 Q. Can you please tell us a little about Dutch Tech Tools’ Indian and global reach?
Dutch Tech Tools was founded with the primary purpose of being an internationally recognised Indian player for manufacturing New Age Solid Carbide Round Cutting Tools and basically exporting our products as we are based out of a Special Economic Zone. Over the short span of time that we have been operating, we have set up distributor and dealer networks in over 22 countries to sell our tools. Firstly, we needed to be confident in our products and more importantly, showcase India as a quality producer of Carbide Cutting Tools.
Having seen success amidst the global giants, over the last 2 years, we launched our products in India to cater to the ever growing needs of the Indian market. We have started focusing more and more onto the India market as it still imports vast amounts of cutting tools which we believe is our biggest competitor and look to position ourselves in order to reduce dependency on foreign products.
Very importantly, we also focus on SMEs – as it is them that support the big framework of manufacturing network in India. Most of the sales happens through dealer network to them, which is something we have been developing in India in the recent past.
In Export Markets, we have well established distribution Network in Europe and our new upcoming markets are South East Asia and the Americas.
Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in cutting tools industry domain?
Newer challenges faced by cutting tools is the machining of new age and so called difficult-to- cut materials. They are mostly heat resistive materials, and the usage of such materials in the Aerospace and Defense Sectors are increasing; hence initiatives taken by cutting tool manufacturers are channeled towards providing solutions for these.
Machining such materials also lead to advancements in the machining methods. For example a growing trend in machining difficult metals is by Trochoidal milling / Dynamic Milling which uses high speeds while maintaining a low radial depth of cut and a high axial depth of cut. The reduced radial engagement of the cutting edge decreases the amount of heat produced in the cut while also decreasing the cutting forces and load on the spindle. The reduced radial forces allow for greater accuracy during production and make it possible to machine finer and more precise features on a part.
Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India?
Automotive, General Engineering as well as Capital Goods Industry form the major market for machine tools in India. In addition to these, the Aerospace and Defense sector is growing as well. India being a prominent global importer of cutting tools ; it was crucial that focusing purely on performance, quality, precision , consistency as well as being in sync with this ever growing industry was the only way to be successful in India, since there are numerous well established players- however mostly foreign entities.
This is where, Dutch Tech Tools comes in as providing you superior performance tools engineered and manufactured with the latest machinery and coatings. Our USP is tools with very well engineered geometries to machine a wide range of materials and perform in a much reduced time. We hope to penetrate the Indian market more with our tools now.
Q. What is future prospect for cutting tools industry?
Market opportunities for any cutting tool is very vast as it is used in diverse industries as mentioned earlier. Globally all these sectors are on a rise and will continue to play a prominent part in the economies of the world. Hence, the prospects of the cutting tool industry seem to be quite positive. More importantly, with the economy and the fiscal policies being supportive of manufacturing sectors, the tool industry stands to benefit in this environment.
Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in terms of product development or new technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry?
Continuing with the above point, there are regular advancements made in each of the manufacturing sectors which then promotes advancements and innovation in our tools to match up to their level of expectation. Our infrastructure is already at par with global leaders, with numerous highly precise Swiss Tool and Cutter grinders, Quality check equipment from Germany and Switzerland and very importantly one of the best oil filtration system. Recently, we have added another high end quality check equipment from a renowned German company.
Everything on a cutting tool is based on few critical factors- quality, consistency and cost effectiveness! All our R&D, Innovations and engineering are channeled to cater to these qualities.
Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?
In the short history of our company, we have made huge strides in terms of product offerings of various Drills and Endmills made from Solid Carbide to machine a wide range of materials. In collaboration with our Coating partners, all our tools now come with advanced and highly sophisticated coatings which prolong tool life and tool performance.
Our Drill ranges start from 0.40 mm upto 20.0 mm for drilling lengths from 3xd to 40xd. In Endmills, we also start from 0.20 mm and offer up to 25.0 mm in various configurations. Most of our tools are Vibration and Chatter free cutters designed to machine at high depth of cuts thereby reducing production times of the user. This is the only way to be cost effective for a user and not focusing purely on the cost of the tool.
Currently, we are focusing on launching what we call is our ‘Extra Cutting Edge’ range of End mills – which are end mills capable of High Efficiency Machining as well as Multipurpose End mills- i.e. they can effectively perform multiple operations such as Slotting, Plunging, Ramping, Trochoidal Milling – all with one end mill.
Q. What is your vision for your company?
To be the partner of choice for best in class Round Cutting Tools.
