Equipped with several manufacturing locations in North America and Asia, Wayne Wire if one of the oldest and most trusted die makers in the world

Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc. was founded in 1937 as a manufacturer of precision single crystal natural diamond dies. Over the years, the product line has expanded to include polycrystalline diamond dies, tungsten carbide dies, shaped profile dies, extrusion tips and dies and other wear parts for the wire industry.

Additionally, Fort Wayne Wire Die provides recutting and reconditioning services for diamond and carbide dies, and has become a leader in the supply of new and recut matched elongation die sets for high speed, multi-wire, drawing machines.

Fort Wayne Wire Die also offers a complete line of equipment for die maintenance, measurement and inspection of wire drawing dies. Through this full line of equipment, Fort Wayne Wire Die will now be able to offer customers worldwide the necessary equipment and tools to operate an in-house recutting service.

Today, Fort Wayne Wire Die is America’s leading manufacturer of wire drawing dies. The corporate offices, including Engineering, Research and Development and Administration are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company’s products are sold by direct sales engineers in North America, through its sales office Fortek GmbH in Europe, its sales office Fort Wayne Wire Die (Philippines) Inc. in Asia, its sales office Fort Wayne Wire Die (Shanghai) Inc. in China and through a network of independent agents and distributors around the world.

Fort Wayne Wire Die is ISO 9001:2008 certified.

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Fort Wayne Wire Die’s standard product line includes:

Single Crystal Natural Diamond Wire Dies featuring X-ray orientation and optimum accuracy and surface polish from .0003” to .114” (0.0075 to 2.90 mm).
Polycrystalline Diamond (Poly-Di) Dies for maximum die life in sizes from .0009” to .950” (0.023 to 24.0 mm).
Tungsten Carbide Dies both round hole and shaped profile in the Standard R-Series nibs from R-2 to R-19. Also available as rough core or finished in hole sizes from .008” to 3” (0.20 to 76 mm).
Extrusion Tips and Dies – Precision custom manufactured extrusion tips in single crystal diamond or poly-crystalline diamond with guaranteed concentricity to .0002” TIR (0.005mm). Tips and dies are also available in tungsten carbide or tool steel.
Recutting Services for single crystal diamond dies, polycrystalline diamond dies or tungsten carbide dies to restore new die shape and polish to used and worn dies.
Matched Elongation Die Service. Sets of new or recut dies are physically elongated tested and matched to the requirements of your wire drawing machine.
Dual-Draw Dies allow single wire machines to double their productivity with minimal investment.
Special Wear Parts manufactured to customer specifications include bunching and stranding dies, cut-off dies, shaving dies, to name a few.
Custom-Made Shaped Wire Dies are offered in a wide variety of shapes, including half-round, oval, hexagon, rectangle, triangle, square and flat. Shaped dies can be made using polycrystalline diamond and tungsten carbide material.
Equipment line offers various items to be used in the reconditioning, inspection and measurement of wire dies. Di-ProTM diamond powder and compound is also available.

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Fort Wayne Wire Die has several manufacturing locations in North America and Asia, sales offices in Europe, Asia, and China and sales agents and distributors located throughout the world.