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LMT Tools India And Its Customers Give Manufacturing Today An Insight Into How Loyal Partnerships Are Formed And Made To Work

Cutting tool makers need to stay sharp. Not only because of the tools they manufacture, but theirs is a coordinated business that works smoothly only when working together with customers. LMT Tools India is one such company that not only has a range of products to offer to the Indian market, but also the ability to work closely with customers. In 2013, it set up a factory in Chakan (Pune) to achieve quick turnaround time on products side. Besides this, the company has several initiatives that includes customer meets, participation in trade fairs and site visits that help create a bond with customers.

Most of its customers in the automotive and die and mould space use a select range of its tools. Shriniwas V Pathak, CEO, Maharashtra Scooters Ltd, Satara, says, "Currently, we use tools that apply to our regular operations and cater to areas of semi finishing and finishing on steel as well as graphite machining. LMT Tools offers these inserts in various grades to meet our machining requirements. Following are the tools we use:

Finishing: WPB 12AF10, WPR 12D

Semi-finishing: XDMW 0903SR,

Graphite: WPR06DN.

Similarly, Nikunj Patodia, director, Jagdamba Auto Components, says, "We use all kinds of hobs from LMT Tools. We use their PM14 and PM35 material hobs and have also tried a few carbide hobs for higher cutting parameters."