INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION & ADMINISTRATION
HARDMET ASSOCIATES LTDCorvesgate
School Lane
Winfrith Newburgh,
Dorchester
Dorset, DT2 8JL
UK
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1305 853369
HARDMETALS & ENGINEERED PRODUCTS DIVISION
HARDMET ASSOCIATES LTDHome Close House
Beesby Road,
Maltby Le Marsh
Alford
Lincolnshire LN13 0JJ
UK
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1507 451840
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tel/fax: +44 (0)1305 853369
Our expertise in the design and manufacture of Tungsten Carbide & Industrial Ceramic components
Our extensive experience in the design and manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide & Industrial Ceramic 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.Together, we work to create lasting solutions for your needs and a lasting relationship with you, our customer.
Portugal Plant
Providing a very broad range in the manufacture of Tungsten Carbide indexable metalcutting 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.
Specialist in OEM design and manufacture contracts. The plant also excels in the production of Tungsten Carbide and Composite wearparts, as sintered or finished ground.
German Plant
Tungsten Carbide components for the Woodworking and Composite Industries - planner blades, profile knives and turnover knives with a performance-proven track record.
Industrial Ceramic and Synthetic Gem material components manufactured for various high tech Industries.
Italy Plant
Manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide as sintered and ground rods, rotary tools, Mining and Construction Industry tools.
USA Plant
Specialising in the manufacturing of Tungsten Carbide medium to large size near net shape preform as sintered components. Slots, angles, steps, radius, projections, holes and threads - whatever your requirements, Hardmet can design and produce it, pressed and machined by state of the art equipment.
Products include - rods and burrs, rotary tools, nozzles, valves, bearings, fluid handling components, Oil and Energy Industry components, blades and rolls.
Canadian Plant
Specialising in the manufacture of wood and metalcutting 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.
China Plant
Specialising 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.
Our principals are -
David Trickett
A senior Sales and Marketing Executive with 36 years experience with world class companies and extensive management and project experience in the Hard Materials Industry.
David is trained and qualified as an Aerospace Engineer. He is an effective planner and an articulate and confident presenter of ideas and information. He is an individual of high integrity, innovative and a lateral thinker in identifying and capitalising on new opportunities.
Management experience
David has over 30 years experience of successful bidding and management of commercial contracts for both UK and overseas industrial partnerships. He has wide experience of management in a project environment, with financial and contractual control of major projects to the value of £2.5million.
International experience
David has extensive worldwide experience - in the USA, Far East and Europe, representing Hardmet Associates at senior level. He is culturally aware, successfully negotiating overseas with customers and suppliers.
Expertise
David has 50 years hands-on experience of all types of materials - metals, wood , composites, paper/card - and how they machine with optimum results.
Additionally, he has experience of using Ultra Hard Materials - such as Tungsten carbide, Industrial Ceramics and Synthetic Gem Materials - in replacement wear part applications, to greatly extend the useful life of components and assemblies.
Industries he has worked with include - petrol, chemical & gas; partical reduction; mining/stone; water and waste; materials recycling; food and drink; wood and forestry; valves and rolling/shaping of materials.
David Holmes
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