MITSUBISHI MATERIALS & REMY SARL When success comes in technology, skills and the human …

Specializing in general mechanics, REMY SARL, located near Beaune, Côte-d’Or, has taken up the challenges of machining thanks to the maintenance of a high level of know-how and investments, in particular in ‘machining. The company chose Mitsubishi Materials and uses VQ one-piece milling cutters and WSX445 edge milling cutters for surfacing. Diaedge brand quality tools that, together with a close collaboration with the French team of Mitsubishi Materials, MMC Metal France, allow the family business to open up to new markets.

Hundreds of thousands of small businesses populate the French territory and weigh a lot in the growth of the Hexagon. And this is especially true for the mechanical industry. Beyond the specific parts they are able to develop, it is above all the responsiveness and flexibility that make the difference with larger structures.

The French industrial fabric is mainly made up of micro-businesses and small SMEs, often family-owned, sometimes equipped, like the Remy company, with a state of the art machinery. Investing is the key, as evidenced by the company Remy, located in Côte d’Or, near the vineyards of Beaune. This company of about fifteen employees has understood that to live – then live well – it is necessary to permanently invest in human skills and the production tool. At the beginning of his activity (in 1994), Roger Remy’s barely 150m2 workshop was armed with three lathes and a milling machine.

With a strong know-how, a reactivity foolproof and a fleet of powerful machine tools, the company enjoys an excellent reputation and enjoys a more than favorable word of mouth. “We have been working from the beginning with the wine sector and agricultural machinery for the manufacture of parts for vehicles and packaging machines for example, but also for all sectors of activity; everywhere you need general mechanical parts, “confirms Roger Remy, CEO and founder of the company of the same name, also former turner at a machine designer dedicated to industrial mustard and viticulture. Today, the society consists of no less than six family members, including the founder’s two sons; Thomas and Steve are respectively responsible for milling and turning. The building, built in 2000, had eight years later a first extension to integrate a welding workshop and then a second which last year allowed to enlarge the offices and the part dedicated to the production, today of a area of ​​a thousand square meters.

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Capitalize on a strategy of regular investments in machining
REMY SARL has gained the trust of banks and investors for many years already; in 2000, the company offered its first numerically controlled machine to produce larger series of parts. In 2011, it was the turn of the first 5-axis machining center to enter the workshop; “This acquisition was a turning point for us because we were able to offer new opportunities by increasing our machining capacity and making us very responsive to orders that can occur overnight,” says Thomas Remy. Last year, a second 5-axis center integrates the plant; unlike the former, this one is equipped with an automatic magazine of 114 pallets. Another step forward for this workshop, which houses almost one machine tool per employee, a control room equipped with a three-dimensional measuring machine, and an FAO. REMY SARL has the skills and the equipment to produce small and medium series even complex parts.

Following the logic of a clear investment strategy, Remy naturally relies on powerful and reliable cutting tools. “We have always attached a lot of importance to cutting tools, says Roger Remy. It is an essential link in the production chain “. “We are constantly thinking about choosing the tool that best suits our needs,” says Steve Remy. Once upon a time we used cheap strawberries; in the end, it came back more expensive because of the poor quality of the products, including the very small series, and the time spent changing tools. The Mitsubishi Materials tools allow us to optimize our production tool by setting up operations serenely at night or on weekends. ”

More serenity in 5-axis machining operations
“The 12 mm solid carbide milling cutter of the VQ range offers new machining possibilities for us, which are now more and more recurrent,” says Steve Remy. The Mitsubishi Materials VQ cutter has become a reference for us. Its MIRACLE SIGMA ZERO-ц coating, its pitch and its variable propellers make it very effective for the unitary part in particular, and versatile because we can machine all steels and stainless steel. With their technology, the VQ range of cutters allow Remy to combine versatility and performance. This cutter developed for stainless steel also behaves very well in medium-hard steels. Its MIRACLE SIGMA ZERO-ts pavement and variable propellers make it a tool with many advantages.

However, while the VQ cutter is a flagship product of Diaedge with a solid reputation in the industry, the entrance to the REMY SARL workshop was not made on the promise of performance alone. “We replaced our tools in place on the machines and took the time to conduct the tests that were needed, remembers Thomas Remy. At the end of these tests, we saw an increase in tool life of at least 30%! “.

