TPT November 2008

T ube E xtrusion & D rawing T echnology

Tungsten carbide tools for cold metal forming

(0.25mm internal diameter and 0.33mm external diameter), and large tubes with 200mm internal diameter and 300mm external diameter. The most complex shapes are used for gearbox shafts or injection pipes in the automotive industry. Cooling of thermal and nuclear power plants requires specific steel pipes with helical grooved profiles that only a few companies are able to manufacture. Agir also manufactures adjustable dies with carbide blocks for simple profiles (square). In addition, they provide helical mandrels dedicated to the production of copper tubes used in air conditioners of any type. The company has also developed a specific programme in order to optimise the range of best-matched dies to obtain the final required profile. Agir Technologies – France Fax : +33 3 80 51 81 36 Email: ferret@agir-technologies.com Website: www.agir-technologies.com

Agir Technologies (Mouton + Rivom), France, is the experienced manufacturer of tungsten carbide tools for cold metal forming. Tungsten carbide dies and mandrels are manufactured in the company’s two workshops.

These tools are supplied to large European manufacturers of tubes in different steels and non-ferrous metals for the most various applications. Products manufactured using Agir’s tools include smooth tube with small dimensions

 Agir has a large range of tungsten carbide tools for cold metal forming

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