Solution
Much of what sits in an expensive tool crib is straightforward mechanical engineering. Where that is true, it can be made here — with the fit proven on your machine before you switch.
Best for
Mechanical holders, adaptors, sleeves and accessories bought on import
You send
A sample or drawing, machine details and annual consumption
You get back
A first-off to prove the fit, then repeat local supply
How it starts
Feasibility and economics assessed before you switch
The situation
The invoice is the visible part. The stock you hold to cover the lead time, and the line that waits when an order slips, are the rest of it.
What you get
Localise imported holders and adaptors with verified fit and shorter replenishment.
Not everything should be localised. The review identifies which items are straightforward mechanical parts and which depend on proprietary features worth paying for.
A first-off is manufactured and fit-checked on your machine against the imported item before any repeat quantity.
An approved drawing means replenishment and modification happen here, on a timescale you control.
A tool-crib review can rank items by cost and lead time so the effort goes where the return is.
Where this stops
Items depending on proprietary coatings, patented clamping systems or embedded electronics are reviewed case by case — and sometimes the honest answer is to keep buying the original.
Holders, adaptors, sleeves, collet holders, boring holders and mechanical accessories are usually good candidates: their function is geometry, material and grinding, all of which can be reproduced and verified.
Items whose value sits in a proprietary coating, a patented clamping mechanism or embedded electronics are a different question, and we will tell you when an item falls into that group.
CMTA compares the item's function and fit against what can be manufactured locally, identifies any feature needing special attention, and gives you a view on cost, lead time and the economics of switching. The first-off trial on your machine is what settles it — not a claim on a page.
How it runs
Each stage produces something you can check, and the drawing approval stage is yours to control.
Sample or drawing assessed against function, fit and what can be manufactured locally.
Documented for approval, with any feature needing special attention flagged.
One item manufactured and fit-checked on your machine.
Repeat quantities supplied against the approved revision.
Before you enquire
The inputs that make a useful review, plus the related pages worth reading first.
If two or more apply, this is probably the right route for you.
FAQ
The questions engineers and buyers ask before sending a drawing. If yours is not here, ask it directly — you will get an engineer's answer, not a brochure.
Still have a question?
Talk to Anita M.N, Managing Partner, or send the drawing and let the review answer it.
For mechanical holders, adaptors, sleeves and accessories, yes. The item is localised from sample or drawing, fit-checked on your machine and released for repeat supply once proven.
For standard mechanical holders, yes, when the interface, material, hardness and grinding are done correctly. The first-off trial on your machine is the proof — that is precisely why we do it before you commit.
Send the sample or drawing with the machine details and consumption. The feasibility review comes back with cost, lead time and any technical caveats.
Yes. A tool-crib review prioritises the items with the highest cost and longest lead time so the programme starts where it pays.
Start a project
Share what you are trying to make or fix. Our engineering team reviews every enquiry and responds with the questions that matter, a feasibility view and next steps.
