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ValoCarbide

Quality

Consistency is a measurement, not a claim

Everything below is a control that runs on production lots, not a description of intent. The records are retained for ten years and issued on request.

Optical inspection of a coated carbide insert on a granite surface plate
Metrology · edge preparation held to microns

Controls

Four gates every lot passes

  • 100 %

    Incoming substrate verification

    Density, coercive force and hardness are checked on every substrate lot before it enters production. Out-of-band material is quarantined, not blended.

  • ±5 µm

    Edge and geometry control

    Edge radius, rake and clearance are measured optically at defined sampling intervals, with results retained against the lot for the life of the part number.

  • 2 – 6 µm

    Coating adhesion and thickness

    Calotest and Rockwell indentation are run on witness pieces from each coating batch. Thickness sits inside a declared band rather than an average.

  • 10 yr

    Retained traceability

    Inspection records and retained samples are held for ten years, so a field question about a tool delivered in 2019 has an answer in 2029.

Process

From substrate to despatch note

  1. Substrate acceptance

    Density, coercive force and hardness verified against the declared specification. Non-conforming material is quarantined and returned, never blended into a batch.

  2. Geometry verification

    Edge radius, rake, clearance and corner geometry measured optically at defined sampling intervals, with the raw measurements retained rather than a pass mark.

  3. Coating control

    Witness pieces accompany every coating batch. Adhesion by Rockwell indentation, thickness by calotest, both recorded against the batch identifier.

  4. Final inspection

    Dimensional check against the drawing, visual inspection of the cutting edge, and marking verification so the tool in the tube matches the label on it.

  5. Record retention

    Inspection data and retained samples filed against the lot for ten years, recoverable by part number or delivery note.

Certification

The framework behind it

  • ISO 9001:2015

    Quality management system

    ScopeSpecification, verification and delivery of precision cutting tools

  • ISO 14001:2015

    Environmental management system

    ScopePackaging reduction, coolant handling and carbide reclamation

  • EN 10204 3.1

    Inspection certificates

    ScopeIssued on request for substrate and finished tooling

  • REACH / RoHS

    Substance compliance

    ScopeDeclarations maintained for every catalogue reference

Documentation

What we can issue

Normally within two working days of the request.

  • EN 10204 3.1 inspection certificates for substrate and finished tooling
  • Dimensional inspection reports against the supplied drawing
  • REACH and RoHS substance declarations
  • Conflict minerals statements
  • First-article inspection reports for engineered tooling
  • Certificates of conformity referencing the production lot

Quality

Send the drawing. We will send the tool that fits it.

Tell us the material, the machine and what the current tool is doing wrong. You will have a technical answer — not an acknowledgement — within one working day.

What you get back

  • A specific tool recommendation with the reasoning behind it
  • Starting cutting data with the limiting factor identified
  • Lead time and pricing against a fixed part number

Technical response within one working day. Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CET