Rapicut has a well-equipped plant at Ankleshwar to manufacture sintered Tungsten Carbide products. The manufacturing has various Intermediate stages such as:
- Reduction of Tungsten Oxide (WO3) to Tungsten Metal (W) Powder in a controlled atmosphere in a continuous pusher type furnace.
- Carburising of Tungsten Metal (W) with pure Carbon powder in a Carburising furnace to Tungsten Carbide (WC) Powder.
- Milling of Tungsten Carbide (WC) along with binder like Cobalt metal and other alloying elements to ready to press (RTP) Powder.
The products at these intermediate stages are individually saleable. Rapicut offers all the Intermediate products to the customers.
- In addition, Fused Tungsten Carbide (FTC) Powder is also manufactured for matrix mixture for various applications and for hard facing rods.