The gains in tool life and, in general, the intrinsic quality of the VQ cutter, gave the production team a lot of serenity in the machining process ” with the new 5-axis continuous palletized center, we can now turn the night. This new stage has allowed us to consider new studies to determine the best cutting conditions with the team of MMC Metal France “, which is composed in particular of Pascal Chevalme, application technician, and Alexandre Mathelin, technico -commercial. Both have understood the priorities of the customers of REMY SARL: the optimal quality of parts of course, but also meet an inevitable increase in production, all in time increasingly tight and which is vital to meet. To do this, Remy has moved from single-unit or very low-volume production to larger series, sometimes as high as 100 units. The company has the ability to work a large number of steels for general mechanics. Almost all sectors are concerned. They range from energy to rail and parts dedicated to agricultural machinery; Remy, for example, made tractor steering columns with another Mitsubishi Materials cutter used at REMY SARL, the WSX445 insert milling cutter. Featuring low cutting forces, 8 cutting edges and a wide choice of grades, this 45 ° face milling machine with reversible inserts has a large flank angle and longer life. VQ and WSX445 strawberries have been well appreciated in various areas of general engineering and have already enabled the family business to overcome many machining challenges. But that’s not all because the tool, as powerful as it may be, must be part of a full-fledged machining project in order to respond as closely as possible to production needs. The technical and financial advice provided by the pair composed of Pascal Chevalme and Alexandre Mathelin, and the series of tests that accompany the preliminary study, have finally convinced the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then VQ and WSX445 cutters have already helped the family business overcome many machining challenges. But that’s not all because the tool, as powerful as it may be, must be part of a full-fledged machining project in order to respond as closely as possible to production needs. The technical and financial advice provided by the pair composed of Pascal Chevalme and Alexandre Mathelin, and the series of tests that accompany the preliminary study, have finally convinced the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then VQ and WSX445 cutters have already helped the family business overcome many machining challenges. But that’s not all because the tool, as powerful as it may be, must be part of a full-fledged machining project in order to respond as closely as possible to production needs. The technical and financial advice provided by the pair composed of Pascal Chevalme and Alexandre Mathelin, and the series of tests that accompany the preliminary study, have finally convinced the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then must be part of a full-fledged machining project in order to meet production needs as closely as possible. The technical and financial advice provided by the pair composed of Pascal Chevalme and Alexandre Mathelin, and the series of tests that accompany the preliminary study, have finally convinced the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then must be part of a full-fledged machining project in order to meet production needs as closely as possible. The technical and financial advice provided by the pair composed of Pascal Chevalme and Alexandre Mathelin, and the series of tests that accompany the preliminary study, have finally convinced the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then have finished convincing the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then have finished convincing the Remy family; “When we had won a major order in the energy field, we wanted to quickly confirm with our customer the relevance of our process, remembers Steve Remy. For that, then

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that the deadlines were very short, MMC Metal France, having answered us immediately, allowed us to carry out the project and to undertake new ones among others in drilling with the monoblock drill MPS1 “. And Roger Remy confirms that “at Mitsubishi Materials, there is a real desire to accompany us at the end. This partnership has allowed us to create a relationship that is based on skills, technology and listening. ” An essential triptych for a family company in which human relationships come first!
About REMY SARL Located in Côte d’Or at Sainte Marie La Blanche, REMY SARL specializes in industrial mechanics. The family business has a very good machine park and a real expertise in machining that allows it to be a trusted player in mechanical subcontracting for small and medium series.

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About MMC Metal France Ltd. MMC Metal France, based in Orsay (France), is one of the 7 European subsidiaries of the Japanese group Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Metalworking Solutions Company. Since its founding in 1992, the company has been providing Diaedge precision cutting tools and offering integrated solutions for the automotive, aerospace, medical and mold & die industries. MMC Metal France reports to the European headquarters in Germany. With a large number of qualified partners, MMC Metal France is able to offer a wide range of precision tools for turning, milling and drilling in the French Industry.
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation employs more than 24,000 people in 77 countries, with headquarters in Europe, India, Brazil, China, the United States, Japan and Thailand, a modern research and development center in Japan. as well as various production sites around the world including one in Spain.