Sandvik Coromant

1942: The company began as a production unit for cemented carbide tools in Sandviken, Sweden, when Wilhelm Haglund is assigned the job as manager of the unit. However, in 1951, new innovations and manufacturing methods lead to the establishment of a more industrialized unit in Gimo, Sweden.

1957: Scrapers become the first product with mechanically clamped “indexable inserts” or “throw-away inserts”. The birth of the T-Max holder and the use of indexable inserts.

1969: Heat-resistant Gamma Coating, or GC, is introduced as a grade.

1972: The Multi-Service marketing campaign is created, and the yellow coat becomes an important symbol. Tool-pool, machine-adapted tool recommendations and mini-catalogs are made available.

1990: Coromant Capto, aka CC, a single holding system for both rotating and stationary spindles, is introduced. Coromant Capto (Latin for “I am gripping”) is an established system and an ISO standard around the world.

1997: Sandvik Coromant offers to repurchase used cemented carbide inserts for recycling.

2008: Sandvik Coromant acquires Norwegian anti-vibration tool developer Teeness. The unique Silent Tools damping adaptors allow for increased cutting parameters and a more secure process.

2013: Sandvik Coromant researchers discover the possibility to control coating crystals at an atomic level to create a uniform, tightly packed, thermal-protected coating for new levels of hardness: Inveio coating technology is introduced.

Sandvik Coromant employs 500 researchers working at research and development centers around the globe. In total, some 60 research and testing facilities work in close cooperation with machine tool manufacturers, machining tool agents, and customers across a wide range of industries.