Zhuzhou Century Tool is a professional manufacturer of tungsten carbide blanks, tungsten carbide inserts, PCD inserts, CBN inserts, and custom carbide cutting tools for metalworking and woodworking industries.
Located in Zhuzhou, China—the world's leading production base for tungsten carbide materials—we combine advanced manufacturing technology, strict quality control, and application-focused engineering to deliver cutting tools that help manufacturers improve productivity, extend tool life, and reduce machining costs.
Since our establishment in 2017, we have supplied precision cutting solutions to distributors, tooling companies, machine shops, and OEM manufacturers in more than 20 countries.
Our core business focuses on manufacturing high-performance carbide cutting inserts for a wide range of machining applications.
Our product range includes:
ISO Turning Inserts (CNMG, WNMG, TNMG, SNMG, VNMG, DNMG)
Milling Inserts (APMT, APKT, RDMT, SEKT, RDKW and more)
Threading Inserts
Grooving Inserts
Woodworking Carbide Inserts
PCD Inserts for Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Materials
CBN Inserts for Hardened Steel and Cast Iron
Custom Carbide Inserts manufactured according to drawings or samples
Whether you require standard ISO tooling or application-specific geometries, our engineering team provides practical machining solutions tailored to your production requirements.
Every cutting insert begins with carefully selected carbide substrates and is manufactured through a controlled production process that includes powder preparation, pressing, sintering, precision grinding, edge preparation, coating, and final inspection.
We offer multiple carbide grades and advanced coating technologies to match different machining conditions, including:
TiN
TiCN
TiAlN
AlTiN
AlCrN
Multi-layer CVD coatings
High-performance PVD coatings
By selecting the appropriate substrate and coating combination, our inserts deliver stable cutting performance across steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum alloys, hardened steel, and composite materials.
Many machining applications require more than a standard insert.
Zhuzhou Century Tool provides comprehensive OEM manufacturing services for distributors, cutting tool brands, and industrial equipment manufacturers.
Our customization capabilities include:
Special insert geometries
Custom carbide grades
Edge preparation optimization
Chipbreaker design
Laser marking
Private label packaging
Complete OEM branding
Whether you provide technical drawings, 3D models, or worn samples, our engineering team can develop cutting tools that match or improve the original performance.
Our carbide inserts are widely used in:
General Metal Machining
Automotive Manufacturing
Aerospace Components
Mold & Die Production
Energy Equipment
Heavy Machinery
Precision Engineering
Woodworking Industry
From rough machining to precision finishing, our inserts are designed to maintain dimensional accuracy, excellent surface finish, and consistent tool life in demanding production environments.
Consistent quality is essential for production machining.
Every production batch undergoes comprehensive quality inspections before shipment, including:
Dimensional inspection
Surface finish verification
Coating inspection
Hardness testing
Microstructure analysis
Cutting performance evaluation
Our manufacturing process is designed to ensure every insert delivers reliable and repeatable performance throughout high-volume production.
Powder Preparation：Ball grinding to mix the powder for standard or OEM tungsten carbide grades.
Powder spay to make right tungsten carbide grain size
Precision Pressing：Powder Pressing to ensure the right geography of the carbide inserts
HIP Sintering：Sinter the carbide blanks in the furnace.
Precision Grinding：Grind the carbide inserts
Quality Inspection and global delivery: Do inspections, coating and then packing
Customers around the world choose us because we offer more than carbide inserts.
We provide:
Professional engineering support
Stable manufacturing quality
Competitive factory pricing
Flexible OEM production
Fast response to technical inquiries
Short production lead times
Reliable international delivery
Long-term supply consistency
Our goal is to become a trusted manufacturing partner, helping customers improve machining efficiency while lowering overall tooling costs.
Our inserts are suitable for machining carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, cast iron, hardened steel, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, and various non-ferrous materials. We recommend suitable grades and coatings according to your application.
Yes. We manufacture custom carbide inserts based on customer drawings, samples, or machining requirements. OEM and private-label production are available.
Our products are widely used in automotive, aerospace, mold and die, woodworking, heavy equipment, energy, and general precision machining industries.
Yes. Our technical team can recommend the most suitable insert grade, coating, and chipbreaker based on your workpiece material, machine type, cutting parameters, and production goals.
Whether you are looking for a reliable supplier of standard ISO carbide inserts or a manufacturing partner for custom cutting tools, Zhuzhou Century Tool is ready to support your business.
Contact our engineering team today to discuss your machining application, request technical recommendations, or receive samples for evaluation.
