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“We can actually re-sharpen the punches for continued life whereas previously they broke and were a total loss”
Whyn Pelkey, Engineering Manager of C. Cowles & Company, New Haven, CT
Cowles Tooling Challenge
As an automotive parts supplier, Cowles experienced punch breakage causing 6 to 7 stops per 20,000 parts, run on
a 250-ton press at 35 strokes/ min. Severe galling on the sides caused the punch ends to actually rip off as they would weld themselves into the material strip on the upstroke of the press. One week of down- time for 20,000 parts.
Phygen Solution
FortiPhyTM UltraEnduranceTM Coating has given C. Cowles & Company:
• Up to 7x longer punch life with high abrasive-wear resistance
• Spectacular lubricity – no more problems with the material catching & breaking the punches
• Saves downtime – parts are now completed without shutting down the press, removing the complicated tooling and replacing the broken punches – now an inventory of coated punches is on the shelf
• Punch edge stays sharp during the production run and allows re-sharpening as required
Visit www.phygen.com/ Success_Cowles.html for
the full story or call 888.749.4361
Phygen Coatings, Inc. / Toll Free 888.749.4361 / phygen.com / email: tech@phygen.com write no. 28
New Press Blank Feeder/Coater System
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the blank directly into the press
– all automatically. Union roller
coaters apply controlled and
consistent amounts of lubrication
for fewer rejects and less scrap.
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574-267-3211
E-mail: sales@uniontoolcorp.com www.uniontoolcorp.com
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