Sandvik Coromant Announces Productivity Center Open House


Fair Lawn, New Jersey, October 10, 2008 - Sandvik Coromant, the world's leading producer of tools for the metalcutting industry, continues its commitment to helping customers think, work and earn smart with the establishment of its newest Productivity Center in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Through a balance of theory-based training courses, technical seminars and hands-on machine demonstrations, Sandvik Coromant Productivity Centers educate customers in methods for improving efficiency and productivity in metalcutting. Each facility also provides the support necessary to achieve maximum performance from all Sandvik Coromant products.

In an effort to keep each customer's success in focus, Sandvik Coromant equipped the Schaumburg facility with standard, Capto-integrated, multi-tasking, high-speed and light- and heavy-duty machines. The wide variety of machines will enable customers to receive insight and instruction on operations that specifically apply to their own fields of manufacturing.

On November 13, 2008, Sandvik Coromant will host an Open House at the Schaumburg facility, the second of its kind in the United States and the fourth in North America. The event will take place from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, and feature tours of the state-of-the-art training and conference center, as well as technical discussions and live machine demonstrations. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet executives, technical experts and product managers from Sandvik Coromant, as well as industry experts from the machine tool industry.

For more information, please contact us at 847.348.5601.

About Sandvik Coromant

As the world-leading supplier of high quality cutting tools, Sandvik Coromant helps customers think smart, work smart and earn smart. The company provided US customers with $70 million in documented cost savings in 2007. For more information regarding products, applications and services that can help you earn smart, contact Sandvik Coromant Company, 1702 Nevins Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, phone 201.794.5223, fax 201.794.5217 or visit http://www.coromant.sandvik.com/us.

CONTACT:

Bjorn Roodzant

TEL: 201.794.5223

Jim May, dgs

TEL: 317.813.2226

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