrix Work piece material Carbide brazed saw blade Planar knife/ Tersa knife Carbide profile insert knife * Coated SC cutters are automatically re-coated during RE-NEW Specifications Brazed tools Nanohardness [GPa] Friction coefficient (dry against steel) [µ] Layer thickness [µm] Colour Dark violet C8 Exceptionally hard and tough coating The C8 coating combines high hardness with good toughness. The fine surface and the low chemical affinity make the C8 ideal for machining aluminium with low silicon content. The C8 coating is optimized for woodworking applications where it delivers...

Industrial tooling solutions Kyocera Unimerco is a global manufacturer and distributor, providing standard and customized cutting tool solutions as well as know-how and optimization guidance for the manufacturing industry. The company was founded in 1964 and has since expanded into 17 countries, with more than 700 employees. Today the company is part of the Japan-based Kyocera Corporati