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Article: A synergistic approach to machining stainless steel.(Sandvik Coromant)
- Article from:
- Modern Machine Shop
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Sandvik Coromant is only one part of the Sandvik family of global companies and certainly the one best known to machine tool users because of its line of cemented carbide cutting tools and modular tooling systems. The other Sandvik companies include those involved in mining and construction, saws and hand tools, conveyor belts and related process systems, ceramics and other hard materials, and specialty steels. These businesses form a diverse but remarkably coherent group and top corporate management at Sandvik, which is based in Sweden, is always looking for productive synergies between its many companies.
One of the most interesting examples of this synergy ...