Tru-Edge Grinding, Inc. provides turn-key services for all of your cutting tool needs. In addition to regrinding or modifying existing tools, and designing and manufacturing special tools, we also offer in-house PVD hard surface coating utilizing industry leading Platit AG LARC® technology. This results in quicker turn-around and additional cost savings for our customers.
Tru-Edge operates the Platit ∏80 coating system to produce low-temperature PVD coatings, including TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, AITiN, and nACo®. This state-of-the-art equipment enables us to produce high-quality coatings with excellent accuracy and longevity and features the best cleaning operation available on the market today.
At Tru-Edge, we comply to stringent quality requirements for coating systems applications and maintain the same commitment to quality in coating as we do in our grinding and manufacturing processes. We 100% batch test and certify each coating run with traceable documentation. This investment furthers our commitment to provide customers with cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art value added services. We can also certify parts, as required.
Contact us about your coating needs. Our knowledgeable staff can help you select the coating that will best suit your application.
The general-purpose coating for cutting, forming, injection molding as well as tribological applications.
Universal high-performance coating for cutting (drilling, milling, reaming, turning). Also suitable for dry machining.
Monolayer: for stable finishing and roughing
Multilayer: for interrupted cuts
Tough MultiPurpose coating for interrupted cutting, milling, stamping, forming and hobbing.
High-performance coating with very high aluminum content and heat resistance. Used for dry high speed machining and hard machining.
Monolayer: for stable finishing and roughing
Multilayer: for interrupted cuts
Conventional carbon nitride coating for interrupted cutting, milling and tapping and stamping, punching and forming.
Nanocomposite PLATIT coating with extremely high nanohardness and heat resistance. Used for high performance (dry HSC) and for normal machining conditions.
nACo® = (nc-AITiN)(a-Si3N4)
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Color |
Nanohardness |
Thickness |
Friction (fretting) |
Max. usage temperature [ºC] |
|
TiN |
gold |
24 |
1-7 |
0.55 |
600 |
|
TiAIN UniversAL® |
violet-black |
35/28 |
1-4 |
0.5 |
800/700 |
|
TiCN-MP |
red-copper |
32 |
1-4 |
0.2 |
400 |
|
AITiN |
black |
38 |
1-4 |
0.2 |
400 |
|
TiCN |
blue-grey |
37 |
1-4 |
0.2 |
400 |
|
nACo®- |
violet-blue |
45/40 |
1-4 |
0.2 |
1200/1100 |
