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What is Carbinite?
Carbinite is a tungsten alloy coating that can be applied to most metals through electrofusion. Applying the product through electrofusion gives us a true metallurgical bond. This high bond strength far surpasses any spray-on coating currently available.

Carbinite not only increases the surface friction but increases the surface hardness of the material up to 72Rc. This is beneficial in any situation where slip and/or wear are an issue.

In applications where an increase in coefficient of friction is desired, we can apply a textured coating in several grades. We can also apply Carbinite where a smooth surface is needed with our wear coating. We offer five standard grades of coating with custom levels available depending on the application.

Fast turn-around.
Orders of 100 sq in or less can be completed within three business days, reducing your costly downtime.

On-site coating.
For jobs where shipping is not possible or cost-effective, Carbinite Metal Coatings can be applied on-site.

Custom workholding solutions.
Frey Research Inc., Carbinite's parent company, provides workholding and fixture design, along with consulting.

Benefits of Carbinite:
  • ~ Carbinite is metallurgically bonded to tooling surfaces by Electrofusion without bulk heating, annealing or distortion.
  • ~ Coarse and medium grit Carbinite Metal Coating can increase the gripping and holding force of workholding and other tools.
  • ~ The application of Carbinite does not require part preheating, so tool temper or heat treat is unaffected. Parts stay near room temperature during Coating process.
  • ~ Surface hardness is increased to 70 Rockwell or higher.
  • ~ Smooth (Grade W) Carbinite Metal Coating can dramatically increase the life of wear surfaces and reduce friction in mating metal parts.
  • ~ Carbinite can be reapplied without removal of the original Carbinite coating, and without additional build-up, thus maintaining tolerances.
  • ~ Increase in workholding power allows faster feed rates with reduced cycle times in machining operations.
A Brief History:

This coating was initially developed in 1950’s for the purpose of extending tool and die life expectancy. In some cases the life was extended up to 8 times as long as the same die left untreated. In 1997 Carbinite began developing new technology to reduce turn around time and increase both application consistency and bond strength. Over the years the number of applications we have discovered that have been able to benefit from the use of Carbinite has grown almost exponentially.

With all the new applications we needed to find a way to stay competitive and to keep turn around time as low as possible. Our answer was do develop a robotics system that allows us to cover large surface areas in a timely and economical fashion. We also have a mobile Carbinite service for instances where the item needing coated cannot be shipped in a cost effective manor. We have developed applications for many industries including: Automotive, Steel Making, Machining, Material Handling, Safety, Aerospace and many more.

Carbinite Locations

Carbinite Metal Coatings
463 Brownsdale Road
Unit 1
Renfrew, PA 16053
724-586-5659
info@carbinite.com

Dysinger Tool & Die
4316 Webster Street
Dayton, OH 45414
937-297-7761
www.dysinger.com

Qualtek Manufacturing, Inc
4230 North Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80933
719-598-3394
www.qualtekmfg.com

SpeedTech Coatings
721 Morris Road
Deridder, LA 70634
337-348-1749
www.speedtechcoatings.com

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