Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) has recently installed its second Rollomatic Nano6 grinding centre. The Tamworth-based cutting tool specialist now has the first two Rollomatic Nano6 grinding centres in the UK.

ITC’s second Nano6 machine investment is capable of producing cutting tools as small as 0.05 mm diameter thanks to its hydrostatic guideways. The company’s prior investment in a centralised coolant system for all its grinding centres, which maintains coolant temperature to ±0.2°C, emphasises the quality control that the company maintains for its cutting tools. The purchase stems from ITC’s communication and commitment to its customer base that has seen the demand and, subsequently, the expansion of the company’s standard cutting tool ranges down to 1 mm diameter.

ITC’s production manager Kevin Ford says: “The new machine will be used alongside the first Nano6 for producing small tools up to 2 mm diameter. Both machines will complement the Rollomatic 620 and 629 machines that we have for manufacturing tools up to 6 mm diameter. The first Nano6 machine enabled us to produce a range of small tools, both standard and customer specials. It also gave us the facility to extend the range of existing standard tool ranges downward to 1 mm. The second machine gives us extra capacity but also peace of mind regarding security of supply. Even though the entire range of Rollomatic machines is extremely reliable, we wanted to eliminate any possible supply chain vulnerabilities from only having one machine.”

With industry-wide concerns over supply chain continuity and extended lead times for products manufactured overseas, something compounded by both Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic – ITC has UK stock available for immediate delivery.

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www.itc-ltd.co.uk