Articles

Where to Gate? The Decision That Shapes the Entire Mould

Ask a mould designer where the gate should go, and the instinctive answer is often "wherever it's easiest to machine and least visible. "That...

Why Indian Toolrooms Miss Delivery Dates, and the Planning Systems That Fix It

Ask any Indian toolmaker whether delivery matters and you will get the same answer. Of course it matters. Nobody in this business treats a...

Beating the China Price: Where Indian Toolrooms Actually Lose the Cost Battle

There is a line you hear at every tooling event in India, usually from someone who does not run...

BMW Group Advances the Use of Physical AI in Production

Figure AI demonstrates Figure 03 humanoid robots in a new use case at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. Robot development...

The Right Grade, The Right Results: Optimising Tool Performance with BÖHLER Steels

The steel grade you choose plays a major role in determining the performance of the tool you get. Every...

Why the Indian Tooling Industry Can’t Machine Its Way Out of Lightweighting?

Can Indian toolmakers build the next generation of lightweight automotive parts? This question is becoming critical as vehicle lightweighting...

The Stator Nobody Talks About: Lamination Stamping, Hairpin Windings, and India’s Tooling Opportunity

The EV story is often told through batteries and motors. But behind every efficient motor is a precision die...

The EV Shift: Where Precision Meets Scale

The shift to electric mobility is changing the requirements for automotive tooling, with tighter tolerances, advanced materials and greater...