HARTMETALL ESTECH AG is an internationally active Swiss manufacturer of cemented carbides and sintered hard metal products based in Hitzkirch (Canton Lucerne). Operating in the metal industry since 1941, the company is an autonomous subsidiary of ESTECH Group AG and acts as an engineering partner for powder-metallurgical hard metal solutions.
The company operates an environmentally conscious production process utilizing a water-based milling and spray-drying process that eliminates organic solvents. Its integrated facilities include automated powder mixing, pressing, hand-forming, multi-axis CNC machining, and state-of-the-art Sinter-HIP furnaces to manufacture sintered carbide geometries with zero porosity and superior mechanical properties.
- Certified in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
- Member company of the Swiss industrial group ESTECH Group AG
HARTMETALL ESTECH AG provides comprehensive powder metallurgy hard metal solutions and sintered blanks:
- Carbide Pressing & Sintering: Compaction pressing and Sinter-HIP processing of refractory tungsten carbides (WC) combined with cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), titanium carbide (TiC), tantalum carbide (TaC), and niobium carbide (NbC).
- Ready-to-Press (RTP) Granules: Formulation and supply of specialized RTP powder blends in standard and custom grades for direct-pressing tool and wear components.
- Sintered Carbide Products: Semi-finished rods, rods with twisted cooling channels, turning and milling inserts, stamping dies, punch tools, nozzles, bushings, guides, and complex wear-protection parts.
- Nickel-Bonded Blanks: Corrosion- and acid-resistant nickel-bonded carbide grades with FDA compliance certifications for pharmaceutical, medical, and food processing applications.
- Mechanical Finishing: Green machining, precision finish grinding, centerless grinding, drilling, and multi-axis CNC turning and milling.
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