EuroWire January 2019

Dies, cones and die maintenance

75 years’ experience from CTR

2018 saw CTR Carbide Dies Ltd celebrating 45 successful years in business. Based in Birmingham, the manufacturing heartland of the UK, CTR is a specialised fastener tooling company, supplying to all sectors including general engineering, construction, automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, medical and defence industries on a global basis to over 50 countries. Its management team boasts 75 years’ technical, manu- facturing and commercial experience, and its close working relationship with customers and know-how enables it to offer “added value” tool design and development advice, resulting in cost savings by eliminating unnecessary process operations together with extended tool life. CTR is a modern, proactive, evolving and growing precision engineering manufacturing group with a growing portfolio of services and products. Its tooling is used for the manufacture of industrial standard and special fasteners including airframe rivets, construction anchor bolts, automotive wheel bolts, engine bolts, special formed gear assemblies and special alloy nuts. Tooling can be individual and also for complete machine kits. CTR has proven experience in low-volume sub-contract machining in areas such as tooling for spring manufacturing, tube cold forming dies, medium range press tooling, rubber mould tooling, feed fingers and various component parts machining. The company continues to invest in the latest machining techniques, including hard turning, CNC lathe and internal grinding machines, together with the very latest technology wire electro discharge machining centres. It is BS EN IS0 9001 and AS 9100 Rev C accredited, and a member of ADS (Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security

▲ ▲ CTR – a specialised fastener tooling company from the UK

and Space Industries, globally) and MAA (Midlands Aerospace Alliance). The company boats three operating divisions: Fastener tooling manufacture, hard metal machining and precision engineering. The company has often been asked what “CTR” stands for. Originally it was Carbide Tooling & Rectory, but it would like to think it epitomises its engineering excellence and objective: “Complete Tooling Requirement.”

CTR Carbide Dies Ltd – UK Website : www.ctr-uk.com

Excellence in precision drawing dies

The importance of drawing dies should not be underestimated. A quality, precision- made drawing die will always pay dividends to the production of superior wire. BAR Products & Services Ltd employs the latest techniques and machinery to produce high quality round and shaped drawing dies, with precision internal profiles to the customer’s specification. The entrance, drawing angle, bearing length, exit and final polish are all important parameters to consider when choosing the best drawing die for a specific wire type, material and size. The experience of the die manufacturer can help to eliminate problems with the drawing process. BAR Products offers advice and assistance with the design of drawing dies, and works as a partnership with customers worldwide to create the best drawing environment possible. BAR Products & Services Ltd – UK Website : www.barproductsandservices.com

▲ ▲ Quality, precision-made drawing dies always pay dividends

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January 2019