New range of ceramic tooling for the manufacture of airframe rivets and fasteners from CTR | American Fastener Journal | #fasteners

Article by · 2011/10/14 ·

Posted Date: 10/13/2011

Originally founded in 1973 as CTR Carbide Dies and Rectory Tools Ltd, we now have three separate operating divisions covering Fastener Tooling, Precision Engineering and Hard Metal Machining. Based in Birmingham, the manufacturing heartland of the UK,  […]

We are developing a new design and range of ceramic tooling for the manufacture of airframe rivets and fasteners where we would expect to see an overall increase in tool life in the order of 15-20%, resulting in added piece part productivity depending upon process conditions. […]

via American Fastener Journal.