KOMET Chooses Ceratizit As Supplier

KOMET of America, Inc. (Chicago, IL) and Ceratizit USA, Inc. (Plymouth, MI) are pleased to announce a strategic supply chain partnership for the North American KOMET Service network, whereby Ceratizit will furnish the KOMET Service Partners with reliable, high-grade solid carbide for the custom tools they manufacture.

This network, which currently consists of seven partners in the United States and Canada, will benefit from advantageous pricing and reliable supply, while end users will profit from tools made from solid carbide of consistent and guaranteed quality, in addition to shorter lead times on new custom tooling.

Both manufacturers are global names in the carbide tooling industry and this is sure to be a winning pairing. While KOMET is held in high esteem for quality solid carbide cutting tools and tool refurbishment via its Service brand, Ceratizit has been the forerunner in the fields of sophisticated carbide solutions for over 90 years and controls its own entire process chain in the production of carbide products and guarantees the highest quality.

For KOMET Service Partners this represents one of the added benefits that come with the Service platform, in addition to the business opportunities and brand equity that are brought to this arrangement. With the ability to negotiate pricing, or supply arrangements such as this as a group, each of the independently owned and locally operated partner companies enjoy the sort of benefits usually afforded to larger corporations while prospering in the small business environment that they and their customers value and trust.

Customers who use these partners to meet their tooling refurbishment and manufacturing needs will benefit, too. Ceratizit’s reliable supply means shorter lead times and more accurate delivery date estimates for special solid carbide tooling projects. Their high quality, ethically-sourced tungsten carbide also ensures that tools manufactured by KOMET Service Partners, already made to the most precise geometries, will be more reliable than ever before.

The program, achieved after much negotiation and preparation, is being rolled out immediately, with full implementation expected by the first few weeks of 2015. Existing customers will continue to receive the dedicated service, quick turnaround, and transparent pricing they have come to expect from KOMET Service. New customers are encouraged to give this a try the next time they have solid carbide tools in need of refurbishment, irrespective of the brand of tool.

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