For economical wire drawing, it is necessary to select the ND or PCD Blanks in such a way that atleast 5 to 8 recuts are possible in fine sizes below 0.3 mm and 3-5 recuts in medium size ranges.

Some of the most experienced and reputed wire companies, as a strategy, plan and choose the diamond blank or size so that they get 8-10 recuts and 20 times repolishing to get maximum die life. In order to achieve the maximum no of recuts, IBI recommends the following:

By following the above, you will be using the dies to their maximum capacity giving you more kg of output (drawn wire) economically.

IBI diamonds offers free inspection and expert advice to your old dies to give you the maximum advantage. Our experts will inspect and segregate the dies in such a way that the dies can be recut or repolished to a new size with minimum increase of microns. Thereby you will get the maximum number of recuts and a superb surface finish in every die.
If you wish to reduce your die maintenance costs and still want the dies to be repaired the best way, then our die reconditioning shop is at your service. On receipt of your dies, we will check the size, wear pattern, rings or chips, surface finish and PCD type and send you a report with our recommendations for each and every die, advising the best possibilities to your advantage.
On reply from you, we will attend the dies due to your specification. If we notice any abnormal wear or premature breakage in the dies, we will immediately alert our customers so that any error can be plugged.