Quick Facts

Headquarters: United States

Established: 1983

Business Type: Manufacturer (Fully Integrated)

Production Capacity: 3,000+ pieces per day / 800,000+ blanks annually

📦Products

Carbide Drill & Reamer Blanks

Wear Parts: Stamping Dies, Cold Header Dies, Draw Dies, Punches, Die & Bushing Blanks, Die Nibs, Forming Anvil, Hammer Dies.

Carbide Rods: Solid Carbide Rods, Carbide Rods with One Hole, Ground Carbide Rods, 2 Straight Coolant Hole Rods.

Flow Control Blanks

Gundrill Blanks

Flat Blanks: EDM Blocks, Saw Blanks, Form Tool Blanks, Rest Blades.

Specially Extruded Blanks

OD Grinding of Preforms

📌Why Choose H.B. Carbide?

Best For: Precision Cutting Tool Manufacturers (OEMs) and Defense/Energy Contractors requiring strict material traceability and custom geometries.

  • Total Vertical Integration (Powder-to-Blank Control): Unlike suppliers who buy pre-mixed powder or sintered parts, H.B. Carbide controls the entire supply chain in-house, from milling raw tungsten carbide powder to final grinding. For tool makers, this “start-to-finish” control eliminates third-party variables, ensuring absolute consistency in hardness and transverse rupture strength (TRS), which is critical for automated grinding lines.
  • Advanced Sinter-HIP & Forming Technology: H.B. Carbide utilizes both ISO-Pressing (for large diameters >1") and Extrusion (for precision near-net shapes .050"–.75"), followed by Sinter-HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing). This combination minimizes porosity and eliminates “eta phase” defects. The result is a denser, more fracture-resistant material that performs reliably under the high-stress conditions found in defense and energy applications.
  • Engineering-Led Customization: Their service goes beyond simple order fulfillment. With an engineering team proficient in SolidWorks® and Numroto, they assist in designing complex preforms. By delivering “near-net” shapes that closely match your final tool, they significantly reduce your grinding time and wheel wear.
  • Rapid Response Logistics: In an industry often plagued by long lead times, H.B. Carbide differentiates itself with a 24-hour (or less) quote turnaround. This agility allows procurement managers to finalize project costs immediately and accelerate time-to-market for urgent custom tooling orders.

🏆Certificates

ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management)

📩Contact & Ordering

Website: https://hbcarbide.com/

Phone: +1 (989) 786-4223

Service Regions: Global

[ View Official Carbide Grade Chart ]