Mate’s range of tools on show at FABTECH in Las Vegas

Mate Ultra QCT quick change

This tool-less revolutionary tooling, is simple and intuitive to setup, and fully compatible with Mate’s Ultra family of guides and standard canisters. To setup, you simply flip the latch to remove and snap the new insert into place.

The punch is keyed at the perimeter of the tool, not the centre, providing superior angularity control. The shoulder of the punch remains securely guided by the guide when punching. Another feature is that only one punch driver is needed for rounds or shapes.

Made from M4PM tool steel, Mate Ultra QCT is proven to be the most durable, longest lasting tool steel in the industry. And it’s coated with SuperMax, Mate’s next generation coating, to minimise wear and preserve fits.

Mate Salvagnini Style “P0” fully guided perforating tool

Designed to accommodate any shape up to 12.50mm (0.492”) diameter, Mate’s new Salvagnini “P0” fully guided perforating tool has all the quality features you would expect. Tight stripper clearance prevents lateral punch movement for assured accurate hole punching. Mate’s specially formulated MPM82 powdered tool steel has wear resistance for longer tool life. The fully guided tool is designed for smaller hole sizes in the 7 ton stations of Salvagnini punch presses.

Mate SuperMax tool coating

Enhancing tool performance and extending tool life, the new SuperMax is a proprietary, next generation coating specifically formulated for punch press tooling. SuperMax compared to current available premium coatings offers 2-8 times, depending on the application.

Applied using the latest nano-layer technology, SuperMax’s harder, denser film greatly increases wear resistance and has a much lower friction coefficient. Lower friction means less heat build-up, less galling and longer tool life. SuperMax works in a wide range of materials including aluminium, cold rolled, galvanized and stainless steels, vinyl coated and fiberglass.

Mate CleanBend forming technology

Mate’s new CleanBend forming technology for press brakes enables high quality sheet metal forming with minimal to no marking of the metal.  CleanBend is designed for a wide range of applications including: bending short flanges; bending a flange to a diagonal sharp or across existing holes; bending delicate or polished materials, including plastic coverings and much more. Using rotating supports, the process mimics a folding operation.

Mate 1 Micron Optics

For fiber lasers Mate continues to expand its laser optics offerings with the introduction of 1µm optics. These fused silica lenses and mirrors are performing optics with superior coating and low absorption. 1µm optics is approved for use in leading brand fiber lasers.                                

Mate Lensmate

Mate Lensmate makes lens remounting an easy, in-house task. No springs, screws or iridium wire to deal with. Just separating housing by twisting the Lensmate apart, replace the lens and twist back together.

All of the new Mate Products and more from the company will be on show at FABTECH 2016. Mate fabrication will have professionals and experts on hand to help find new ways to fabricate smarter and operate leaner. The experienced sale engineers can also provide in-field technical support.