By switching to Uddeholm Dievar® tool steel in combination with the eifeler Duplex TIGRAL® coating, a European automotive supplier increased annual production availability by 220 hours and achieved €60,500 in total savings.
The customer operates in Aluminum High Pressure Die Casting, producing around 400,000 aluminum alloy components per year. Their previous solution – W.Nr. 1.2340 remelted tool steel with nitriding – suffered from severe erosion and inconsistent performance, limiting tool life to just 10,000 parts.
After a technical evaluation, the customer adopted a more sustainable and competitive Tool & Die solution: Uddeholm Dievar® paired with eifeler Duplex TIGRAL®. The impact was immediate:
- 4 x Increase in Tool Life: from 10,000 to 40,000 parts per tool
- 220 Additional Production Hours: due to fewer tool changes and reduced downtime
- €60,500 in Total Savings: through longer tool life, greater stability, and improved availability
The extended tool life resulted in a stable, predictable, and significantly more cost efficient process – delivering a clear improvement in overall tooling economy. This productivity gain also contributed to sustainability benefits: fewer tool replacements, reduced material consumption, and a more resource efficient production cycle.
This is just one example of how the right combination of premium tool steel and advanced coatings can transform performance in high pressure die casting.
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