Tong dies have come a long way since tongs became commonplace in the oilfields. Eckel has been at the forefront of this developing technology with the development of larger wrap-around type dies for many of its tong models. We offer coarse tooth design and fine tooth design depending on the application.

Eckel Tong Die Directive
	Eckel Tong Die Directive	(173 KB)

Wrap-Around Fine Tooth - For special alloys such as 9, 13, 23, 25, chrome and fiberglass that greatly minimize any marking of the tubulars.

Wrap-Around Coarse Tooth - Recommend a coarse tooth wrap-around dies for regular carbon steel pipe and collars.

We still offer our contour type dies for tubing sizes on many of our tongs which use pivot heads that require them. Also for 4" OD and above the regular size dies are still used extensively and we do still offer them. In addition to our contour dies, we provide A and S series wrap-around dies for our 13-3/8 and 20" standard casing tongs, providing a larger gripping area and reducing pipe damage.

Eckel Non-Marking Grit Face Dies - Have set a NEW industry standard for handling Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA) tubular goods. Eckel Grit Face Dies are used on chrome tubulars where reduced die penetration and die marking is greatly desired. Eckel's Coated Grit Faced Dies utilize Tungsten Carbide grit which provides many more points of contact on the surface of the tubular than our Pyramid Fine Tooth dies. The Tungsten Carbide is a dense, metal like substance that does not flake or sheer off the face of the die. A head conversion kit for conversion of your head assembly to a head assembly for running chrome is required to obtain optimal performance from the Grit Face Dies. It highly recommended to change the bushings in the roller after every job.

• Resilience / Long-Lasting - up to 3X Longer - Field tests have shown that Eckel’s Grit Faced Dies last up to 3 times longer than other manufacturers grit faced dies.
  
  
• Heat Treating - Eckel’s Coated Grit Faced Dies are heat treated and do not deform. This allows the die to be easily removed from the head after a job and stored for future use.
  
  
• Performance - Eckel Coated Grit Face dies perform better than any steel tooth die when running (SUPER or HYPER) Chrome as these type tubulars are as hard or harder than heat treated steel dies.
  
  
• Penetration - Grit Faced Die penetrations are typically less than half of API allowable surface defect depth.
  
  
• Contamination - Die clogging is minimized when running painted or varnished tubulars.
  
  
• Custom Sizes - Eckel Coated Grit Face dies are available for any model of Eckel tong.

Eckel Grit Faced Die Brochures
	Eckel Grit Faced Wrap-Around Die	(100 KB)
	Eckel Grit Faced Rig Die	(100 KB)
	Eckel Tong Die Directive	(173 KB)