SOLID CARBIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE ROUGHING AND HARD MATERIAL FINISHING END MILLS To complement Somta's standard range of X.TREME coated solid carbide drills and finishing endmills, we now introduce two new groupings of ultra high preformance carbide end mills. click here for more info...

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Somta Tools was founded in 1954 by Samuel Osborn Ltd of Sheffield, England, through its subsidiaries Osborn Steels and Osborn Mushet Tools. The name Somta was chosen as the acronym for these companies operating in South Africa.

Somta continues to operate from its original site on Moses Mabhida Road (formerly Edendale Road) in Pietermaritzburg. Somta's expansion has been brought about by the acquisition of two cutting tool companies during the 1980's. Additional growth is realised by continual investment in new plant, with emphasis on state of the art CNC equipment such as Junker, Normac, Rollomatic, Walter, Reinecker and Reishauer machines.

From humble beginnings in 1954 with 20 employees, Somta has grown into one of the largest cutting tool manufacturers in the southern hemisphere, operating from offices and modern manufacturing facilities laid out over 3 hectares with a complement of over 500 employees.

The factory in Pietermaritzburg manufactures 25 000 standard items and a further 6 000 made-to-order items to serve local markets and export markets in over 70 countries worldwide.

Somta Tools specialises in the design and manufacture of drills, reamers, milling cutters, toolbits, threading tools and custom tools for the industrial and "do it yourself" markets.

The company's vision of "To manufacture and supply superior cutting tools, driven by a culture of service excellence, to global and domestic markets" is supported by ISO 9002 which was achieved in 1991 and ISO 9001 in 2003 and 2008.

Product categories can be summarised as drills, cutters, and threading tools, which are made in a wide range of sizes, using various materials and coatings.

Providing custom industrial cutting tool solutions

The design and development of quality cutting tools together with world class manufacturing facilities have always ensured that Somta are leaders in the cutting tool industry.

Somta's standard catalogue range of precision cutting tools are supplied through an extensive network of industrial merchants, backed up by technical sales representatives who are available to provide technical assistance where required.

Should a special production application requiring specially designed custom tooling be requested, Somta is able to provide a full technical design service.

Somta has integrated a state of the art Balzers PVD Rapid coating system into it's manufacturing programme, offering the innovative range of Balzers BALINIT high performance coatings on all cutting tools.

The major functions the end user, apprentice or student can expect from Somta's technical representatives and design departments are as follows:
• Provision of technical literature to assist with the correct application of Somta's tooling.
• Assistance with and solution of any tooling design and application relating to Somta's custom
   tooling.
• Advice, suggestions and recommendations on product improvement or innovation. Provision of
   training in the use, care and resharpening of high speed steel cutting tools on request.
• Liaison between the customer and Somta's factory estimator and production staff, to deliver the
   required tooling on time according to specification, to the customers complete satisfaction.

Contact our technical department on Toll Free Number: 0800 331 399 or e-mail: tech@somta.co.za for technical assistance if experiencing a cutting tool problem.