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Carbide Rods by AFC Hartmetall
Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GMBH & Co. KG (AFC), located in Mainleus, Germany is now part of the Hyperion Materials & Technologies family of companies. AFC is a global solutions provider of premium cemented carbide rods used in manufacturing high precision rotary cutting tools for drilling and milling applications. AFC is a world leader in carbide rods with coolant channels. Please visit the AFC website to learn more about their solid and coolant channel blanks.
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