Quick Facts
Headquarters: Germany
Established: 1999
Business Type: Manufacturer
Employee: >190
📦Products
Solid Carbide Rods (Ground & Unground)
Carbide Rods with Coolant Channels (Central, Parallel, Helical)
Special Carbide Rods (Kidney/Lenticular shaped holes)
Green Machined Carbide Preforms (Near-net shape)
📌Why Choose AFC Hartmetall?
Best For: Precision tool manufacturers (especially drill and reamer makers) requiring complex coolant architectures and deep-hole drilling solutions.
- Unmatched Coolant Channel Architecture: While many suppliers offer standard 2-hole rods, AFC Hartmetall’s patented processes allow for rods with up to 16 coolant channels, as well as complex kidney or lenticular shapes. For tool makers, this flexibility solves critical heat evacuation and chip removal issues in deep-hole drilling applications, allowing you to manufacture high-performance tools that outlast the competition.
- “Green” Preforming for Production Efficiency: AFC Hartmetall offers customer-specific “green machined” preforms. By ordering blanks that are already shaped, cut to length, or pre-drilled with lateral exit holes while the carbide is still in its soft state, you significantly reduce the need for hard grinding and finishing at your facility. This translates to lower diamond wheel costs, reduced machining time, and faster turnaround for your final tools.
- Extreme Customization Capability: Their manufacturing competence covers a vast range of non-standard specifications. Whether you need a variable helix (0 - 65°), reduced pitch tolerances for micro-drills, or lateral exit holes in specific forward/backward orientations, AFC Hartmetall can deliver. This level of customization is vital for engineers designing specialized tools where off-the-shelf blanks simply won’t work.
- Global Scale with German Precision: As part of the Hyperion Materials & Technologies family, AFC Hartmetall combines the agility and technical depth of a specialized German manufacturer with the financial stability and R&D power of a global materials giant. This partnership ensures supply chain security and continuous material innovation. As a customer, your supply source is both technologically advanced and commercially stable.
🏆Certificates
ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management)
ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management)
ISO 50001:2018 (Energy Management)
📩Contact & Ordering
Website: https://www.afcarbide.com/
Phone: +49 9229 9647 0
Email: [email protected]
Service Regions: Global (Network in Europe, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and India)