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SA R&D Catalogue » Innovative Design and Manufacturing » Element Six (Pty) Ltd
Element Six is one of the leading suppliers of supermaterials – materials whose exceptional
properties are unique or outperform others in their class. The group's products are used across a
wide range of industries from mining and construction to consumer electronics, within medicine
and for oil and gas production.
Business activities are organised into:
- Advanced Materials,
- Hard Materials,
- Oil & Gas and Technologies.
The company has production sites in the China, South Africa, Sweden, The Netherlands, Ukraine,
Germany, Ireland and the UK with a global sales organisation. Research is carried out at dedicated
laboratories in the UK and South Africa. The company has been working in the world of
supermaterials for more than 50 years.
| International/Local activities |
Diamond tooling, PCBN tooling, application to metal, composite, fibre-reinforced, rock cutting,
machining, wear parts, heat sinks
| Capabilities/Skills/Expertise |
Behaviour understanding of machining science and tool failure.
Analytical capability (SEM, XRD) Properties
Flight physics, systems and equipment, maintenance and disposal, production
Contact person: Richard Bodkin, Section Head - Behaviours and Properties
Tel: +27(0)11 812 9296
Email: richard.bodkin@e6.com
Website: www.e6.com
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