Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. - Product Announcements

Hitachi introduces FM SHIELD™ MS-F/MS-FR Series which are thin and flexible magnetic shielding sheets made of high permeability FINEMET® FT-3M tapes laminated with PET films. FM SHIELD™ have superior magnetic shielding effect especially in frequencies below several 100kHz and are perfect suppression of magnetic noise generation from inductors in electronic devices. (read more)

Hitachi Metals has developed a metallic material, ZMG®232L, for Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) separator applications. SOFC is a promising fuel cell with high efficiency and low environmental impact. (read more)

Hitachi Metals' Solid Power Inductors,KSLI Series and HSLI Series, are multilayer power inductors optimized for miniaturized DC/DC converters for cellular phones and other portable devices applications. (read more)

Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.'s HI-PM Magic™ pre-hardened steel for plastic molds provides you with hardness of 40 HRC and high toughness, in addition to steady mirror polishing, excellent weldability and machining ability at high-speed. Hitachi offers the best solutions of low TCO for your plastic manufacturing. (read more)

Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.'s NEOMAX® Rare Earth Magnets surpass any of its global rivals. Its main components are Neodymium (Nd), Iron (Fe) and Boron (B) and it has the strongest magnetic characteristics among all permanent magnets. (read more)

Hitachi Metals has developed a new matrix type high speed steel with high toughness and strength. The YXR^TM Series consists of three different grades: YXR33, YXR3, and YXR7 depending upon the required properties and application. These newly developed products offer extended tool life by providing improved wear resistance through increased hardness and toughness. (read more)

Hitachi Metals' unique cold die steel, SLD-MAGIC^™ has revolutionized the metal forming and tooling industry. In keeping with its stated business objectives, Hitachi Metals has developed a cost reducing, eco-friendly alternative to existing cold die steels that actually extends the life of cold press and forging dies. (read more)

Cutting Tools Hitachi Metals

Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., a producer of high-performance cutting tools, utilizes leading raw materials and advanced engineering techniques to produce tools for a wide variety of uses. (read more)

Tool Steel from Hitachi Metals. The tool steel used in most plastic molds, stamping press molds, and cold and hot-forging molds does not possess isotropic mechanical properties. Mechanical strength in the transverse direction is significantly lower than that in the longitudinal direction leading to higher cracking ratios and an increase in the fatigue crack propagation. (read more)

Hitachi Metals' SIALON is ideal for tools that contact molten aluminum on the aluminum melting and casting line. SIALON has high density and keeps high strength within the temperature range of molten aluminum; and moreover, SIALON shows no corrosion from molten aluminum. (read more)