PAGE 1/1ZAPP TOOLING ALLOYS INC. | CASE STUDY PROFILE INSERT COIN PROTECTOR TOOL TYPE Profile Insert with Coin Protector WORK MATERIAL 1040 Cold Rolled Steel .134“ thickness PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION The coin protectors continually broke inserts when using PM A11 at Rc 60-62. The life cycle of the inserts was between 5,000 and 10,000 hits before breaking causing excessive downtime. SOLUTION Z-Wear PM at Rc 62-64 RESULTS The Z-Wear PM insert ran a total of 24,000 hits with no breakage. The insert experienced normal wear, was resharpened and put back into production. Z-Wear PM has the right combination of toughness, wear resistance and compressive strength to handle this application resulting in an average of 300% productivity improvement. Z-Wear PM ® is a

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