GunWoo Carbide Co., Ltd. specializes in the production and supply of various precision wear-resistant tools and molds, including T/C, housings, plugs, dies, punches, molds, and rollers, based on cemented carbide materials. The company maintains high-quality product manufacturing capabilities through strict process and quality control. It provides core components to major domestic and international industries such as steel and automotive, actively engaging in export activities, particularly to European and Asian markets. Through continuous technological development and innovation, it strengthens its position as a leader in the domestic cemented carbide processing industry.GunWooCarbideCo.,Ltd.specializesintheproductionandsupplyofvariousprecisionwear-resistanttoolsandmolds,includingT/C,housings,plugs,dies,punches,molds,androllers,basedoncementedcarbidematerials.Thecompanymaintainshigh-qualityproductmanufacturingcapabilitiesthroughstrictprocessandqualitycontrol.Itprovidescorecomponentstomajordomesticandinternationalindustriessuchassteelandautomotive,activelyengaginginexportactivities,particularlytoEuropeanandAsianmarkets.Throughcontinuoustechnologicaldevelopmentandinnovation,itstrengthensitspositionasaleaderinthedomesticcementedcarbideprocessingindustry.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
T/C (Tungsten-Carbide): A hard alloy of tungsten carbide and cobalt powder with excellent wear resistance, serving as a core material for dies, plugs, cutters, and rolls.T/C(Tungsten-Carbide):Ahardalloyoftungstencarbideandcobaltpowderwithexcellentwearresistance,servingasacorematerialfordies,plugs,cutters,androlls.
Dies: Tools used for plastic processing of metals such as forging, drawing, extrusion, or pressing, producing various types of precision dies including heading dies, drawing dies, ball dies, and specialty dies.Dies:Toolsusedforplasticprocessingofmetalssuchasforging,drawing,extrusion,orpressing,producingvarioustypesofprecisiondiesincludingheadingdies,drawingdies,balldies,andspecialtydies.
Housings: Possessing technology for developing the first domestic metal housing using zinc, with patent and utility model applications. Essential components supplied to steel companies.Housings:Possessingtechnologyfordevelopingthefirstdomesticmetalhousingusingzinc,withpatentandutilitymodelapplications.Essentialcomponentssuppliedtosteelcompanies.
Plugs: Used to form the inner diameter by fixing pipes at the center during the manufacturing of AP, FP, and deformed plugs.Plugs:UsedtoformtheinnerdiameterbyfixingpipesatthecenterduringthemanufacturingofAP,FP,anddeformedplugs.
Punches & Pins: Precision tools used for drilling holes in workpieces or processing the heads of bolts, rivets, and similar parts.Punches&Pins:Precisiontoolsusedfordrillingholesinworkpiecesorprocessingtheheadsofbolts,rivets,andsimilarparts.
Molds: Production of various mold types, including semiconductor injection molds and hexagonal molds.Molds:Productionofvariousmoldtypes,includingsemiconductorinjectionmoldsandhexagonalmolds.
Rollers: Wear-resistant rollers used as shaft guides for various steel, galvanized sheet iron, and aluminum steel plates, and for rolling steel plates.Rollers:Wear-resistantrollersusedasshaftguidesforvarioussteel,galvanizedsheetiron,andaluminumsteelplates,andforrollingsteelplates.
Bushes: Guiding components that accurately position drills or reamers when drilling holes in workpieces.Bushes:Guidingcomponentsthataccuratelypositiondrillsorreamerswhendrillingholesinworkpieces.
Cutters: Various cutting tools, including rotary cutters for cutting products or digging grooves, and fixed and mobile cutters for cutting rods.Cutters:Variouscuttingtools,includingrotarycuttersforcuttingproductsordigginggrooves,andfixedandmobilecuttersforcuttingrods.
Nozzles: Cemented carbide products with enhanced inner diameter wear resistance for high-speed ejection of liquids, gases, and flames.Nozzles:Cementedcarbideproductswithenhancedinnerdiameterwearresistanceforhigh-speedejectionofliquids,gases,andflames.
Advanced Equipment and Process Technology: Capability to improve WC-Co cemented carbide quality and develop special metal materials through the introduction of latest equipment such as CIP (Cold Isostatic Pressing), HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing), and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) methods.AdvancedEquipmentandProcessTechnology:CapabilitytoimproveWC-CocementedcarbidequalityanddevelopspecialmetalmaterialsthroughtheintroductionoflatestequipmentsuchasCIP(ColdIsostaticPressing),HIP(HotIsostaticPressing),andCVD(ChemicalVaporDeposition)methods.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Proprietary Technology Development Capability: Innovative capacity to develop the first domestic metal housing using zinc and apply for patents and utility models.ProprietaryTechnologyDevelopmentCapability:Innovativecapacitytodevelopthefirstdomesticmetalhousingusingzincandapplyforpatentsandutilitymodels.
High-Quality Production and Strict Quality Control: A system for professionally producing top-quality products through rigorous process and quality management for all products including T/C, housings, and dies.High-QualityProductionandStrictQualityControl:Asystemforprofessionallyproducingtop-qualityproductsthroughrigorousprocessandqualitymanagementforallproductsincludingT/C,housings,anddies.
