Grinding Machines for Oman
National Cutting Tools builds surface, cylindrical and tool grinding machines used to maintain the dies, rolls and chasers that the production lines consume at its works in Ludhiana, Punjab, and ships them to Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Duqm and Nizwa through Port of Sohar. The machines produce reground thread rolls, press dies, chaser sets and precision fixture surfaces, and are built to the geometry and tolerances called up by IS 2368 accuracy classes. Every consignment for Oman is built for 415V 50 Hz with thermal overload relays sized for extended duty, since Omani fabricators often run single-shift machines into double shifts during turnaround season.
Where the demand comes from
Tooling regrind capacity inside Oman keeps a threading or pressing line running through the turnaround season without shipping dies out of the country.
Delivered to: Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Duqm, Nizwa, Sur, Barka
Grinding Machines available for Oman
Electric Cylindrical Grinding Machine
- Grinding Wheel Size (Dia x Width x Hole): 355 x 38 x 127 mm
- Coolant Pump Motor (HP): 10
- Driven Type: Electric
Hydraulic Surface Grinding Machine
- Voltage: 230 V
- Spindle Speed: 3600 rpm
- Driven Type: Hydraulic
Manual Surface Grinding Machine
- Grinding Wheel Diameter: 7 Inch
- Spindle Speed: 3600 rpm
- Operation Type: Manual
Universal Cylindrical Grinding Machine
- Centre Height: 130 mm
- Traverse Speed: 50 to 1000 mm/min
- Rapid Approach to All Machines: 50 mm
Cold Saw Grinding Machine
- Type: Cold Saw
- Shape: Rectangular
- Certification: CE Certified
Electrical build
Supply: 415V, 3-phase, 50 Hz. Built for 415V 50 Hz with thermal overload relays sized for extended duty, since Omani fabricators often run single-shift machines into double shifts during turnaround season.
Shipping & crating
Grinders are shipped with the table locked and the hydraulic reservoir drained; the coolant and magnetic chuck controls crate separately. Sohar is the closest GCC discharge port to Mundra at 4 to 7 days, with the Port of Salalah as the alternative for southern Oman, discharging at Port of Sohar (OMSOH). Machines are crated to ISPM-15 heat-treated standard with desiccant and a vapour barrier, and the packing list, commercial invoice and chamber-attested Certificate of Origin travel with the consignment.
Standards & import documentation
Machines in this class normally clear customs under HS heading 8460.19. Acceptance is a surface finish and parallelism test on a ground sample, taken after the machine has been levelled and the wheel dressed. Import clearance in Oman runs on Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) import requirements and Omani standards, with chamber-legalised documentation. The works issues the manufacturer test certificate, electrical schematic and material test report with every machine, so the buyer's submittal pack is complete on arrival rather than assembled afterwards.
| Conformity | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) import requirements and Omani standards; chamber-legalised documentation and factory test reports provided. |
| Tariff headings | Typical headings: 8515.31 (arc/MIG welding machines), 8459.70 (threading and tapping machines), 8462.49 (punching machines), 8458.11 (horizontal CNC lathes). |
| Port (UN/LOCODE) | Port of Sohar (OMSOH) |
| Incoterms offered | EXW Ludhiana, FOB Mundra / Nhava Sheva, CIF Sohar or CIF Salalah |
Spares & after-sales support
Wear parts for this class are grinding wheels, wheel flanges, hydraulic seals and the magnetic chuck controller. Oman is the shortest sea leg from western India, which matters more than it sounds: a 4 to 7 day transit makes it practical to air-freight a replacement part against a sea-freighted machine, so a breakdown is measured in days rather than weeks. Spare-part orders are quoted against the machine serial number.