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The Nano-Die product itself has also developed, with improvements in terms of useful life of the die and improved performance for the latest generation. In other recent activity, Nano-Die now comes to themarket in up toØ120mm+ form factor, and there has been strong development in large form factor compacting dies, tube drawing dies and shaped die capabilities. include compacting and stranding, wire and tube drawing, and rod breakdown for aluminium and alloys, copper, brass, low carbon and stainless steel. Applications for Nano-Die Paramount Die Company Stand: 10B38 Paramount Die Company strives to help wire drawers maximise their process, productivity and profitability, by working closely with customers to adapt to the constantly changing business environment. In recent years several wire industry trends have shaped the company’s development. One of the more substantial of these is the trend toward greater outsourcing of wire drawing dies; higher value wire drawers have concluded that die making is not a core capability. With Paramount’s highly automated manufacturing process, stringent quality control and continuous product development, wire drawers have decided to outsource their wire die supply, resulting in process and productivity Nano-Diamond America Inc – USA Website: www.nano-die.com

improvement. However, this trend has also caused wire drawers to become more reliant upon their die suppliers. Paramount has viewed this as a challenge, and has responded by working to reduce lead times and increase its ability to react quickly to customer needs. In addition, Paramount has worked to deliver higher value. This has been achieved by standardising wire drawing dies to cost-effective carbide inserts, and by automating production to maximise both quality and economics. Many of Paramount’s automatedprocesses can operate without operator interaction for long periods, which allows the process to continue to manufacture product as long as there is available feedstock. Paramount’s automated production equipment combines high volume, speed and efficiency with accuracy and repeatability. All of this, combined with Paramount’s commitment to maintain substantial inventory, has enabled average lead times to be reduced fromweeks to often less than a few days. As the company continues to grow as a high-volume producer of carbide drawing dies, it becomes important to continually invest in new manufacturing technology. Paramount has invested inbecomingoneof the wire industry’s leading suppliers of eco- friendly products, as its die design allows the carbide insert to be easily recycled. Thousands of kilograms of used inserts are returned to Paramount each year to be graded, sorted and transformed to good- as-new condition.

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