2009-06-10

Uddeholm Nimax – In any shape or form.

Everyday life involves a lot of things we take for granted. From car parts to frequently used plastic accessories such as shampoo bottles, refrigerators, hair combs, buckets and many others, all that enhance and simplify our daily life. All of these things could be manufactured with the help of the new plastic steel grade from Uddeholm, Uddeholm Nimax.

Uddeholm Nimax provides several unique benefits:

• Superior machinability. This will give you the advantage of shorter machining time. This means that it will be easier to meet customers demands on delivery time and also that you will benefit from lower cutting tool cost and increased availability of your machines.

• Instant welding – no preheating or post heat treatment required. Weld repairs, maintenance and design changes can be performed quicker, thus shortening the downtime during mould manufacturing and production. You will be very flexible and the production will run smoother and faster.

• Consistent tool performance - longer tool life. The new steel grade Uddeholm Nimax combines high hardness with high toughness. This leads to a mould with good resistance to indentations and a minimum risk for unexpected failures, thereby leading to a more reliable tool and a prolonged tool life.

• Reduce your polishing costs – achieve a better surface finish. With good structure and a low amount of inclusions you will spend considerable less time to achieve desired surface finish.

Reliable and efficient tool steel is essential for good results. The same goes for achieving high productivity and high availability. When choosing the right steel many parameters must be considered. By using superior steel your productivity can be greatly improved. With excellent machinability and very good polishability you will spend less time to finish your product. This makes it much easier to meet your dead line. Try Uddeholm Nimax; Even basic can be better.

For further information, please get in touch with: Uddeholm Tooling AB, Communication Manager Boo Rundqvist, +46 563 17124, mobile +46 70 20 60 368. www.uddeholm.com

Information about the company: Uddeholms AB