Van Hoorn Carbide is a Dutch manufacturer of high-quality solid carbide end mills. Founded in 1990, the company specializes in developing and producing a wide range of milling tools for various high-precision industries and offers in-house coating and regrinding services.
The primary service is the development and fully automated 24/7 manufacturing of solid carbide end mills, including square, ball nose, and radius types. They also operate an in-house tool coating center and offer a tool regrinding service.
Beyond their product catalog, they provide technical support from application engineers, a demonstration and test center to optimize customer processes, custom tool manufacturing with expedited delivery (Greenline 72-hour service), and tool regrinding.
Holds manufacturing tolerances down to 1 µm (±0.001 mm). Operates a fully automated and climate-controlled production facility, including the latest CNC grinding machines and an in-house coating center for developing proprietary tool coatings.
Mold & Die, Tool Making, Aerospace, Medical, and other sectors requiring high-precision machining.
Their tools are designed to machine a wide range of materials, including hardened steels (up to 70 HRc), stainless steels, exotic materials (titanium, superalloys), composites, graphite, and non-ferrous metals like aluminum.
Publicly available tool libraries for direct import into CAD/CAM software (e.g., Mastercam, TopSolid, Esprit) do not appear to be offered on their website.
In-house R&D department focused on developing new tool geometries, carbide grades, and coatings. They utilize 3D simulation and a dedicated test center with a Mikron milling machine to validate and optimize new products.