
Manufacturer of carbide drawing dies, extrusion dies and coating dies for the wire and cable industry

Georg und Heinz Petry OHG
Herborn-MerkenbachNew on Amplifa
About us
Georg und Heinz Petry OHG is a family business in Herborn-Merkenbach that has been manufacturing and reworking drawing tools since 1942. The company produces carbide drawing dies with bore diameters from 0.20 mm to 60.0 mm as well as split carbide cores, extrusion dies, coating dies for electrode manufacturing and special carbide tools. In addition, drawing dies, coating dies and extrusion dies are polished and reworked. Production is carried out in carbide (tungsten carbide); precise, mirror-polished bores are intended to enable longer service life in modern production. Customers are companies in the wire and cable industry in Germany and abroad. The quality management system is certified by DQS GmbH to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and BS 18001.
- Site
- Herborn-Merkenbach
- Processes
- Manufacture of carbide drawing dies (bore), Drawing dies with diameters from 0.20 mm to 60.0 mm, Rep polishing of drawing dies, Reworking of drawing dies, Reworking of coating dies, Reworking of extrusion dies, Manufacture of split carbide cores, Manufacture of extrusion dies
- Materials
- Carbide (tungsten carbide), Diamond, Mirror polishing, Rework
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS 18001, IATF 16949, EN 9100
- Founded
- 1942
- Industries
- Wire industry, Cable industry, Electrode manufacturing
- 01
Raw material selection carbide
- 02
Machining / bore
- 03
Polishing (mirror finish)
- 04
Final inspection
- 05
Shipping
Materials & Processes
Carbide (tungsten carbide)
Material for drawing dies, split cores, extrusion dies, coating dies and special tools.
Diamond
Original material of the diamond drawing die polishing shop from which the company emerged.
Mirror polishing
Rep polishing of drawing dies for mirror-polished bores and longer service life.
Rework
Reworking of drawing dies, coating dies and extrusion dies according to customer requirements.
Locations

Herborn-Merkenbach
DEProduction site and company headquarters
- Materials
- Carbide, diamond
Components





Inside the production




Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of carbide drawing dies (bore)Machining | mirror-polished bores | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Drawing dies with diameters from 0.20 mm to 60.0 mmMachining | mirror-polished | 60.0 mm (diameter) | 0.20 mm (diameter) | – | Carbide |
| Rep polishing of drawing diesSurface | mirror-polished | – | – | – | Carbide, Diamond |
| Reworking of drawing diesSurface | – | – | – | – | Carbide, Diamond |
| Reworking of coating diesSurface | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Reworking of extrusion diesSurface | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Manufacture of split carbide coresMachining | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Manufacture of extrusion diesMachining | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Manufacture of coating dies for electrode manufacturingMachining | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Manufacture of special carbide toolsMachining | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Diamond drawing die polishing shopSurface | mirror-polished | – | – | – | Diamond |
Additional services
Quality
The quality management system is certified by DQS GmbH to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and BS 18001 and is continuously monitored through internal audits.
| Evidence | Herborn-Merkenbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| BS 18001 | |
| IATF 16949 | |
| EN 9100 |
History
- 1930
Beginnings as a drawing die polishing shop on a part-time basis
- 1942
Official founding by Willi Petry as a repair business for drawing tools of fine wire drawing mills (business registration 27 July 1942)
- 1957
Son Heinz Petry joined the company
- 1998
Georg Petry joined the company
- 2007
Georg Petry became a co-partner