Polycrystalline Dies

The most important feature of a polycrystalline die is the finish. Imperial's exclusive Impax™ process assures the finest finish in the industry.

Once you've used an Impax™ die, you'll never be satisfied with any other.

• Available in all grains
• Casings: 1" and 11/8" diameter are standard, as are 11/2" diameter for inserts from D-24 and larger
• Custom casings to specification

The raw materials for Polycrystalline dies are from two different sources; General Electric Co. and Sumitomo Electric Ind. We carry both and leave the selection up to our customers. There are also many choices of grain structure. The decision, depends on the materials drawn and lubricant used.

The experienced staff at Imperial is here to help you with your choices. The one thing that you can be sure of, is that Impax™ is always a good choice.

Advantages of Polycrystal Diamond dies

• Best wear resistance & longer die life
• Better machinability
• Wide range of grain sizes and structures enables perfect combination for any wire drawing application
• Good for bunching, stranding and cabling applications
• Wide range of nib blanks/sizes
• Excellent for tubing and similar light drawing applications

Impax™ dies combine all of the above advantages of polycrystalline dies, depending on the application, and together with the know-how of Imperial Die to provide the optimum profile in the dies, you will get more pounds per die.