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Due to technical advancements
and quality improvements, pro-
cessing machines have taken the
place of this old technique.
Reji Varghese says, “When you
want sub-ten-micron accuracies
on a 1-meter fixture with around
40 to 50 elements on it, we need
to control the accuracy of each
single element at each stage of
Source: Forms and Gears still finished using hand scraping.
processing. Our fixture bases are
This technique is used by manu-
facturers of ‘mother machines’,
think of leg-
“We, at ASM Technologies, have which are super high-precision Many people
seen both – promising growth as machines used to build other acies in ma-
well as opportunities into new machines. For example, Yasda terial terms
industries – with Forms and Gears Jig Boring machines guideways
joining our fold. Forms and Gears including big
are pioneers in making workhol- are still mounted on the metic- factories,
ding devices. It is a company that ulously hand scraped surfaces. windfall
is built on a strong design by an This not only results in high pre- profits,
amazing team with a great experi- technological
ence. The impressive customer list cision and high rigidity but also
Industrial Internet of Things to developed over the past fifty years influences the long service life of achieve-
power the Industry 4.0 journey is a testament to the same. Their the machine and maintains the ments etc.
domain knowledge and value
of manufacturers,” says Nikhil engineering capabilities have been accuracy of every machine." Leaving
an impact,
Rabindra, Head of SmartFix 4.0. leveraged to expand business from To achieve the required level of though, can
The awards were announced in the Automobile and Engineering precision and rigidity, Forms and be a more
industries to other verticals like
a virtual ceremony hosted by CII Electronics and Semiconductor.” Gears fixtures are designed and powerful
during the India-Portugal Tech- Rabindra Srikantan built in ways that set them apart legacy.
nology Summit. In the event, the Managing Director from typical fixtures. They feature Sometimes
apex industry body felicitated ASM Technologies components that are designed what you
the top 25 companies across large, and manufactured with tight- leave behind
medium, and small segments for tures once installed run for de- er-than-normal tolerances, as well is not what
their innovation prowess. cades maintaining the tolerances as improved rigidity, stability, and is engraved
the fixture was designed for. vibration-damping capabilities to in stone
monuments,
Built to last Hand scraping, for example, is a ensure accuracies and long life. but what is
Whether it’s the machine grade technique that was first intro- The company, in its small way, woven into
castings and other input specs duced during the industrial rev- has left an indelible mark on the the lives of
used or the way the fixture is olution in England for finishing Manufacturing industry in In- others - and
processed, Forms and Gears fix- sliding or datum surfaces. dia. For 50 years, it has survived at Forms and
the ups and downs of the in- Gears, they
dustry – recessions, slowdowns, have done
technology changes, disruption, just that.
boom, and bust.
Many people think of legacies
in material terms including big
factories, windfall profits, tech-
nological achievements etc.
Leaving an impact, though,
can be a more powerful legacy.
Sometimes what you leave be-
hind is not what is engraved in
Source: Forms and Gears stone monuments, but what is

woven into the lives of others.
At Forms and Gears, they have
done just that.

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