Creation Group

End-to-end solutions for the cold-forming industry

Building on wire and related metal-material processing, we continue to expand material development, processing and supply services in line with our equipment, production lines and process capabilities. Shaped tubes are partner projects; we assist with enquiries. Project details and supply terms require confirmation.

From raw materials and cold-heading wire to tooling, heat treatment, surface treatment and failure analysis, we provide coordinated technical service around the final part and production stability.

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MATERIAL · TOOLING · HEAT TREATMENT · SURFACE · FAILURE ANALYSIS

WHO WE ARE

More than cold-heading materials: connecting the critical manufacturing steps

Creation Group provides an end-to-end solution for the cold-forming industry, from raw-material selection and cold-heading material supply to tooling, heat treatment, surface treatment and failure analysis.

Our role is not to replace the customer's manufacturing decisions. We connect materials, tooling, processes, testing and root-cause analysis in one technical chain to reduce information gaps and improve forming and series-production stability.

CREATION GROUP / GROUP COMPOSITION

Group composition

Operations and technical service, manufacturing and quality assurance, new-material research and international business coordination work together to support cold-forming material projects.

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01 · SHANGHAI

Shanghai Creation Group Co., Ltd.

Operations and technical service

Provides material selection, customer technical communication, project coordination and service support for cold-forming projects, connecting the Group’s commercial, engineering and quality resources.

02 · WUHU

Creation Metal (Wuhu) Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and quality-assurance base

Coordinates manufacturing, testing, quality control and delivery for cold-heading wire, shaped wire and related cold-forming materials.

03 · SHANGHAI R&D

Ruimin (Shanghai) New Materials Research Center

New-material and process research

Researches new materials, technologies and processes to support special grades, material-property windows and cold-forming project development.

04 · HONG KONG

Creation Group International Limited

International business and customer coordination

Provides a commercial liaison, project coordination and international business contact for overseas customers and partners. Working with the Shanghai operating team and Wuhu manufacturing base, it supports requirements clarification, technical communication and delivery coordination.

Cold-heading materials · Tooling coordination · Heat treatment

Materials, tooling and processes, connected in one technical chain

From tooling details to the wire heat-treatment shop floor, real images show the key stages of cold-forming projects.

Tooling cross-section and working-area detail

02 / Tooling coordination

Tooling coordination starts at the working area

Consider material condition, cross-section changes and tooling design together. Assess the working area, forming route and lubrication for the specific operating conditions.

Material–tooling matchingWorking area and designProcess coordination

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03 / Heat treatment

Heat treatment on the production floor

Link spheroidizing annealing, downstream processing and batch validation to the microstructure, hardness and ductility required for cold-forming materials.

Microstructure and hardness
Material condition and processing
Batch records and testing

Wire heat-treatment equipment and shop floor

Assess tooling design and material processing together; confirm the specific solution for each project.Images show tooling, structural schematics and the wire heat-treatment shop floor.

01 · Cold-heading materials

Match wire rod, cold-heading wire, shaped wire, shaped tube and delivery condition to the part, deformation and performance requirements.

04 · Surface treatment

Coordinate pickling, phosphating, lubrication, coatings and corrosion protection with cold forming and the service environment.

05 · Testing and failure analysis

Investigate the root causes of cracking, wear and performance anomalies using fracture examination, metallography, hardness, chemical composition, dimensions and process records.

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Core team industry experience

020.40–46 mm

Wire-diameter range

03IATF 16949

Automotive quality management system

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Traceable production orders

MANUFACTURING BASE

End-to-end control from wire rod to cold-forming material

Our manufacturing system covers incoming-material verification, pickling and phosphating, spheroidizing annealing, drawing, profile forming, inspection, packaging and delivery. Key process and quality data are recorded for order-level retrieval and traceability.

01Heat-number and mill-certificate verification
02Microstructure, hardness, dimensional and surface control
03Cold-forming performance validation and final release

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CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT

From special grades to near-net-shape materials

Working backward from the final part, cold-heading deformation, strength-ductility window, cross-sectional geometry and downstream processes, we coordinate mills, tooling specialists and customers through trials, material and process validation, and production release.

01 · SPECIAL MATERIALS

Special materials and custom grade development

When standard grades cannot meet a part's requirements, we work with steel mills to define chemistry, melting route and delivery condition, then validate an import-substitution or application-specific material through small-batch trials.

Project materials include 41CrS4, 10B38, 16MnCr5, 10B21M and 34CrNiMo6. Some special projects may start with an approximately 200 kg trial, subject to mill scheduling and the agreed technical specification.

02 · MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Custom mechanical-property windows

Beyond grade-based supply, we define project-specific windows for diameter, tensile strength, elongation, within-coil variation and batch-to-batch consistency around the final part.

