HARDMET ASSOCIATES LTD

Manufacturers of Tungsten Carbide and Technical (Industrial) Ceramic components

Here at Hardmet Associates we are a privately owned UK company with over 60 years’ experience in the field of ultra-hard materials particularly tungsten carbide and technical industrial-ceramics. We are an international group with our own manufacturing plant in Portugal and associate companies in Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, and China. Together with our associate companies, we enjoy a world class reputation and are among the world’s top producers of tungsten carbide and technical ceramic components for a wide range of industries, Hardmet associates also manufacture Tungsten Carbide and Technical Ceramic components under OEM contracts for some of the world’s most prestigious brands.

Our extensive experience in the design and manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide and Technical industrial-ceramics components enables us to evaluate solutions for the most troublesome areas of your business, by thoroughly examining components and mechanisms and then specifying and manufacturing the most cost effective ultra-hard materials solution to exactly meet your needs.

We are an international group with our own tungsten carbide, technical industrial-Ceramics and synthetic Gem Material manufacturing plant in Portugal, together with associate Companies in Germany, Italy, USA, Canada and China. Our Portugal plant provides a very broad range in the manufacturing of tungsten carbide indexable metal cutting inserts and tooling, manufactured using the latest rotary presses, together with HIP furnaces then ground to high tolerance and coated by our in-house coating facility, specialists in OEM design and manufacture contracts, the plant also excels in the production of tungsten carbide and composite wear parts as sintered or finished ground.

Our German plant makes Tungsten Carbide components for the woodworking and composite industries, planner blades, profile knives and turnover knives with a performance proven track record, technical industrial-ceramics and synthetic gem material components manufactured for various high-tech industries. Our Italy plant manufactures tungsten carbide as sintered and ground rods, rotary tolls, mining, and construction industry tools. The USA plant specialises in the manufacturing of tungsten carbide medium to large size near net shape preform as sintered components, slots, angles, steps, radius, projection, holes, and threads whatever your requirements, we can design and produce it, pressed, and machined by state of the are equipment.

Our Canadian plant specialises in the manufacturing of wood and metal cutting saw tips, produced in tungsten carbide and stellite materials, available pre brazed, providing constant long wearing reliable tooling, also debarking heads for the timber industry. Our China plant specialises in the manufacture of tungsten carbide high volume component parts, with very quick on. Time deliveries, products are mechanically pressed by specially designed equipment and sintered in HIP furnaces.

If you would like to use our services please fill out the enquiry form on our contact us page and we will get back to you as soon as possible to answer your questions. And get you the components you need.

Tungsten Carbide and Technical Ceramics.

We are an international group with our own manufacturing plant in Portugal and Associate Companies in Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, and China.

Tungsten Carbide & Technical Ceramics - to your requirements

Satisfaction of our customers' needs is our overriding priority. In co-operation with our customers, we can develop new solutions for tools and equipment, to perfectly fit your demands.

We provide only the very highest quality - both in the products we manufacture and in the technical assistance we provide to you.

World-class reputation for the manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide and Technical (Industrial) Ceramic components

Together with our Associate Companies, we enjoy a world-class reputation and are among the world's top producers of Tungsten Carbide and Technical Ceramic components for a wide range of industries.

Hardmet Associates also manufacture Tungsten Carbide and Technical Ceramic components - under OEM contracts - for some of the world's most prestigious brands.

Tungsten Carbide grades are suitable for most applications, including ISO, PM & K grades for metal-cutting, wood and composites respectively. Our grades can be coated with CVD or PVD and diamond with our own in-house coating equipment.

Intensive quality control

Our Associate Companies are ISO 9001 certified, guaranteeing that all products are fully traceable in the production line. Our laboratories carry out intensive quality control on every item, regarding sizes, chemical compounds and coating adherence.