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BALINIT ®<br />
guarantees superb results<br />
in punching and forming
The success formula for efficiency<br />
in punching and forming<br />
BALINIT ® hard coatings are only a few<br />
thousandths of a millimetre thick, but<br />
harder than steel and chemically inert.<br />
That’s why they sustainably reduce tool<br />
wear, cold welding and friction. More<br />
and more companies rely on BALINIT ®<br />
in their punching and forming operations<br />
to boost productivity and quality.<br />
02<br />
Lower costs<br />
- due to less tool wear<br />
- reduced lubricant consumption<br />
- fewer tool failures<br />
- calculable tool changes<br />
The result: you cut manufacturing<br />
costs across the board.<br />
Greater productivity<br />
- due to substantially longer lives<br />
- higher cycle frequencies<br />
- reduced machine idle time<br />
- less workpiece finishing effort<br />
The result: you can punch, form and<br />
fine-blank with greater cost-effectiveness.<br />
BALINIT ® hard coatings developed by Oerlikon Balzers are applied in vacuum processes at temperatures between<br />
200 and 500 °C. They considerably increase surface hardness and feature exceptional wear resistance and good<br />
sliding properties. Even after coating, tools fulfil all requirements relative to dimensional accuracy and edge sharpness.<br />
Higher quality<br />
- due to smoother surfaces<br />
- better dimensional stability<br />
- higher degrees of metal deformation<br />
- fewer manufacturing steps<br />
The result: you can establish higher<br />
standards in manufacturing.<br />
Less environmental impact<br />
- due to the use of environmentally<br />
friendlier lubricants<br />
- reduced lubricant consumption or<br />
even dry machining<br />
The result: you conserve resources<br />
and spend less on consumables.<br />
Cover picture: Feintool Technologie AG Lyss / CH
You cut costs across the board<br />
Less is more – particularly in the context<br />
of tool wear. Here, the remarkable<br />
hardness of BALINIT ® coatings makes<br />
a tangible contribution to cost savings<br />
in several respects.<br />
Cost factor: wear<br />
BALINIT ® protects the functional surfaces,<br />
cutting edges and drawing radii<br />
of punching and forming tools against<br />
abrasive wear. Thus, tools coated by<br />
Oerlikon Balzers can produce a multiple<br />
of workpieces without annoying<br />
burrs and grooves before the tool<br />
must be reground or repolished. Other<br />
advantages: less material removal in<br />
the regrinding process and a longer<br />
useful life.<br />
Cost factor: longevity<br />
BALINIT ® coatings prevent adhesion<br />
and cold welding. Because of the<br />
reduced friction, the tool surfaces are<br />
exposed to less thermal stress, which<br />
prevents crack-inducing surface fatigue.<br />
The result: BALINIT ® -coated<br />
tools have clearly longer service lives.<br />
Cost factor: tool failure<br />
Depending on the tool load and the<br />
number of load changes, tools can fail<br />
prematurely due to material fatigue.<br />
Experience shows that BALINIT ® -coated<br />
tools are exposed to less stress<br />
because of the lower coefficient of<br />
friction and reduced susceptibility to<br />
cold welding. Your benefit: less scrap<br />
and machine downtime.<br />
uncoated BALINIT ® C<br />
Tool costs (EUR) 3,445 4,065<br />
Tool life (parts) 50,000 89,600<br />
Tool costs per part (EUR) 0.07 0.05<br />
Yield per min. (parts)<br />
Production costs per min. (EUR)<br />
28 38<br />
(incl. wage costs and depreciation) 3.84 3.84<br />
Production costs per part (EUR) 0.14 0.10<br />
Machine downtime per part (EUR) 0.03 0.00<br />
Subsequent machining per part (EUR) 0.04 0.00<br />
Additional costs per part (EUR) 0.07 0.00<br />
Total production costs per part (EUR) 0.28 0.15<br />
Savings in % 46<br />
In the production of hinges for Volvo tailgates, unit<br />
