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12 µm coating thickness for maximum wear volume
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12 µm coating thickness for maximum wear volume

Wherever thick chips fall, for example in the heavy-duty machining of rails, switches, pipes and crankshafts, as well as in the rotary peeling of cast iron and ferrous materials, high-performance cutting inserts with long tool lives and good performance are an absolute must.
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SteelCon® – THE INNOVATION
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SteelCon® – THE INNOVATION

Precision tools with SteelCon® coatings achieve outstanding results when machining hardened steels above 50 HRC. Originally designed for hard machining, SteelCon® has proven to be capable of much more
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Diamond coatings on cutting inserts
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Diamond coatings on cutting inserts

Automotive, aerospace, medical technology – high-tech industries depend on first-class precision tools for the process-reliable, high-precision and, last but not least, economical production of their components from materials that are often difficult to machine.
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Awarded!
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Awarded!

Our customer ZECHA wins the 2021 Baden-Württemberg State Innovation Award with a new type of diamond-coated micro-precision tool. The State Innovation Award – the Dr. Rudolf Eberle Award – was one of the first prizes to be awarded for innovation in Germany.
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The difference lies in the detail
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The difference lies in the detail

Customized diamond coatings for all applications. A premium coating is the result of numerous options that CemeCon, together with the manufacturer, precisely matches to the application and the precision tool.
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Hard, harder, SteelCon®
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Hard, harder, SteelCon®

More performance in the machining of hardened steel for injection molds. In tool and mold making, the machining of hardened steels beyond 50 HRC is standard. It nevertheless remains a discipline for specialists, especially for manufacturers of precision tools.
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Magic or art?
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Magic or art?

HiPIMS is conquering the markets as a coating technology. A few years ago, when this technology was first introduced, CemeCon in particular set industry standards as a technology leader and pioneer.
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Always the right solution for tool and mold makers
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Always the right solution for tool and mold makers

Milling or die sinking? This question arises almost daily in tool and die making when it comes to the production of punches, dies, injection molds or similar. Unfortunately, there is no one true machining strategy for all eventualities. Diverse requirements determine which process achieves the desired results.
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Diamond coatings can do all that!
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Diamond coatings can do all that!

Graphite electrodes, dental implants, sporting goods, lightweight components for automotive or aerospace, punches and dies - diamond coatings are used in many different applications and materials.
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Best surface finishes and stable processes
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Best surface finishes and stable processes

CFRP and GFRP, aluminum and titanium stacks, Peek, glass fiber-reinforced aluminum - if you want to machine modern materials reliably and at the same time faster and more precisely and with fewer machining steps, i.e. more productively, you need material-optimized tools and processes.
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Know-how made by CemeCon
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Know-how made by CemeCon

Which coating material is good for which application? What is actually the difference between coating material and coating? What options do tool manufacturers have? What do you have to pay attention to before coating?
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HiPIMS opens up enormous potential in turning
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HiPIMS opens up enormous potential in turning

Short distances and the complete tool development process from a single source – this strategy has put Boehlerit from Kapfenberg, Austria, on course for growth. Gerhard Melcher, Sales Manager at Boehlerit, gets confirmation of this every day.
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Increase performance in thread production
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Increase performance in thread production

In order to enable the local industry to make a performance leap in thread production, Chinese tool manufacturers can now have their HSS taps and formers coated with the new HiPIMS coating material TapCon®Gold at the CemeCon coating center in Suzhou.
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Long tool life and best surface quality
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Long tool life and best surface quality

Because of their low weight and high load-bearing capacity, fiber composite materials (FRP) are being used in more and more applications. HPTec GmbH from Ravensburg is one of the world's leading specialists when it comes to the anything but simple machining of such high-performance materials.
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Increase performance with diamond
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Increase performance with diamond

Anyone who thinks that diamond coatings are only suitable for shank tools and that PCD is always required on cutting inserts in corresponding applications is mistaken: Diamond coatings can also be used excellently for cutting inserts.
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New possibilities for cutting inserts
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New possibilities for cutting inserts

High coating thicknesses for cutting inserts have always been a specialty of CemeCon. HiPMS has again significantly expanded the possibilities here. The process can be used to produce coating thicknesses between 1 and 12 µm.
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Performance leap thanks to thick coatings
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Performance leap thanks to thick coatings

Heavy-duty machining is demanding – maximum cutting volumes, without sacrificing good surface quality, requires high feed rates and extreme wear. The company that can offer longer tool life and the best performance will quickly outpace the competition.
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Ultra thin and extremely smooth
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Ultra thin and extremely smooth

In the fields of electronics and medical technologies, the high-precision machining of the smallest components, with tools that are only a few millimeters or even tenths of a millimeter thick, is the key to innovation – now more than ever.
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