Tungaloy is a Japan-headquartered company specializing in the manufacturing and sales of cemented carbide cutting tools, friction materials, wear-resistant items, and civil engineering products. Since its establishment in 1929, the company has been a pioneer in powder metallurgy and innovative coating technology, providing high-quality products across various industries. As a member of the International Metalworking Companies (IMC) Group, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Tungaloy serves a wide range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, medical, power generation, infrastructure, and heavy industries, contributing to global customer productivity.TungaloyisaJapan-headquarteredcompanyspecializinginthemanufacturingandsalesofcementedcarbidecuttingtools,frictionmaterials,wear-resistantitems,andcivilengineeringproducts.Sinceitsestablishmentin1929,thecompanyhasbeenapioneerinpowdermetallurgyandinnovativecoatingtechnology,providinghigh-qualityproductsacrossvariousindustries.AsamemberoftheInternationalMetalworkingCompanies(IMC)Group,ownedbyBerkshireHathaway,Tungaloyservesawiderangeofsectorsincludingautomotive,aerospace,medical,powergeneration,infrastructure,andheavyindustries,contributingtoglobalcustomerproductivity.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Inserts & Grades: Offers an extensive lineup of inserts and grades for diverse machining needs such as turning, milling, drilling, grooving, parting, and threading. Develops inserts for machining various materials including steel, stainless steel, cast iron, and non-ferrous metals. Possesses superior grades with CVD and PVD coatings suitable for all material types.Inserts&Grades:Offersanextensivelineupofinsertsandgradesfordiversemachiningneedssuchasturning,milling,drilling,grooving,parting,andthreading.Developsinsertsformachiningvariousmaterialsincludingsteel,stainlesssteel,castiron,andnon-ferrousmetals.PossessessuperiorgradeswithCVDandPVDcoatingssuitableforallmaterialtypes.
Milling Tools: Provides a wide variety of milling cutters including high-feed milling inserts like DoFeed, DoFeedQuad, MillQuadFeed, DoFeedTri, ADDDoFeed, TungMeister tools, and solid carbide end mills. Product lines such as TungAluMill, TungMill, DoMultiRec, TungTri-Shred, TungForce-Rec, TungRec, TungSpeed-Mill, DoQuad-Mill, DoTriple-Mill, and TecMill are available.MillingTools:Providesawidevarietyofmillingcuttersincludinghigh-feedmillinginsertslikeDoFeed,DoFeedQuad,MillQuadFeed,DoFeedTri,ADDDoFeed,TungMeistertools,andsolidcarbideendmills.ProductlinessuchasTungAluMill,TungMill,DoMultiRec,TungTri-Shred,TungForce-Rec,TungRec,TungSpeed-Mill,DoQuad-Mill,DoTriple-Mill,andTecMillareavailable.
Turning Tools: Offers comprehensive turning solutions including turning inserts, boring bars, and turning holders. Features products for general grooving applications like TungCut and TetraForce-Cut series, economical solutions for small widths with TetraMini-Cut series, and AddInternalCut for internal grooving.TurningTools:Offerscomprehensiveturningsolutionsincludingturninginserts,boringbars,andturningholders.FeaturesproductsforgeneralgroovingapplicationslikeTungCutandTetraForce-Cutseries,economicalsolutionsforsmallwidthswithTetraMini-Cutseries,andAddInternalCutforinternalgrooving.
Hole Making Tools: Includes indexable drills such as TungDrillBig, TungDrillTwisted, and TungSix-Drill series, along with drill inserts. Develops deep hole drilling solutions like the BTA tool “BSG”.HoleMakingTools:IncludesindexabledrillssuchasTungDrillBig,TungDrillTwisted,andTungSix-Drillseries,alongwithdrillinserts.DevelopsdeepholedrillingsolutionsliketheBTAtool“BSG”.
Industrial Products: Comprises three main categories of industrial products: friction materials, wear-resistant products, and civil engineering products. Specializes in producing die coaters, small carbide balls, steel manufacturing blades, industrial blades, and high-accuracy metal molds and machine parts.IndustrialProducts:Comprisesthreemaincategoriesofindustrialproducts:frictionmaterials,wear-resistantproducts,andcivilengineeringproducts.Specializesinproducingdiecoaters,smallcarbideballs,steelmanufacturingblades,industrialblades,andhigh-accuracymetalmoldsandmachineparts.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Innovative Material and Coating Technologies: A pioneer in cemented carbide material research and development since 1929, holding a market-leading position in powder metallurgy and innovative coating technologies. Expertise in developing superior grades including CBN, PCD, Ceramics, Cermet, and fine carbide grades with CVD and PVD coatings.InnovativeMaterialandCoatingTechnologies:Apioneerincementedcarbidematerialresearchanddevelopmentsince1929,holdingamarket-leadingpositioninpowdermetallurgyandinnovativecoatingtechnologies.ExpertiseindevelopingsuperiorgradesincludingCBN,PCD,Ceramics,Cermet,andfinecarbidegradeswithCVDandPVDcoatings.
Extensive Product Portfolio: Maintains a broad lineup of cutting tools and inserts for various machining operations including turning, milling, drilling, and grooving. Offers diverse insert geometries, coatings, and grades optimized for specific materials and applications.ExtensiveProductPortfolio:Maintainsabroadlineupofcuttingtoolsandinsertsforvariousmachiningoperationsincludingturning,milling,drilling,andgrooving.Offersdiverseinsertgeometries,coatings,andgradesoptimizedforspecificmaterialsandapplications.
