Forbes & Co. Ltd., Mumbai, India, and MachiningCloud Inc., Camarillo, Calif., are partnering to provide Forbes & Co. product data in the cloud. Forbes manufactures precision engineering tools under the brand Totem for threading, milling, drilling and deburring for industrial applications. MachiningCloud is a product data provider for cutting tools, CNC machines and workholding. The Forbes-MachiningCloud partnership will utilize the convenience of cloud-based technology. This will enable customers to optimize the way they gather information for their manufacturing operations by reducing their need to research multiple catalogs or websites seeking the proper cutting tool that best fits their cutting conditions. Furthermore, Forbes' customers will be able to increase their productivity and to achieve greater accuracy by easily downloading descriptive, usage and geometric information directly into their shop-floor software, such as CAM, simulation and tool management systems.

Ravinder Prem, COO of the engineering solution group for Forbes & Co., stated, "MachiningCloud will facilitate Totem to reach out to (our) varied customer base with our technology solution(s) for different applications. This step is in line with our vision of empowering customer(s) with innovative technological solutions. We are happy to partner with MachiningCloud."

"We are excited to help customers save time and increase efficiency by offering Forbes product data on the cloud. Customers will be able to quickly find the right tools for their jobs without spending too much time searching through various resources. All they need will be in one place", said Christophe Rogazy, director of product management for MachiningCloud.