Past projects include SWCH10A 6.30 mm, full-coil property control for C4C, and 10B21 1.92 mm high-strength wire. Values shown online illustrate development capability only; order requirements are governed by the technical specification.

03 · STRENGTH & FORMABILITY

High strength with large-deformation formability

Chemistry, spheroidizing annealing, drawing reduction and delivery condition are coordinated to develop materials that combine high strength with complex multi-stage cold-heading formability.

10B21 and SCM435 projects are validated with actual multi-stage headed samples, cold-upsetting tests, metallography and mechanical properties, rather than treating any single index as a substitute for forming results.

04 · MATERIAL & TOOLING

Material and tooling development for shaped cold-headed parts

We work backward from the final part to define material cross-section, grain flow, forming stages and die loading, jointly developing shaped preform materials and cold-heading tooling.

For complex parts such as seat-belt locking blocks, the approach can reduce machining, powder-metallurgy or repeated sizing steps. Performance and cost improvements are verified for each project.

05 · CUSTOM PROFILES

Custom-profile material development

We develop non-round sections, complex profiles and near-net-shape materials for seat-belt locking blocks, bearing cages, transmission parts and precision structural components.

Critical dimensions, tolerances, radii, surface quality and production consistency are controlled to the customer drawing, with sample validation matched to the downstream forming route.

Ultra-thin-wall tube material and process development sample

Ultra-thin-wall tube material and process development measurement record 1

06 · ULTRA-THIN-WALL TUBE

Ultra-thin-wall tube material and process development

For small ultra-thin-wall tubes, we coordinate material ductility, wall-thickness uniformity, roundness, surface condition and cut-end deformation with the drawing or forming route, tooling and inspection plan.

The photographed samples record caliper readings of 0.53 mm and 0.27 mm. Final dimensional definitions, tolerances and measurement methods are governed by the drawing, calibrated instruments and the technical specification.

These examples demonstrate development and project capability; they are not standard supply commitments for every grade or value. Final material, dimensions, properties, trial quantity and acceptance method are governed by the mutually approved drawing, applicable standard and technical specification.

OUR CAPABILITIES

Materials, process and problem-solving capabilities

Connect manufacturing data, laboratory validation and project experience to support development, production and problem solving for cold-formed parts.

01 · MATERIAL & TOOLING

Material and tooling coordination

Evaluate the manufacturing window from grade, delivery condition and surface condition together with forming stages and die loading.

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02 · PROCESS

Heat treatment and surface treatment

Coordinate material pretreatment and downstream part processing around microstructure, hardness, ductility, lubrication and corrosion-protection requirements.

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03 · VALIDATION

Testing and failure analysis

Use metallography, hardness, chemistry, mechanical properties, dimensions, surface condition and fracture evidence for validation and root-cause analysis.

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LABORATORY

Give every batch a basis for validation

The Shanghai office and Wuhu factory laboratories provide metallographic sample preparation, microscopy and hardness testing to verify microstructure, heat-treatment results and mechanical properties.

Shanghai laboratory · Sample preparation

Shanghai laboratory · Metallographic analysis

Wuhu factory laboratory · Testing equipment

CERTIFICATIONS

Quality, environmental and occupational health and safety system certificates

IATF 16949: 2024-07-08 — 2027-07-07 · ISO 14001 / ISO 45001: 2025-01-22 — 2028-01-04

01IATF 16949

Automotive quality management system

2024-07-08 — 2027-07-07

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Environmental management system

2025-01-22 — 2028-01-04

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Occupational health and safety management system

2025-01-22 — 2028-01-04

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RESPONSIBLE GROWTH

Long-term commitment, applied at every stage

Sustainability

Continuously reduce energy, water, acid and natural-gas consumption while advancing environmental management.

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Safety first

Standardize production and equipment operation under the occupational health and safety management system.

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Refined operations

Key process, equipment and quality data are managed online to support full-process traceability.

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Company qualifications

Certificate images are retained in their original language as shown. English descriptions do not constitute translated or reissued certificates.

Shanghai Creation Group Co., Ltd.

Shanghai High-tech Enterprise

GR202331004128 · 2023-12-12

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Shanghai Specialized and Innovative SME

2024.03–2027.02

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Shanghai Innovative SME

2024.03–2027.03

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IATF 16949: Wuhu manufacturing site and Shanghai remote support location

Certificate 0529958 covers the production of drawn metal wire at Wuhu. Its annex identifies Shanghai Creation Group Co., Ltd. as a remote support location for after-sales service, contract review, customer service, marketing and sales. The certificate and annex must be used together.

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Wuhu | Certifications and honours

Creation Metal (Wuhu) Co., Ltd.

High-tech enterprise · Awarded in 2019

GR201934001759

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Anhui Equity Exchange - Technology Innovation Cultivation Board

Listing code: 631405 · Listed: 2020-05-31

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Patents and R&D

Selected utility model patents

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