Good afternoon.
I explain the background…
This customer’s application is for automotive fuel injection nozzle units which need quite small piercing hole.
(Dia 1.4 … by angle shot then pierced hole is invisible, tool accuracy is 1 to 2 microns at largest).
They’re a originally Seiko’s watch movement maker who specialize in high accuracy and small work objects.
Then, they’re likely to use carbide die tool and most of them are still imported from their Japanese HQ because
they thought it’s quite difficult to replace by localized parts.
They announced to inquire further more objects (carbide button dies) in the future…
However…we’d better beware of accuracy control & quality since their product is automotive safety parts.