Global Manufacturing and Distribution Network: Operates production facilities and distribution centers worldwide, with sales offices in over twenty countries, headquartered in Japan. Ensures timely delivery of high-quality products and services to customers globally through a presence in more than 30 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia.GlobalManufacturingandDistributionNetwork:Operatesproductionfacilitiesanddistributioncentersworldwide,withsalesofficesinovertwentycountries,headquarteredinJapan.Ensurestimelydeliveryofhigh-qualityproductsandservicestocustomersgloballythroughapresenceinmorethan30countriesacrossNorthAmerica,Europe,andAsia.
Continuous R&D Investment and Technical Support: Provides high-quality products through continuous improvements in production technologies and significant investments in research and development. Offers various technical support tools such as the AI-powered tool selection assistant 'Gabby', online machining calculators, and technical guides.ContinuousR&DInvestmentandTechnicalSupport:Provideshigh-qualityproductsthroughcontinuousimprovementsinproductiontechnologiesandsignificantinvestmentsinresearchanddevelopment.OffersvarioustechnicalsupporttoolssuchastheAI-poweredtoolselectionassistant'Gabby',onlinemachiningcalculators,andtechnicalguides.
Environmentally Friendly Solutions: Develops sustainable tooling innovations like miniaturization and head-exchangeable systems to minimize waste and enhance precision. Pursues eco-conscious manufacturing practices, including reducing carbon dioxide emissions intensity by more than half over four years.EnvironmentallyFriendlySolutions:Developssustainabletoolinginnovationslikeminiaturizationandhead-exchangeablesystemstominimizewasteandenhanceprecision.Pursueseco-consciousmanufacturingpractices,includingreducingcarbondioxideemissionsintensitybymorethanhalfoverfouryears.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Automotive Industry: Provides cutting tool solutions for automotive component machining.AutomotiveIndustry:Providescuttingtoolsolutionsforautomotivecomponentmachining.
Aerospace Industry: Offers high-performance tools specifically designed for machining complex materials like titanium alloys and heat-resistant superalloys in the aerospace sector.AerospaceIndustry:Offershigh-performancetoolsspecificallydesignedformachiningcomplexmaterialsliketitaniumalloysandheat-resistantsuperalloysintheaerospacesector.
Medical Industry: Meets the precision machining requirements of medical-related industries.MedicalIndustry:Meetstheprecisionmachiningrequirementsofmedical-relatedindustries.
Power Generation Industry: Supplies solutions for the power generation sector, including BTA tools like “BSG” for deep hole drilling of tube sheets in heat exchangers for thermal and nuclear power plants.PowerGenerationIndustry:Suppliessolutionsforthepowergenerationsector,includingBTAtoolslike“BSG”fordeepholedrillingoftubesheetsinheatexchangersforthermalandnuclearpowerplants.
Heavy Industry and Infrastructure: Delivers cutting tools and civil engineering products to various heavy industries such as construction, heavy machinery, and infrastructure.HeavyIndustryandInfrastructure:Deliverscuttingtoolsandcivilengineeringproductstovariousheavyindustriessuchasconstruction,heavymachinery,andinfrastructure.
General Machinery Industry: Provides a wide range of cutting tools for machining diverse general machinery components.GeneralMachineryIndustry:Providesawiderangeofcuttingtoolsformachiningdiversegeneralmachinerycomponents.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Egypt, Morocco, South AfricaEgypt,Morocco,SouthAfrica
Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates (UAE)Japan,China,Thailand,Singapore,India,SouthKorea,Malaysia,Vietnam,Philippines,Indonesia,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Kuwait,Myanmar,Oman,Pakistan,Qatar,SaudiArabia,SriLanka,UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)
ISO 9001 Certification: Obtained ISO 9001 certification on October 18, 1996.ISO9001Certification:ObtainedISO9001certificationonOctober18,1996.
ISO 14001 Certification: Became the first carbide cutting tool manufacturer in Japan to obtain ISO 14001 certification in 1997.ISO14001Certification:BecamethefirstcarbidecuttingtoolmanufacturerinJapantoobtainISO14001certificationin1997.
Patents: Holds various patents related to cutting tools, including drilling tools, coated cutting tools, heads for head-replaceable cutting tools, cutting inserts and milling tools, and gun drill bodies. Notably, Tungaloy is the patentee of carbide coating lips, demonstrating technical capability to achieve straightness of less than 0.001 mm.Patents:Holdsvariouspatentsrelatedtocuttingtools,includingdrillingtools,coatedcuttingtools,headsforhead-replaceablecuttingtools,cuttinginsertsandmillingtools,andgundrillbodies.Notably,Tungaloyisthepatenteeofcarbidecoatinglips,demonstratingtechnicalcapabilitytoachievestraightnessoflessthan0.001mm.
Awards: Received both the Environmental Grand Prize and the Technical Achievement Award from the Japan Cutting & Wear-Resistant Tool Association (JTA) in October 2025. The Environmental Grand Prize was awarded for the second consecutive year, recognizing efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions intensity per unit of production by more than half compared to four years prior. The Technical Achievement Award was for the development of the BTA tool 'BSG' for deep hole drilling of tube sheets in heat exchangers for the power generation industry.Awards:ReceivedboththeEnvironmentalGrandPrizeandtheTechnicalAchievementAwardfromtheJapanCutting&Wear-ResistantToolAssociation(JTA)inOctober2025.TheEnvironmentalGrandPrizewasawardedforthesecondconsecutiveyear,recognizingeffortstoreducecarbondioxideemissionsintensityperunitofproductionbymorethanhalfcomparedtofouryearsprior.TheTechnicalAchievementAwardwasforthedevelopmentoftheBTAtool'BSG'fordeepholedrillingoftubesheetsinheatexchangersforthepowergenerationindustry.
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11-1 Yoshimakōgyōdanchi, Iwaki, Fukushima 970-1144, Japan