From the Past... to the Present ISCAR is a producer of unique and innovative cutting tools for metalworking, including turning, grooving, milling, hole making, boring and threading tools.
The company was founded in 1952 in a wooden garage behind the home of Stef Wertheimer. After several years of steady expansion, the company headquarters moved to its current site in the Tefen Industrial Zone, situated in Israel's Western Galilee.
ISCAR has expanded from a single marketing and manufacturing facility in Israel to a multinational company with representation in over 50 countries.
The innovation that has made the company one of the fastest growing in the industry stems from the creative thinking of ISCAR's employees. Throughout ISCAR, hard-working individuals apply themselves to the creation of efficient, practical and economical solutions for clients all over the world.
Into the future ISCAR’s success and growth continue as a result of innovation and a desire to provide customers with the very latest, most efficient metal cutting technology in the world. They maintain manufacturing facilities for special tools and inserts in the Americas, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey and Israel.
In addition, the company has computerized warehouses in North America, Europe and Asia.
Over the past 50 years, ISCAR has catapulted from a small niche supplier to one of the world’s leading manufacturers of metalworking tools.
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In May of 2006 the Berkshire Hathaway company purchased 80% of the IMC group, of which ISCAR is the largest company.
ISCAR’S TOOLING UPGRADES
ISCAR has been introducing a myriad of new products, each one aiming for the 3 P’s: higher Productivity, Profitability and Performance. Some of the foremost features of these new products: • New grades and coatings to enable cutting tools to machine faster, run cooler, resist built-up edge and last longer. • New geometries to reduce cutting forces, save energy, improve chip control and provide more edges per insert. • More versatile multifunction tools to support the “complete machining” trend on CNC mill-turn centers. • Stronger self-clamping designs on stationary tools, enabling them to withstand heavy duty interrupted cuts.
