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TAPARIA TOOLS started manufacturing hand tools in 1969 in India in
technical collaboration with a reputed company of Sweden.
The senior management from Taparia
Tools had gone to Sweden and took practical training in their plant for more
than an year. A senior technical manager from the Swedish company also came to
India and stayed here for about two years to establish the technology in India
with the appropriate hand holding.
Taparia Tools has been since then
consistently producing all the hand tools in India with the exact technology of
its collaborators.
Manufacturing Facility
The company has a well laid out
fully equipped factory located at Nashik, which is about four hours drive from
the city of Mumbai in Western India and another expanded unit at Goa, approx
600 kilometers from Mumbai. The plant is located on a total area of 42832
Sq.Mtrs. All the manufacturing facilities required for production of hand tools
are under one roof – one location. Hand tools manufacturing is complicated
involving high technology and labor intensive production process. Out of the
total of 1200 work force of this, the number of people engaged in direct
production is 1000. The remaining are in administrative and management.
The company’s research and
development department is manned by Mechanical Engineers and Metallurgists
equipped with latest CAD design facilities etc.From its inception, the company
has laid high emphasis on the quality of its products. It has well established
quality control department to monitor the quality of the product at different
stages of production. In fact Taparia tools meet and some cases exceed the U.S.
Federal Specifications of hardness and torque value besides meeting Indian,
British and German standards. Taparia tools are guaranteed against
manufacturing and raw material defects and are replaced free with no question
asked.
The company has fully absorbed the
production technology of its Swedish collaborator. In addition to manufacturing
facility the factory has a fully equipped Quality Assurance Department and
laboratory for meticulous and continuous testing of raw materials up to the
final finished products. The Company has equipments for checking the chemical,
physical and Metallurgical quality of raw materials and finished goods.
The Company’s manufacturing
facilities includes modern Forge shop, Machine shop, Heat treatment, Polishing,
Nickel chrome plating and so on.
The Company’s present manufacturing
range is as given below to name a few:-
·
Adjustable
Wrenches (Chrome plated and Phosphate finish and also with soft grip.)
·
A wide range of
Screw Drivers. It includes Screw drivers with Flat tip, Electrician pattern,
Phillips tip, Torx tip, Screw Driver Sets, Line Testers, Two in One Screw
Drivers, etc.
·
Varieties of
Pliers. The Plier family includes Combination Pliers, Side cutting Pliers, Long
Nose Pliers, Circlip Pliers, Water Pump Pliers, Pincers, Vice Grip Pliers, etc.
·
Tool Sets and
Kits of various types.
·
Ball Pein,
Cross Pein and Claw Hammers.
·
Forged C-clamps
in different sizes from the smallest to the biggest.
·
Chisels in
various types and sizes including pneumatic chisels.
·
Double-ended,
Ring & Combination Spanners.
·
Various types
and sizes of Punches.
·
Pipe Wrenches-
Stillson pattern and Swedish pattern.
·
Truck Wheel
wrenches.
·
Fullest range
of Sockets and its accessories and Socket sets of all possible sizes namely ¼”,
3/8”, ½”, ¾” & 1” drive etc.
Quality Control
The Company has a design and
development department with latest CAD design facilities where all the designs
of products and modifications there of and also fixtures and toolings are made.
This includes the designs of forging - dies, machining fixtures, cutting tools
like broaches, etc.
Taparia’s range is quite wide and is
continually expanding. The quality, the features, the looks, the packings etc.,
of tools is continually improved. All these Hand tools are manufactured in our
two modern factories, which are having full manufacturing facilities at Nashik
and at Goa. Nashik is situated around 190 km from Mumbai and Goa is around 600
km from Mumbai.
Quality of ` TAPARIA’ Brand
tools everywhere is well received respected and appreciated. The company
presently has over 800 distributors, distributing its products all over India.
Besides being a Brand leader in India ` TAPARIA’ Tools are exported to a good
number of countries for last more than 25 years – including. to the U.K., U.S.A,
Denmark, Israel, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Dubai, Kuwait, Tanzania,
Kenya, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, U.A.E & Sri Lanka
etc.
Awards
The Company has received award for
export excellence since 1974-75 onwards in the following years 1977-78,
1978-79, 1979-80, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98,
1998-99, 1999-2000,2000-01, 2002-03,2003-04,2005-06 & for the year 2006-07
. The company keeps abreast of all the latest developments in the hand tools
industry by continuously participating in International Fairs and events in
Europe, U S A etc.
·
You are safe,
sure, efficient and economical with `TAPARIA’ Tools.
·
Taparia is a
one stop source for all kinds and varieties of Hand tools.
