TPT March 2025

INDUSTRY

Scleros appoints Bond Metaltek to represent tube and bar processing products BOND Metaltek (BMT) has signed an agreement with Scleros SpA to represent its products in the UK, Belgium and Netherlands. For more than 70 years, from its plant in Northern Italy, Scleros has been designing and manufacturing high precision hard metal components used in the process of cold drawing of tubes and bars for the ferrous and nonferrous sector. It currently operates a state-of-the-art facility with high-tech modern machinery including multi-axis CNC, EDM and special grinding machines. All of these machines produce components to the closest tolerances and highest surface quality in different grades of tungsten carbide. Hard metal dies for tube and bar drawing offer unparalleled wear resistance and toughness to the most demanding drawing applications. Dies are available for round, square, rectangle, oval and special profiles. Special coatings are available for specific applications. Scleros is part of the OMCD group, a multinational company made up of 10 brands active in the field of hard metal, sintered copper/tungsten and precious metals. A centralised structure between all of the brands provides full control of the entire production process from the refining of raw materials to the micro-finishing operations. BMT has a long history of working in the tube and profile business with an extensive working knowledge of different processes. Its hands-on approach to customer requirements ensures that a close working relationship is formed with the focused objective of process improvement and improved efficiency.

Scleros SpA www.scleros.it

Hard metal dies for tube and bar drawing offer unparalleled wear resistance and toughness

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