Carbide and Cermet Insert Blanks

As the world’s leading manufacturer of customized insert blanks made of cemented carbide and cermet material, Hyperion is one of only a handful of manufacturers with the advanced technical capabilities required to manufacture premium carbide and cermet grades. Hyperion designs specialty carbide and cermet insert blanks for specific customer situations within its premium portfolio of industry-proven grades. From H10F, a benchmark high-performance grade that provides a wide range of applications, to application-specific grades like AM50 for hardened steel, AM70 for titanium, and MK10 for high-speed, high-temperature turning, Hyperion is the leader in developing carbide and cermet grades to fit toolmakers’ specific application needs.  

Hyperion offers as-sintered and precision-ground semi-finished insert blanks. Toolmakers can use these semi-finished blanks to enhance and streamline the toolmaking process by significantly reducing their production time by eliminating unnecessary processing steps, optimizing tool production, and reducing operational costs. 

Value of Customized Insert Blanks

Hyperion goes beyond exceptional performance by prioritizing ease of use. With a broad portfolio of proven, reliable grades, Hyperion ensures seamless integration into a toolmaker’s production process minimizing disruptions and maximizing efficiency. Driven by delivering consistent quality, Hyperion’s carbide and cermet insert blanks perform identically every time, ensuring consistent customer results and safeguarding toolmakers’ brand reputation. 

Hyperion is more than just a supplier; it is a partner solely focused on developing and manufacturing the highest quality insert blanks. As a blank-only supplier, Hyperion will not compete with a toolmaker’s finished tool, but instead offer complete intellectual property (IP) protection and a collaborative approach that benefits a toolmaker’s production chain. 

Proven & Reliable Worldwide-Known Grades 

Toolmakers can differentiate themselves from the competition by utilizing a premium portfolio of worldwide-known carbide and cermet grades. Hyperion produces and offers premiere grades, such as general-purpose material grade H10F and industry-leading application-specific grades, AM50, AM70, DM80, and much more. Toolmakers can count on these grades to deliver improved reliability and performance while being used in a wide range of applications such as hardened steel, titanium, and high-temperature alloy machining. 

Hyperion's grades are well-known, proven, and qualified in applications globally, making tool qualification and certification a simple task. Furthermore, the carbide grades have been benchmarked with various coating suppliers, making coating selection fast and effective for toolmakers.  

• Improve edge retention lifetime and cutting performance boosting productivity 

• Qualified grades at industry leading coating suppliers 

• Material quality consistency and repeatability 

• Broad portfolio of industry proven grades for general and specific applications 

Consistent Material Quality 

Developing consistent tooling, piece-to-piece, and lot-to-lot depends entirely on the quality of the material, no matter where it is produced. Hyperion develops exceptional material quality, empowering toolmakers to confidently claim consistent “parts per insert performance,” safeguarding their brand reputation and value. Hyperion controls the value stream from powder to final blank with a robust supply chain and quality management.  

By providing the highest quality and consistency, Hyperion further demonstrates its supply chain security. Hyperion’s carbide and cermet insert blanks help reduce the risk of rejections, disruptions, and rework for a toolmaker while minimizing incoming inspections. Supply availability allows toolmakers to reduce stock levels, ultimately lowering operating costs.  

Combined with unique process control, Hyperion offers in-house expertise to manufacture highly accurate and complex compaction tooling to produce toolmaker designs. Near-net-shape complex geometries enable toolmakers to reduce grinding time and operating costs while automating the entire process.    

Non-Competitive Partner

Hyperion will not compete with metal-cutting insert suppliers. Instead, they are a specialized partner supplier with dedicated resources, expertise, and knowledge in producing high-quality insert blanks with optional grinding. Toolmakers can leverage Hyperion’s unbiased expertise and benefit from their cutting-edge insights, innovation, and refined understanding of blank production, leading to superior tool performance. A non-competitive partner is committed to protecting their customer’s intellectual property. Hyperion focuses on making blanks for tooling, not finished tools. 

Most suppliers of insert blanks are also manufacturers of finished tooling. While that may seem convenient and efficient, it also means a toolmaker is potentially competing with its supplier. Suppliers who provide finished tools can choose to prioritize their insert lines within their tooling solution, limiting toolmakers to other blank options. Competitive partner suppliers may also tend to favor their own insert line, limiting the toolmaker’s ability to choose the objectively suitable material for a specific application. 

In-House Insert Production Capabilities

Hyperion boasts a vertically integrated supply chain. Hyperion controls all the critical elements of manufacturing cemented tungsten carbide and cermets blanks. Ready-to-press powders are manufactured in two Hyperion Powder Production Units. Compaction tooling, critical to producing high-quality near-net-shape blanks, is designed by the Hyperion engineering team and manufactured at several Hyperion Production Units. The state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment allows Hyperion to produce complex insert geometries with consistent lot-to-lot quality. 

Carbide & Cermet Insert Blank Offering

Hyperion provides uniquely designed custom insert blanks in complex 2D and 3D geometries, near-net shape designs, and semi-finished sintered geometries. In addition, Hyperion offers a variety of carbide and cermet grades, from general-purpose to application-specific grades. The formulated industry-leading grades help toolmakers tackle the most challenging metal-cutting applications.   

Customization at All Levels of Geometric Complexity

From the simplest geometry to the most complex near-net shape, Hyperion has an insert blank geometry solution. 

Levels of Geometric Complexity

Simple

Standard insert blank

Simple-Chamfer

Beveled edge by creating a small angle at the end of the work piece

Flat

Completely flat surface without raised or recessed areas

Simple-Chip Breaker

Groove or notches machined into the cutting edge

Near-Net-Shape

Customized, high-complexity insert blanks.

Toolmakers can utilize carbide and cermet insert blanks to enhance their tool production and differentiate their tooling from competitors. Contact a product specialist today and determine which product, grade, and finish will help fulfill your metal cutting needs.