Sandvik Coromant, a Swedish company that supplies cutting tools and services to the metal cutting industry, has opened a new global centre in Pune for productivity, application, machining and research in manufacturing. This facility – one of only six such centres across the Sandvik Coromant portfolio present– is the result of an investment worth SEK 35 million (about Rs 27 crores) .The other centres are Langfang (China), Schaumburg (USA), Queretaro (Mexico), Fair Lawn (USA) and Sandviken (Sweden). The company has also appointed Javier Guerra as the new President of Sandvik Coromant India, who will be responsible for continuing to develop the company as the leading supplier of metal cutting tools, tooling solutions, and know-how to the manufacturing industry.

 

Javier Guerra, President at Sandvik Coromant India, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce that, in our endeavour to offer cutting-edge solutions and expertise to customers, we now have a world-class Sandvik Coromant Center in Pune. The facility will be of great service to anyone who is interested in productivity gains, cutting-edge research and the future of global manufacturing.”

 

Sandvik Coromant Center, Pune, will strengthen the company’s position as the global leader in competence and innovation within India’s manufacturing industry. The facility is a meeting place where visitors can interact and co-operate in a modern and inspiring environment, enabling physical and digital collaboration. 

 

For Innovation Conclave 2018, it is estimated that the Sandvik Coromant Center in Pune will attract 2000 visitors from all over the India. Visitors will have access to the latest technology, products, engineering competence and customised solutions. They can also connect to other facilities in the world and, in addition, participate in various training activities, joining over 30,000 individuals trained by Sandvik Coromant every year.

 

Importantly, the new Sandvik Coromant Center is equipped with Digital Live Machining (DLM), a technical platform that streams live machining demonstrations (via the cloud) to remote locations. 

 

Part of global industrial engineering group Sandvik, Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era. Sandvik Coromant owns over 3100 patents worldwide, employs over 7,900 staff, and is represented in 150 countries.