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Quality Crisis in Tool Steels -Why Reliability matters today?

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  The domestic steel sector is passing through one of its most challenging phases in recent times. Rising raw material costs, uneven quality, supply chain disruptions, and intense price competition have put immense pressure on both the manufacturers and end users. Even a few established German companies also have sold out or shut down their mills and facilities. While demand from forging, automotive, plastics, and heavy engineering sectors continues, it is becoming more difficult to find die steel and truly high quality tools. Unfortunately, today many buyers are being misled in the name of “European material” . The major concern is the manipulation of materials by certain suppliers.   They charge premium prices while supplying sub-standard materials under the label of premium brands.   What actually happens- is that such suppliers focus only on short-term gains instead of true quality & they may win orders temporarily, but in doing so they break the trust betwe...