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WIDIA™ Means Complete Quality As an innovator for more than 80 years, the WIDIA Products Group has been designing and manufacturing metalcutting products that make customer machining processes more efficient and effective. With thousands of products in our portfolio, the WIDIA Products Group offers competitive advantages that will enhance your productivity and bolster your profitability. To learn more, contact your local Authorized WIDIA Distributor or visit www.widia.com. TAPPING THREADING

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WIDIA™ means complete quality When you buy products from the WIDIA family of brands, you’re not just buying speed, power, and precision — you’re buying complete quality. The WIDIA Products Group brands offer the most complete portfolio of precision-engineered products and custom solution services available today. With more than 14,000 turning, milling, and holemaking products in our portfolio and a skilled network of Authorized Distributor partners, you’ll nd everything you need from one single source. 80+ Years of Quality 1930 1925 Application to register “WIDIA” as a trademark WIDIA wins the...

Technical expertise you can count on WIDIA™ brand cutting tools are available exclusively through a specialized network of Authorized Distributor partners whom you can count on to deliver much more than products. They will show you how to: • Achieve measurable productivity improvements. • Signicantly reduce cycle time. • Improve machine tool utilization. • Take advantage of proven supply chain solutions. • Access local inventory and best-in-class technical support. • Request onsite demonstrations of the latest tooling technology. The most powerful family of brands in the industry The WIDIA family...

Easy to order Finding the right WIDIA™ products for your machining applications has never been easier. Our engineers and Authorized Distributor partners are experts in high-performance machining. They will work with you to determine the correct product for your application, then order, ship, and deliver the product with the attention to customer service you would expect from a world-leading brand. Supply chain services Whether your manufacturing enterprise involves batch processes or mass production, or your metalcutting machines are organized in lines, cells, or as standalone units, our supply...

Robust training programs As a WIDIA™ customer, you can gain access to our exclusive online training program, where you’ll nd dozens of training courses on our newest products and services. On the web Visit our website to read up-to-the-minute information about new products, download electronic copies of product literature, and see a list of industry events in which we are participating. Visit www.widia.com and use the Distributor Finder to locate the Authorized Distributor nearest you. When you think speed, power, and precision, think complete quality — think WIDIA. To nd the Authorized WIDIA...

Solutions for Holemaking, Milling, Turning, and Tooling Systems We are dedicated to designing and developing holemaking, milling, turning, and tooling systems solutions for demanding operations and focused manufacturing. Our factory engineers, production experts, and field application engineers are available to work with you to design solutions to provide maximum productivity and throughput. Unique advantages, such as in-house PVD high-quality coating facilities (TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, AlTiN, Z-coat), a wide range of raw materials (HSS, HSS-E, HSS-Powder; Solid Carbide, Brazed Carbide), and capabilities...

Environmental responsibility We are deeply committed to offering environmentally responsible products that deliver high performance and proven value. With decades of experience in tooling and manufacturing, combined with the synergy of superior engineering, we offer customers some of the most effective opportunities for sustainable manufacturing in the industry. Sustainable engineering Leading the way with innovation, engineering, and service in standard and custom tooling. A proven methodology and partnership. Successful project engineering requires planning, teamwork, and disciplined execution....

Greenfield Tap & Die The brand name you’ve trusted since 1872 is now... Greenfield Tap & Die, now WIDIA-GTD™, has been supplying the highest quality taps, dies, and gages to the industry for more than 139 years. From premium raw materials, put through a stringent ISO-certified production process, to carefully inspected, packaged, and shipped tools, WIDIA-GTD has consistently delivered quality products and services to you, our customer. Always committed to innovation, WIDIA-GTD continues to focus on developing products that enable you to achieve better production at lower costs. 139+ Years of...

2005 Launched new generation HP carbide tap line (GX series) 2011 WIDIA-GTD launches the new GT series of HP HSS-E-PM taps 2010 GTD brand becomes part of WIDIA™ Products Group

New Products Our latest metalcutting advances are designed to deliver higher productivity, longer tool life, and increased application versatility compared with your current tooling. Victory™ GX Series Taps Victory GT Series Taps • Our best-performing, high-precision solid carbide taps. • New generation of high-performance, high-speed steel powdered-metal taps for material-specific tapping applications. • Run up to 4x faster and last up to 4x longer than conventional high-speed steel taps. • Precision design delivers more accurately tapped holes. • Cutting taps can be factory reconditioned to...