ITC Illuminates Sign Industry Throughout 2011

As a market leading supplier of high quality cutting tool solutions to the Sign Industry, Industrial Tooling Corp (ITC) has continued its relentless development of new products throughout 2011. With a UK based manufacturing and R&D facility, ITC has built an enviable reputation for servicing the UK sign industry with the most dynamic tooling solutions available.

Throughout 2011, ITC has launched a diverse range of new products to meet the ever evolving demands of the market. New product launches in 2011 include the 3061 Series for machining steel plus the extended 180 Series of cutters and the 4071 Series of cutters for the machining of foamex, plastic wood, MDF and additional abrasive materials. Other new product developments include the addition of 3 flute cutters to the 2091 Series of Up and Downcut tools and the 2121 Series of extra long cutters for machining difficult to reach surfaces. Complementing the existing range, the new products ensure ITC provides the market with the leading solutions for issues such as de-laminating, excessive burrs, poor surface finishes as well as the ability to eliminate hand finishing in many instances.

Leading the market in the provision of solutions, the ITC team is always listening to customers and keeping abreast of market trends. The latest trend noted by ITC is the import of cheap aluminium composite materials. This creates issues with tool life and surface finishes for end users. As the signmaking market is put under increasing price pressure by its customers, small sign making businesses are increasingly using low cost Asian aluminium composites. The use of low quality alloys is seeing more manufacturers witnessing low tool life, poor surface finishes and increasing production times.

As always, the benchmark for sign industry tooling has reacted rapidly to the issues of the market to once again provide the solution with its high quality solid carbide cutting tool range.