Expertise from an Industry Leader

General Carbide|UK and its sister company, General Carbide, are frequent participants in technical conferences worldwide. We’ve made some of those presentations, and articles derived from them, available for your viewing.

We have also organized our collective knowledge for your benefit by creating a Designer’s Guide to Tungsten Carbide. This insightful reference book is intended to give designers, engineers, fabricators and end-users of tungsten carbide materials “best practices” recommendations based upon field experience and lab testing.

Presentations, articles and other reference materials are:

• An analysis of the GenFixx™ mechanical assembly technique compared to a brazed assembly technique used in severe service valve component applications [PDF 1.34MB]
  by Thomas R. Shearer, Managing Director General Carbide|UK
• Cemented Carbides with Enhanced Functional Properties for Tooling used in Stamping Applications [PDF 3.63MB]
  by Jim Cavanaugh - delivered at FabTech 2010, Atlanta, GA, Nov '10
• Advanced Cemented Carbides with Enhanced Functional Properties for PM Tooling Applications [PDF 331KB]
  by Dr. Leonid Frayman, M. Klingensmith, V. Kruzhanov, R. Lindenau - delivered at Powder Metallurgy World Congress PM2010, Florence, Italy, Oct '10
• Carbide Grades for PM Tooling [PDF 6MB]
  by Mark Klingensmith and Dr. Leonid Frayman - delivered at PowderMet 2010, Hollywood, FL, June '10
• Cemented Carbide for Hot Rolling Applications [PDF 509KB]
  by Dr. Leonid Frayman - delivered at PowderMet 2010, Hollywood, FL, June '10
• Advanced Cemented Carbides for Powder Metal Tooling Applications [PDF 5.0MB]
  by Mark Klingensmith and Dr. Leonid Frayman - delivered at MPIF "PM Compacting and Tooling" seminar, Cleveland, OH, Oct '09
• Advancements in Cemented Carbide Products & Processing for the Wire Die Industry [PDF 8.06MB]
  by Dr. Leonid Frayman, Denis Pasay - delivered at Wire Expo 2009, Cleveland, OH, Apr '09
• Advancements in Cemented Carbide Products & Processing [PDF 5.36MB]
  by Dr. Leonid Frayman, Mark Klingensmith - delivered at APMI Monthly Technical Meeting, St. Marys, PA, Jan '09
• The Manufacturing Process for Cemented Tungsten Carbides
  by Premo J. Pappafava, Founder of General Carbide
• The Designer's Guide to Tungsten Carbide
  This publication is a reference guide for designers, engineers, fabricators and end users of tungsten carbide. It is a compilation of recommendations derived from practical experience, theoretical stress analysis, proven application engineering practices and modern manufacturing techniques. It will enable the reader to gain insight to using one of the most versatile engineering materials available today.
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• News

• General Carbide|UK Introduces Mechanical Fastening Technique for Tungsten Carbide & Steel Components Used in Severe
  Service Valve Applications
• 8 August 2011 – Press Release
• General Carbide|UK, a finisher and assembler of tungsten carbide used in a variety of tooling and wear applications, has developed GenFixx™, a mechanical fastening technique for joining tungsten carbide and steel components to each other. | Read More »