wiredInUSA April 2018

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc Stand: 12A27 Fort Wayne Wire Die was founded in 1937 as a manufacturer of precision single crystal natural diamond dies. Over the years the product line has expanded to include polycrystalline diamond dies, tungsten carbide dies, shaped profile dies, extrusion tips and dies, and other wear parts for the wire industry. The company provides re-cutting and reconditioning services for diamond and carbide dies, and has become a leader in the supply of new and recut matched elongation die sets for high speed, multi-wire drawing machines. Fort Wayne Wire Die also offers a complete line of equipment for die maintenance, measurement and inspection of wire drawing dies. Through this full line of equipment Fort Wayne Wire Die is now able to offer customers worldwide the necessary equipment and tools to operate an in- house re-cutting service.

GmbH; its sales office Fort Wayne Wire Die (Philippines) Inc sells throughout Asia; the Fort Wayne Wire Die (Shanghai) Inc sales office sells in China; and a network of independent agents and distributors handles further sales around the world. • Single crystal natural diamond wire dies featuring X-ray orientation and optimum accuracy and surface polish from 0.0003” to 0.114” (0.0075 to 2.9mm) (poly-di) dies for maximum die life in sizes from 0.009” to 0.95” (0.023 to 24mm) • Tungsten carbide dies, both round hole and shaped profile, in the standard R-series nibs from R-2 to R-19. Also available as rough core or finished in hole sizes from 0.008” to 3” (0.2 to 76mm) • Extrusion tips and dies – precision custom manufactured extrusion tips in single crystal diamond or polycrystalline diamond with guaranteed concentricity to 0.0002” TIR (0.005mm). Tips and dies are also available in tungsten carbide or tool steel • Re-cutting services for single crystal diamond dies, polycrystalline diamond dies or tungsten carbide dies to restore new die shape and polish to used and worn dies • Matched elongation die service: sets of new or recut dies are physically elongation tested and matched to the requirements of the wire drawing machine • Polycrystalline diamond The standard product line includes:

S S A range of dies from Fort Wayne

The company’s corporate offices, including engineering, research and development, and administration are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its products are sold in North America by direct sales engineers; in Europe through its sales office, Fortek

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