Extensive Overseas Export Network: Global market competitiveness with approximately 80% of sales exported to advanced European countries like the US, UK, Germany, France, and Asian countries such as Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.ExtensiveOverseasExportNetwork:Globalmarketcompetitivenesswithapproximately80%ofsalesexportedtoadvancedEuropeancountriesliketheUS,UK,Germany,France,andAsiancountriessuchasJapan,Singapore,Malaysia,andIndonesia.
Continuous R&D and Equipment Investment: Efforts in new product development and quality improvement through the establishment of an affiliated research institute (2015) and the adoption of cutting-edge equipment like CIP, HIP, and CVD methods.ContinuousR&DandEquipmentInvestment:Effortsinnewproductdevelopmentandqualityimprovementthroughtheestablishmentofanaffiliatedresearchinstitute(2015)andtheadoptionofcutting-edgeequipmentlikeCIP,HIP,andCVDmethods.
Customer-Oriented Production System: Flexible manufacturing capability operating a multi-product, small-batch production system based on customized designs to meet customer requirements.Customer-OrientedProductionSystem:Flexiblemanufacturingcapabilityoperatingamulti-product,small-batchproductionsystembasedoncustomizeddesignstomeetcustomerrequirements.
Talent Acquisition and Corporate Innovation: Pursuit of corporate innovation through the employment of young talent and generational change via industry-academia cooperation with Dong-Eui Institute of Technology's Technical Officer Training Program.TalentAcquisitionandCorporateInnovation:Pursuitofcorporateinnovationthroughtheemploymentofyoungtalentandgenerationalchangeviaindustry-academiacooperationwithDong-EuiInstituteofTechnology'sTechnicalOfficerTrainingProgram.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Automotive Industry: Supply of precision molds and tools for automotive component production.AutomotiveIndustry:Supplyofprecisionmoldsandtoolsforautomotivecomponentproduction.
Shipbuilding Industry: Provision of essential molds and tools required for the basic shipbuilding industry.ShipbuildingIndustry:Provisionofessentialmoldsandtoolsrequiredforthebasicshipbuildingindustry.
Defense Industry: Supply of molds and tools used in the manufacturing of precision components for the defense sector.DefenseIndustry:Supplyofmoldsandtoolsusedinthemanufacturingofprecisioncomponentsforthedefensesector.
Steel Industry: Supply of cemented carbide metal housings and various cemented carbide products to domestic steel companies.SteelIndustry:Supplyofcementedcarbidemetalhousingsandvariouscementedcarbideproductstodomesticsteelcompanies.
Bolt and Nut Manufacturing Industry: Supply of heading dies and punches for processing the heads of bolts, rivets, and similar parts.BoltandNutManufacturingIndustry:Supplyofheadingdiesandpunchesforprocessingtheheadsofbolts,rivets,andsimilarparts.
Pharmaceutical Industry: Provision of molds and tools necessary for production processes in the pharmaceutical sector.PharmaceuticalIndustry:Provisionofmoldsandtoolsnecessaryforproductionprocessesinthepharmaceuticalsector.
Metal Processing Industry: Supply of essential dies and molds for metal plastic processing such as forging, drawing, extrusion, and pressing.MetalProcessingIndustry:Supplyofessentialdiesandmoldsformetalplasticprocessingsuchasforging,drawing,extrusion,andpressing.
Semiconductor Industry: Supply of semiconductor injection molds and related precision components.SemiconductorIndustry:Supplyofsemiconductorinjectionmoldsandrelatedprecisioncomponents.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
South AfricaSouthAfrica
Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, ChinaIndonesia,Japan,Singapore,Malaysia,China
Germany, France, United KingdomGermany,France,UnitedKingdom
United StatesUnitedStates
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Patent and utility model application for the first domestic metal housing development using zinc.Patentandutilitymodelapplicationforthefirstdomesticmetalhousingdevelopmentusingzinc.
Excellent Material (EM) certification from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (for metal housing).ExcellentMaterial(EM)certificationfromtheMinistryofTrade,IndustryandEnergy(formetalhousing).
ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification.ISO9001QualityManagementSystemcertification.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.ISO14001EnvironmentalManagementSystemcertification.
INNO-BIZ (Innovative Small and Medium Business) certification.INNO-BIZ(InnovativeSmallandMediumBusiness)certification.
MAIN BIZ (Management Innovation Small and Medium Business) certification.MAINBIZ(ManagementInnovationSmallandMediumBusiness)certification.
Establishment of an affiliated research institute (2015).Establishmentofanaffiliatedresearchinstitute(2015).
Export Promising Small and Medium Business certification.ExportPromisingSmallandMediumBusinesscertification.
Selected as Technology Evaluation Excellent Company (NICE Information Service, 2018).SelectedasTechnologyEvaluationExcellentCompany(NICEInformationService,2018).
Strong Small Business certification.StrongSmallBusinesscertification.
Designated as a Root Technology Specialist Company.DesignatedasaRootTechnologySpecialistCompany.
Awarded the '3 Million Dollar Export Tower' (2021, 2022).Awardedthe'3MillionDollarExportTower'(2021,2022).
Received the Business Management Grand Prize (Korea Management Information Society, 2011).ReceivedtheBusinessManagementGrandPrize(KoreaManagementInformationSociety,2011).
Received the Model Taxpayer Citation (Geumjeong Tax Office, 2012).ReceivedtheModelTaxpayerCitation(GeumjeongTaxOffice,2012).