costs were reduced by 46 % as a result of higher cycle<br />
frequencies, the elimination of tool changes and<br />
subsequent machining, and the longer life of BALINIT ® -<br />
coated tools.<br />
Cost factor: lubricants<br />
Conventional punching and forming<br />
presses consume large amounts of<br />
lubricant. In many cases, low-friction<br />
BALINIT ® coatings reduce the amount<br />
of lubricant needed. Under certain circumstances,<br />
they even allow a switch<br />
to dry processes. Whatever the case<br />
may be: you will see a substantial reduction<br />
in lubricant costs.<br />
Cost factor: quality<br />
BALINIT ® -coated tools prevent cold<br />
welding and fretting, which noticeably<br />
improves the surface quality of the<br />
workpieces. In the real world, this<br />
means a significant reduction of scrap<br />
and subsequent machining effort.<br />
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You save even more in production<br />
With its positive coating properties<br />
and the high coating quality, BALINIT ®<br />
boosts productivity in punching and<br />
forming.<br />
Productivity factor: service life<br />
The extreme hardness of the BALINIT ®<br />
coating effectively protects tools<br />
against abrasive wear and prevents<br />
dimensional changes of the functional<br />
surfaces. Moreover, coated punches<br />
can be reground more frequently due<br />
to less flank wear and are therefore<br />
reusable for a longer period<br />
of time.<br />
Productivity factor:<br />
cycle frequencies<br />
BALINIT ® -coated tools are more resistant<br />
to wear and cold welding. Users<br />
benefit from these coating properties<br />
and operate their machines at higher<br />
stroke rates. The result: improved yield,<br />
greater productivity.<br />
Productivity factor:<br />
capacity utilisation<br />
Tools have a decisive impact on the<br />
economics of punching and forming.<br />
BALINIT ® increases performance and<br />
production safety and thus reduces<br />
the downtime of manufacturing equipment.<br />
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Productivity factor:<br />
forming process<br />
The high wear resistance and good<br />
sliding properties of BALINIT ® coatings<br />
have a beneficial effect on the forming<br />
process. Further advantages: higher<br />
dimensional accuracy across a longer<br />
tool life, fewer drawing stages, readyto-install<br />
workpieces with minimal<br />
subsequent machining.<br />
Punching<br />
Parts produced [1,000 units]<br />
200<br />
160<br />
120<br />
80<br />
40<br />
0<br />
TiN<br />
BALINIT ®<br />
ALCRONA<br />
Tool: Carbide piercing punch, Ø 3.6 mm<br />
Workpiece: DIN 1.0213 (C8C)<br />
Process: Piercing of through hole<br />
with lubrication<br />
Advantage: Up to 300 % longer tool life,<br />
thus lower unit costs<br />
Source: SFS Intec AG<br />
Heerbrugg (Switzerland)
You can establish higher manufacturing standards<br />
BALINIT ® -coated tools stay in shape<br />
longer and produce top-notch workpieces<br />
– with finer surfaces and<br />
cut edges.<br />
Quality factor: surface<br />
The forming process produces high<br />
surface loads and friction-induced<br />
heat build-up. This has a negative impact<br />
on the effectiveness of lubricants.<br />
Microwelds can occur and in turn<br />
produce grooves and rough cuts. The<br />
tool has to be prematurely remachined<br />
or replaced.<br />
A BALINIT ® coating perceptibly increases<br />
surface and cut qualities. This<br />
is important particularly for workpieces<br />
that need to look perfect.<br />
Fine Blanking<br />
Tool life [million parts]<br />
7<br />
6<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
120,000<br />
6,300,000<br />
Quality factor:<br />
dimensional accuracy<br />
BALINIT ® -coated tools make it possible<br />
to produce workpieces with tighter<br />
manufacturing tolerances and improved<br />
dimensional accuracy. Depending on<br />
requirements, the result is ready-toinstall<br />
