Shorten manufacturing lead times using H.B. Carbide preformed blanks from Star SU. Whether simply cut-to-length or machined into complex shapes, made-to-print preforms have minimal grindstock, reducing the amount of time and energy needed to produce finished tools. H.B. Carbide uses only the highest quality raw materials and employs state-of-the-art computer controlled vacuum furnaces and vacuum Sinter-Hipping furnaces for complete control of sintering conditions. A variety of shapes and sizes are available including: Ground round rod – popular sizes of cut-to-length rod available for immediate shipment with or without coolant holes Round, square or rectangular extrusions – round or kidney shaped coolant holes can be manufactured Flat blanks – used for wire EDM, knife blanks, form tools and inserts Die and bushing blanks – manufactured for wear parts, cold header dies, wire drawing dies and bushings. Special tooling – can be manufactured with straight or helical flutes, straight or angled cross holes, multi-diameters, centers, flats, keyways and chamfers For more information contact us by email or call us at 847-649-1450 to speak with a regional sales manager. Star SU LLC is the go-to-market cooperative of the partnered companies of Bourn & Koch, Star Cut Sales, and SU America (a unit of Samputensili S.p.A). All sales, sales engineering, sales & marketing administration, direct sales force human resources, sales Information Technology, and sales distribution for North America are merged into a single enterprise managed by an executive committee made up of the senior management of the (3) companies.