How to avoid these three misunderstandings when purchasing cemented carbide?

Due to the advantages of tungsten resources and labor costs, cemented carbide is favored by many cemented carbide buyers or manufacturers in the world for its high quality and low price. However, when most cemented carbide buyers purchase cemented carbide, they will three major mistakes. The following will take you to understand these three misunderstandings one by one, and how to avoid them!
Misunderstanding 1: The cheaper the price, the better. When many buyers purchase cemented carbide alloys, the common method is to send emails widely, and then compare the prices one by one. Or repeatedly use low prices to force suppliers to lower prices. There are even situations where the target price of cemented carbide products is required to be lower than the price of raw materials. For example, the current market price of tungsten powder is US$50/kg, but some buyers’ target price is US$48/kg.
In this way, only the pursuit of cheapness, regardless of other practices, can be imagined what kind of evil results will occur. In order not to lose money, suppliers have to use recycled materials for production, or even replace them with iron powder, etc., and the product quality cannot be guaranteed. Once a quality accident occurs, the supplier will certainly not bear the responsibility, and the buyer will have to bear it himself.
Misunderstanding 2: Only ask whether it is a production model, not whether it is professional. Among the thousands of cemented carbide manufacturers, there are many manufacturers of various production scales. Some manufacturers mainly produce cemented carbide blades; some mainly produce cemented carbide molds; some mainly produce bars and so on. However, they are more professional in the production of certain types of products, which does not mean that they are professional in the production of other cemented carbide products.
Therefore, when buying cemented carbide, don't just look at whether it has production plants, equipment, and personnel, but whether it is professional about the performance, technical requirements, and usage of the cemented carbide products you need. Otherwise, the products he produces may not meet your requirements.
Misunderstanding 3: Only cooperate with production factories, not with trading companies. As mentioned earlier, there are thousands of manufacturers producing cemented carbide, and there are also many manufacturers of various professional products. For example, there are about 30 professional manufacturers of cemented carbide rods. Some manufacturers have advantages in micro rods, some have advantages in finishing, and some are making solid carbide tool rods. material has advantages.
As a foreign buyer, it is impossible to have too much time to compare them one by one. However, domestic professional trading companies are different, they know all this well. If the purchase volume is not particularly large, it is actually a very sensible choice to cooperate with such a trading company. Leveraging their professional and industry experience, as well as their personal connections, we can obtain suitable products and prices.