ISCAR
ISCAR is a global metalworking tool manufacturer with a broad portfolio of indexable and solid carbide cutting tools. The company is widely associated with product-family systems for drilling, milling, turning, grooving, parting, threading, and modular tooling.
- Founded: 1952.
- Headquarters: Tefen, Israel.
- Specialties: drilling, milling, turning, grooving, parting, threading, holemaking, and modular tooling.
- Common industries: aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, defense, die and mold, and general machining.
Company overview
ISCAR was founded in Israel in 1952 and developed into a major international cutting tool manufacturer. It operates as part of the IMC group within Berkshire Hathaway.
The company is known for a large, frequently updated portfolio of indexable tooling systems and for organizing products into named families that address specific machining operations.
For buyers and programmers, the practical challenge is identifying the exact family, holder, insert or head, geometry, grade, size, and machine conditions rather than treating ISCAR as one interchangeable product line.
Company history
Founded by Stef Wertheimer and now operating as part of Berkshire Hathaway-owned IMC, the business is known for precision carbide inserts, end mills, drills, and tooling systems, with a strong reputation for innovation, application engineering, and broad industrial coverage across automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing.
Product portfolio
ISCAR is a global leader in advanced metal removal technology and the largest company within the IMC Group.
ISCAR's tooling portfolio includes SUMOCHAM, MULTI-MASTER, HELIDO H490, LOGIQ-F-GRIP, CHAMDRILL, TANG-GRIP. These names can refer to complete systems, cutter families, insert platforms, or specialist brands; verify exact compatibility and availability against the current manufacturer catalog.
Brands and product lines
Headquarters and operations
- Charlotte, NC, 28273, USA.
Industries and applications
- Replaceable-head and indexable drilling for production holemaking.
- Modular milling where interchangeable heads, shanks, extensions, and reach options are evaluated as an assembly.
- Turning, grooving, parting, threading, Swiss machining, and high-feed milling across common ISO material groups.
- Common searches include SUMOCHAM head selection, drill-body compatibility, MULTI-MASTER heads and shanks, HELIDO insert grades, LOGIQ tooling, and ISCAR feeds and speeds.
- ISCAR product families can contain many holder, insert, geometry, grade, coolant, and reach combinations. Current catalog and application data should be checked before ordering.
Official product references
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