In the era of globalization and the continually changing manufacturing landscape, the market for cutting tools has changed dramatically. At the cusp of advancing metalworking technology and tool material evolution, cutting tool suppliers and manufacturers need to accept this change and focus on working towards machining improvements. This demands the utilization of advanced tools and application strategies.
Moreover, each customer hailing from various industry verticals have their own unique requirements such as shorter lead time, superior product quality and longer product life, and reduced manufacturing costs, to name a few. So for every machining application, every customer needs a highly experienced cutting tool supplier offering reliable and customizable solutions as opposed to inadequate off-the-shelf cutters available in the market.
A key player seamlessly operating in the global tool cutting market is Tungaloy Corporation, incepted in 1929 with offices situated across the globe, recognized as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbide cutting tools. The Japanese headquartered organization is a subsidiary of IMC group, owned by Warren Buffett,
which is a part of Berkshire Hathaway. The group possesses massive product and marketing expertise that Tungaloy leverages to continue maintaining its leadership position in this domain.
“We have a team of people working on projects, tooling up, and productivity improvement activities. This experienced team is equipped with the necessary software and other tools for making proposals. We submit the complete proposal along with the cycle time, costing, and tool drawings to the customers. We look at the entire process and suggest improvements to the customers accordingly,” informs Jay Shah, MD of Tungaloy India which is the Indian subsidiary of Tungaloy Corporation.
Matching the Client’s Ambitions
Having carved a niche for themselves in this domain, Tungaloy covers all the major machining areas like Turning, Grooving, Threading, Drilling, and Milling. The company offers a portfolio of standard and customized solutions that can be deployed across a broad range of industry segments such as Automotive, Die &Mold, Aerospace, Oil and Gas, general Engineering, Medical and Defense industry.
The team of professionals at Tungaloy has gained a perfect understanding of the market requirements and has designed and developed several novel solutions that have brought about a revolutionary change in this segment. One of the key products is TUNGSIX which was one of the world’s first drills with six cutting edges designed with a negative insert. The team also developed Do Mini Bore, a negative inserts based solution, a powerful tool that deviates from the conventional approach most products in the market have adopted.
Additionally, the company launched CBN inserts for superalloys to improve cutting speeds by more than seven to eight times and high feed cutters for low powered machines. “One of our major strengths is powder metallurgy, which helps us to give a consistent performance on the shop floor. We are one of the biggest manufacturers of CBN, giving us an edge in the hard part turning, superalloy machining, and also in CastIron applications,” adds Jay.
He goes on to tell us how the company has established its own e-commerce website ensuring the company is in parallel with the newer market trends of purchase-related activities gradually transitioning to online platforms.
With a strong penchant for staying abreast of various trending technologies and continually delivering value-added products, the company continuously invests in R&D. In fact, in the last decade, more than 60 percent of the products are new. Jay concludes, “We will be launching several new products based on the guidelines and requirements of Industry 4.0 in the months to come.”
