The WTX-Ti delivers excellent performance when machining difficult-to-machine materials, such as high-strength and acid-resistant steels, titanium or heat-resistant super alloys. (Ceratizit)
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Drilling difficult-to-machine materials with ease

Materials such as titanium, Inconel, VA, Hastelloy or Hardox pose significant challenges for machining technicians, machines and tools. As these difficult-to-machine materials become more common, overcoming the challenges they pose will help companies remain competitive. To assist these customers, Ceratizit Group is investing heavily in research and development in order to transform difficult-to-machine materials into easy-to-machine materials.

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Rui Tocha, general manager of the Technological Centre for the Moulds Industry, Special Tools and Plastics, Centimfe and Pool-Net: “The last six years have been marked by the strong development of the national moulds industry, which grew by more than 80%, betting on differentiated investments and modernity.” (Pool-Net)
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Mould Mecca

Portugal - With a centuries-old glass-making tradition that crossed naturally over into creating moulds for plastics parts in the 1940s, Portugal is today a hotbed of mould making and exporting, and moulds from Portugal can be found in almost every major end market for plastics.

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