workpieces or components that<br />
need only very little finishing work.<br />
Quality factor: cleanliness<br />
BALINIT ® cuts lubricant consumption<br />
so that the workpiece cleaning effort<br />
is considerably reduced. Cleaning can<br />
even be eliminated entirely in dry processes<br />
– a must in production for food<br />
and pharmaceutical applications.<br />
Workpiece surface roughness Ra [µm]<br />
BALINIT ®<br />
uncoated BALINIT ®<br />
uncoated<br />
Process: Fine blanking with BALINIT ® -coated tools<br />
Service life increase factor: 52.5<br />
Regrinding: Uncoated: after 20,000 parts<br />
Coated: after 300,000 parts<br />
Number of times regrinding is possible: Uncoated: 5<br />
Coated: 20<br />
3.45<br />
0.12<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
BALINIT ® -coated drawing dies for the production of<br />
wheel suspension system collars remain in service more<br />
than 10 times longer.<br />
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You conserve resources and<br />
spend less on consumables<br />
Using BALINIT ® coatings, Renault tripled the life of<br />
a clutch fork forming tool and dramatically reduced<br />
lubricant consumption.<br />
Sheet metal forming<br />
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Oil consumption per month [litres]<br />
8,000<br />
7,000<br />
6,000<br />
5,000<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
7,000<br />
uncoated<br />
50<br />
BALINIT ®<br />
BALINIT ® -coated tools are environmentally<br />
friendly: because they will run<br />
with smaller amounts of less problematic<br />
lubricants and help conserve<br />
resources.<br />
Ecology factor:<br />
lubricant metering<br />
BALINIT ® assures the reliable separation<br />
of workpiece and tool. Even<br />
under adverse lubrication conditions,<br />
the result is a safe and defined set of<br />
operating parameters. The options for<br />
environmentally friendlier production<br />
range from smaller lubricant quantities<br />
to dry production.<br />
Ecology factor: lubricant choice<br />
When BALINIT ® -coated tools are<br />
deployed, you can work with ecologically<br />
safer lubricants. This not only<br />
reduces the effort and cost involved<br />
in reconditioning but also makes your<br />
eco-balance look good.<br />
Ecology factor: resources<br />
BALINIT ® boosts the life of your tools<br />
by several orders of magnitude. At<br />
the same time, less scrap is produced<br />
with coated tools. This sustainably cuts<br />
consumption of valuable resources.
Coating properties and<br />
application recommendations at a glance<br />
Properties of BALINIT ® coatings<br />
BALINIT ® B BALINIT ® BALINIT ® BALINIT ® D BALINIT ® BALINIT ® BALINIT ® C BALINIT ®<br />
FUTURA HARDLUBE LUMENA ALCRONA TRITON<br />
NANO<br />
Coating material TiCN TiAlN TiAlN +WC/C CrN TiAlN AlCrN WC/C DLC<br />
(Me-C:H) (a-C:H)<br />
Microhardness (HV 0.05) 3,000 3,300 3,0001) Coefficient of<br />
1,750 3,400 3,200 1,000 - 1,500 >2,500<br />
friction against steel (dry) 0.4 0.30 - 0.35 0.15 - 0.20 0.5 0.30 - 0.35 0.35 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.2<br />
Coating thickness (μm) as appropriate to application<br />
Residual compressive stress (GPa)<br />
Maximum<br />
-4.0 -1.3 / -1.5 -1.7 / -2.0 -1.5 / -2.0 -1.1 -3.0 -1.0<br />
service temperature (°C) 400 900 8001) 700 900 1,100 300 350<br />
Coating temperature (°C) 450 200 - 450 450 200 - 450 450 1100 N/mm2 F, AC F, AC L, AC L, AC<br />
Stainless steel HL, AC+C HL, AC+C HL, AC+C HL, AC+C L, AC<br />
Titan-alloys F F L F L, AC<br />
Aluminium-alloys HL, T HL, T HL, AC+C HL, AC+C L, AC<br />
Copper, Brass, Bronze F, AC F, AC D, AC D, AC D, AC<br />
Zinced sheets F, AC F, AC HL, AC+C L, AC<br />
B = BALINIT ® B L = BALINIT ® LUMENA<br />
D = BALINIT ® D AC = BALINIT ® ALCRONA<br />
C = BALINIT ® C HL = BALINIT ® HARDLUBE<br />
F = BALINIT ® FUTURA NANO T = BALINIT ® TRITON<br />
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