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For any manufacturing operations, a tool is a crucial thing. Thus having a right tool is even more important. Especially the machining industry needs good quality cutting tools that can help in manufacturing new and quality components and more. Tools have been around us since ages and with time they have more importance. Be it any mechanical process including profiling, cutting, drilling, milling or shaping, they all require some or other types of precision metal cutting tools.

CIVID-19 Till Now

The cover image of the article conveys the hard reality of the ongoing COVID-19 fueled crisis. While some countries in Europe have started opening up their economies, others like the United States are still coming to terms with the hard reality of the virus. In India, almost everything came to a standstill for more than a month. Reverse migration of labor, cancellation and shortage of orders, and a sudden demand slump in the capital goods sector like the automobile industry. However, we are now in the 3rd Phase of the Unlock process. While some things are getting back to normal in phases, some changes might not be reversed in the foreseeable future. And as you read on, you will find out that these irreversible changes will trigger an era of low-cost automation solutions

With the advent of Bharat Stage VI emission norms in India, there has been a significant shift in the way manufacturing was done in the automobile industry. While some old challenges still persist, BS 6 has given rise to new manufacturing challenges of itself. One of them is burr removal from critical moving parts. While the manufacturers in the USA and Europe are relying heavily on highly specialized automatic deburring tools for these operations, the Indian market has relied mostly on manual labor for these operations.

The challenges of manual deburring are two faceted: 1. Technical and; 2. Operational. Let us face each of them one by one.

Hole making is one of the most common metalworking operations. In an earlier post, we showed you why reaming was better than fine boring. Especially for high volume hole finishing applications with tight dimensional tolerances and critical surface finish requirements. Here, you see how our Swiss-made expandable reamers are outperforming the most popular companies in this segment.