Introduction
Blackfast is used throughout the metal working industry. The following is a list of some universally known customers and the equipment that they manufacture:
Hand Tools
Sandvik, Bahco, Euro Tools, Footprint Tools, Stanley Tools, Sykes Pikavient, Draper Tools, L.S.Starrett
e.g. wrenches, pliers, sockets, spanners, guages, wood working tools, taps, dies, drills.
Metal working equipment
Cincinnati Milacron, J.S.Henderson, Colchester Lathe, Yamazaki Mazak, Aida Bliss, Addison McKee
e.g. lathes, cutting, stamping, bending, lapping, grinding, bench top equipment, punches, presses.
Tool holders and cutters
Sandvik, Kennametal Hertel Bristol Tool and Guage.
Machine builders
machines for printing, drinking cans, cigarettes, textiles, shoes, food processing, packaging, pipe bending, gas turbines, slide systems, conveyors.
Workholding
workholding equipment specialists and tool rooms.
Automotive
specialist equipment companies, tools and racing / sports sector.
General Industrial Equipment
clutches, transmissions, drives, hydraulic blocks, and fasteners.
Metal Working Contractors
the largest single market group.
Gun & Model Hobbyists
Blackfast is sold as small blacking kits directly to the public.
Non ferrous metal colouring
Blackfast products are available for colouring brass, copper, pewter, silver and zinc. These applications are usually found in the furniture, jewellery, clothing and luggage industry.
Metal Finishing Contractors
Mechanical industry applications.