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POWDERED METAL COMPACT PLIERS

By ASCO Sintering, your powdered metallurgy producer

ASCO Sintering is an award-winning powdered metallurgy producer, specializing in custom manufacturing of compact pliers utilizing powdered metal and the powdered metallurgy process.

The compact pliers’ design allows for one jaw side to be pressed and assembled utilizing the powdered metallurgy process, and tolerances allow for tight snap fit function of legs to jaw. The proprietary powdered metal material used in the production of the compact pliers provides ample strength for the powdered metal tool to be used as a wire cutter. ASCO also manufactures powdered metal locking pliers.

ASCO's creative tooling designs allow for intricate, multi-level parts with greater strength, mechanical and fatigue properties when compared to alternative manufacturing processes.

ASCO Sintering supplies the automotive, lock hardware, lawn & garden, irrigation, medical, hand tool, computer and cutlery industries. Capabilities include complete metallurgical lab, warm-compaction, high-temperature sintering, sinter hardening, heat-treat, resin-impregnation, deburring, secondary machining, assembly and plating. Materials include low-alloy, diffusion alloyed steel, copper, infiltrated steels, stainless steel grades 300 and 400, brass, nickel silver, Monel®, soft magnetic iron, and bronze.

ASCO Sintering has over 50 years of experience engineering components that meet strict tolerances as well as reduce total program costs.