As one of the first carbide manufacturers, TIGRA developed special carbide grades for many applications to improve tool life, machining speed and surface quality in woodworking.
Profile blanks for woodworking were first produced by TIGRA.
Together with numerous customers, TIGRA manufactures over a dozen exclusive tool systems.
TIGRA has proven its claim to innovation with a multitude of patented developments. This was underlined not least by the Anton Jaumann Award in 2002, a special business award for innovative companies.
Through its own personnel development, the promotion of new training courses such as mechatronics, cooperation with economic institutes and universities and the inclusion of diploma students in the design process, TIGRA makes a lasting contribution to strengthening the region and qualifications. Once again the IHK Schwaben awarded the TIGRA GmbH with a certificate to the " apprentice company 2022 "
Self-constructed and programmed machines with state-of-the-art measuring and readjusting units have guaranteed quality and flexibility at TIGRA for years.
The in-house control and switch cabinet construction enables the development of more and more advanced production plants.
With over 80 % export share and customers in 75 countries, TIGRA is one of the "global players" in carbide production with a multitude of products.
The multiple enlargement of the production area at the location Oberndorf am Lech in Germany by larger extensions and halls underlines the quality claim "Made in Germany".
With its unique know-how in the manufacture of carbide cutting inserts, sales offices in the USA, Brazil, China and international partners worldwide, TIGRA offers the most universal product range for cutting inserts made of carbide, HSS, TIGRAlloy, PCD and PcBN for woodworking, metalworking and composite processing.
Thanks to good sales figures both in Germany and abroad, several years of investment in production buildings, high-tech machinery and equipment, as well as in research and new production technologies, the medium-sized company has always been growing and currently employs around 240 people at the Oberndorf site.