The automotive industry in India is one of the largest in the world and plays an important role in the country’s economy by significantly contributing to the manufacturing GDP.

According to the Society of Indian Automotive Manufacturers, the Indian automotive sector today is a $74 billion industry and by 2026, the industry is expected to achieve a turnover of $300 billion.

Therefore the growth in the automotive industry is very closely watched by all the nation’s stakeholders in order to assure that this rise continues with few hiccups.

To assist in the automotive sector’s growth, TaeguTec recently held a customer seminar for almost 50 executives, decision makers and managers in some of the country’s leading automotive productive parts companies.

For two days, guests attended seminars covering the newest, technologically advanced cutting tools that increase productivity and cut cost, spoke to product managers about ways to improve their manufacturing output and witnessed firsthand real-world product demonstrations on the materials they currently use and will use in the near future.

“Drilling demo was exciting, on an inclined surface is a challenge and we found some good recommendations to examine for our future,” said a purchasing manager for an Indian auto parts manufacturer.

“Since we are a medium size company that competes with the larger ones, we need tools that cut cost and increase productivity. We have large volumes of machining and what we saw here are definitely worth pursuing,” he added.

For holemaking applications, TaeguTec offers some of the finest tools in the business such as the TopDrill, SpadeRush, TwinRush and the hugely successful total package, the DrillRush.

During the product demonstrations, several different DrillRush products where showcased on a rainbow of materials such as the flat bottom drill, the long drill, a pre-thread drill, a small diameter DrillRush and chamfering rings that attach to DrillRush products.

“As an auto parts manufacturer, we make a lot parts, engine parts, chassis, some parts that go into transmissions; including steal forging and cast iron machining. So we use a range of tools for milling, drilling and so on. For us, the first tool we used from TaeguTec was a milling cutter, this was one of the best we ever tried and we have never looked back,” said an executive from a large Indian auto parts producer.

On display were a slew of milling products that have garnered the reputation from some of the largest manufacturers in the world.

Some of the products that brought on the most curious at the forefront were the ChaseFeed SBMT, the Chase2Feed BLMP, ChaseHepta 7EMT, Mill2Rush 6NKU and 3PKT, Chase2Mill 4NKT and the HardMill and ApexMill with the Typhoon attachment.

“The 2PKT and 4PKT are good ideas, also some positive inserts that were shown are good to examine too. There was also the interesting turning line that machines very thin materials,” said one of the top brass at another Indian auto parts producer.

During the demonstration for turning products, the Asian metalworking giant displayed the machining prowess of the new Life+ TT7015 and TT7005 cast iron grades on the BlackRush line.

Also, on demonstration on many different materials were the RhinoRush which has changed the face of turning due to its small but strong stature, the T-Turn and TurnRush lines, the ever popular and economical QuadRush line, the T-Clamp and the incredible force from the T-Burst high pressure coolant tool.

Concerning tools to machine miniature components, one auto parts manufacturer explained that there are not many cutting tool providers that offer not only a wide selection of tools, but also tools that consistently outperform the rest.

“With TaeguTec, we have a wide selection of miniature tools that have increased our production output,” said a parts manufacturer that concentrates on miniature components. “For our needs, I found that the TopMini and TopMicro for threading and face grooving are unmatched but I was also curious to get more information about the TopCap for future reference.”

With all this information supplied to TaeguTec’s visitors, other guests were interested in tool management services like the CTMS and MATRIX.

The MATRIX tool management storage unit comes in two sizes, the MAXI and MINI. It is fully scalable and modular in order to offer the end user full control over storage while also being easy to implement. Furthermore, its powerful software does it all with a range of easy to use and clever features.

The other service, the CTMS, is a business unit dedicated to delivering tool management services and systems to help customers reduce their production costs. The CTMS team comprises tool management professionals in the key areas of logistics, engineering and IT, all critical to cost reduction in the supply chain and manufacturing processes affected by cutting tools.

“We believe that we should get our tools from one company and we believe that they should manage our inventory. It reduces are tooling time and makes sure we always have tools in stock and also the newest tools in stock,” said a manager at another auto parts company.

At the end of the customer seminar, guests left armed with a plethora of information that cater directly to their industry and needs and like one machinist said, “this will help us increase our output and cut our cost, in our business, we need to find ways to beat the competition and I believe TaeguTec has those tools.”

TaeguTec, Asia’s metalworking giant, has extended the new DrillRush line by introducing a double margin indexable drill that has a diameter range of 8 millimeters to 19.5 mm.

The new addition to the highly popular line opens the door to high surface roughness and high precision drilling applications and expands TaeguTec‘s reach into the drilling market while also extending the application range of the successful DrillRush line by improving upon the steel drilling (ISO P material) process.

Known for its optimized edge geometry and innovative clamping structure, the addition to the DrillRush family continues the line’s remarkable performance compared to existing solid carbide or other conventional drills.

With two guiding areas – four in total – on two cutting edges, the new double margin indexable DrillRush ensures high hole quality in relation to the cylindricity and straightness of the tool during the machining process.

This new TaeguTec DrillRush double margin indexable drill head enables reliable high quality hole machining which includes close hole tolerance, premium surface roughness and production stability.

Furthermore, the double margin type heads are available in the latest GoldRush TT9080 grade for prolonged tool life and are interchangeable with standard DrillRush bodies.

Like all DrillRush products, the double margin indexable drill head have a quick change system that permits for head indexing on the fly can incorporate different size heads on one drill body its twisted coolant channels and polished chip gullet offers smooth and excellent chip evacuation and its rigid connection presents remarkable performance with a maximum number of head indexing.

Using two drills to machine a flat bottom hole can not only be time consuming but also increase the likelihood of mistakes occurring. To resolve this issue while at the same time saving on downtime, TaeguTec has introduced a new geometry that makes hole making operations easier and hassle free.

The hugely successful DrillRush line has been extended with the introduction of a flat-face geometry head for flat-bottom machining of diameters ranging from 8 to 25.5 millimeters. With this introduction, TaeguTec’s new DrillRush line eliminates the need to use a two-step process by shortening the work load into a single operation which in turn shortens cycle times and substantially increases productivity.

To keep this drill head cost effective, TaeguTec has made it available for its current DrillRush line of bodies in the same size. Furthermore, the combination of the new flat-bottom drill head and DrillRush body offers excellent chip breaking while easily performing high precision flat surfaces.

The new head is specifically, but not exclusively, designed for applications like bolt-hole machining which requires a nearly flat bottom hole.

To answer the need from a variety of industries, TaeguTec’s new head is designed for machining on a wide range of work piece materials. Both the flat-bottom head and DrillRush body are coated with TaeguTec’s exclusive TT9080 PVD grade which provides high wear resistance, chipping resistance and prolonged tool life. The combination of the new flat-bottom head and DrillRush body can be used with TaeguTec’s recently released chamfering rings which drills and chamfers in a single operation in order to maximize cycle times as well as inventory and tooling cost for improved cost effectiveness.

Another option available for the DrillRush are special plugs that have an internal thread for coolant connections used on lathes that can be pressed into the cavity on the back end of the shank.