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T Society Pillars
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Crane-Bel Working for
Indian Industries
Er. Ashok Km Gupta
Er. Sarvesh D Gupta
Till 1978, Broaching was not
a common metal cutting
process in Small Scale
Industrial
Segment
and
wasmisunderstood process.
That was specifically the reason
that we establishedCRANE-BEL
for introducing the Broaching
Operation
for
the
SSI
Segment and manufacturing
themostsimple and highly
economical
broaching
machines, as compared to the
exorbitantly high prices of the
Broaching Machines which
were practically impossible to
be afforded by the small-scale
industrial Segment.
Crane-Bel developed the
simplest and highly economical
range of Broaching Machines
for the SSI sector, with the
price range of Rs. 70,000 to
Rs. 100,000 only, andproved
the Broaching as a most
simple, highly productive,
cost effective and practical
machining operation as it
requires lesser manpower,
extending its use in wide
fields of applications with the
exceptional savings on labour,
machine and tooling.
The small-scale industries
considered
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Broaching Machine as a
newinnovation
and
the
manufacturers of Hand Tools,
Auto Parts, Cycle partsand
other smallmachinery parts
had honoured Crane-Bel for
the same. Subsequently we
established Broaching as
the most economical and
significantly superior process,
commonly used for finishing
operations, yielding smoother
surfaces than can be attained
with other metal cutting
processes.
Broaching hasShort Cycle
Time with High Accuracy
and Capable to easily cut the
complicated irregular shapes,
with
remarkably
Stable
Process Accuracy and Superior
Finished Surfaces, thereby
eliminating the need for
grinding and polishing even.
We may not be wrong in saying
thatin terms of productivity,
repeatability,
reliability,
accuracy, and surface finish,
Broaching surpasses milling,
shaping, slotting or any other
machining process, having a
wide range of Applications.
During last about 40 years,
we have been able to Design,
Develop and manufacture
a wide range of Broaching
Machineswith
Electro-
Mechanical
Gear
Drive,
Hydraulic Drive and Fully
Computerised CNC Broaching
Machines; in the widest range
of Capacitiesfrom 1 Tonne to
150 Tonnes and Strokes from
350 mm to 3000 mm; with and
without automation, suitable
for various Metals and also
Hard Broaching.
The Unique advantage of
Crane-Bel is that we work
together with our customers
to Innovate & Develop New
Technologies and realise new
Projects & Solutions in close
cooperation. Our Broaching
Machines
have
Simpler
design, are user friendlywith
excellence
in
precision
engineering:
A. Crane-Bel’s Innovative Low-
Height Broaching Machines
replace the traditional Vert
High Broaching Machines
which require a special
very high platform or
alternatively very deep pit
installation of the machine
to bring the working table
of machine to normal
operational height and
offer following advantages:
 No deep Pit Mounting
and High Platform is
required as explained
above.
 No job lifting and
handling of components
to the height, as in case of
conventional broaching
machines.
 Easy access to the
broaching
area
to
simplify the tool change
and setting etc.
 Higher Production rate.
 Conservation of Energy.
 PLC controls.
 Easy and user-friendly
operation.
 Designed with Pro-Active
Maintenance concepts to
minimise maintenance.
 Off-the-shelf/easy