·
Taparia Hand
tools give its customers the best value for money.
·
Taparia are
tool makers to the Nation.
·
Switch to
TAPARIA and experience the difference.
A hand tool is any tool that
is not a power tool –
that is, one powered by hand (manual labour) rather than by an engine.[1] Some examples of hand tools are garden forks,secateurs, rakes, hammers, spanners, pliers, screwdrivers and chisels. Hand tools are generally less
dangerous than power tools.[1]
Hand tools have been used by humans since the stone age when stones were used for
hammering and cutting. During the bronze age tools were made by casting the copper andtin alloys that
the period is named after in clay moulds.
Bronze tools were sharper and harder than those made of stone. During the iron age iron replaced
bronze, and tools became even stronger and more durable. The Romans developed tools during this period
which are similar to those being produced today. In the period since the industrial revolution,
the manufacture of tools has transitioned from being craftsman made to being
factory produced. [2]:2
A large collection of British hand tools dating from 1700 to
1950 is held by St Albans Museums. Most of the tools were collected by Raphael Salaman (1906–1993) who wrote two
classic works on the subject: Dictionary of Woodworking Tools[3] and Dictionary of
Leather-working Tools.[4]
The American
Industrial Hygiene Association gives the following categories
of hand tools:[2] wrenches, pliers, cutters,
striking tools, struck or hammered tools, screwdrivers, vises,clamps, snips, saws, drills and knives.
Minnesota State Capitol
Woodworkers Toolbox Historical Society. "Antique tool is generally defined as a tool over
100 years old"
The use
of tools is one of the primary means by which humans are distinguished from
other animals. Tools are the parents of all other antiques. Most manmade
objects were made and great effort goes into the creation of newer and better
tools to solve the production problems of today. The study of antique tools
provides a glimpse of human development and cultural preferences history.
The
creation of a tool often makes possible the creation of more advanced tools.
Advanced tools made possible the manufacture of internal-combustion engines,
automobiles, and computers. Among those who like to collect, some may do so as
part of a rigorous study program - they want to catalog all types of a specific
tool, for example. Some collectors may wish to preserve some of the past for
future generations.
Categories of tools range from
the broad - planes, rules, braces, hammers, etc. to the specific - planes made
by the Gage Company of Vineland, New Jersey for example. People who are new to
the hobby, should know that there are many good modern reference books that
will guide you in your search, as well as many reprints of the catalogs in
which these tools were originally offered. Often tools will exhibit differences
contrasting the different locations of their makers, or different features
contrasting different time periods.
The
following are some ways people collect tools:
·
Tools of a specific company or maker - for example, L. Bailey
Victor tools, Seneca Falls Tool Company tools, Miller's Falls tools, Disston
Saws, Chelor planes, etc.
·
Tools of a specific type - hammers, braces, axes, saws, patented
planes, transitional planes, treadle-powered machines, etc.
·
Tools of a specific period - tools from 1850–1900, post WWII era
tools, etc.
·
Tools from a specific place - Scottish tools, tools from
Massachusetts makers, etc.
·
Tools of a specific occupation - cooper's tools, machinist
tools, watchmaker's tools, garden tools.
·
A combination of one or more of the above categories—for
example, one each of a specific type of Stanley tool, i.e. all Stanley saws,
all Stanley marking gauges, all Stanley planes, etc.
·
A "type study" of one specific model, for example, a
type study of Stanley #6 jointer planes or Norris A5 smooth planes.
·
Tools that show how a specific idea progressed over time, for
example tools tracing the development of the plane's adjusting mechanisms, or
tools showing how an early patent was bought out and developed by another
company.
·
Tool advertising and catalogs.
Sickles and Scythes[edit]
The
American history of hay cutting tools begins with the reaping hook. Its
slender, ultra sharp, half circle blade was employed in cutting grass for hay
and it took some skill to use successfully. By the late 1800s the less artful
sickle became the hay cutting tool of choice. The blade of the sickle was
serrated and less circular than the reaping hook. The employment of this tool
took less finesse and more of a slashing technique. It was used in conjunction
with a wooden grass crook with which one held the standing grass steady, while
swinging the sickle blade through the shank. Sickles found today will seem to
have smooth blades to the modern viewer, as the serrations are usually worn
away over time.
Scythes
are grass cutting tools with long handles for mowing large amounts of hay. The
graceful shape of the scythes of the late 18th and early 19th centuries hinted
at the grace and art required for using the tool properly. The blade was
straighter than the sickle's, with an almost straight blade side and a gently
curved blunt side. The handle, called asnath, would ordinarily be of a
hardwood indigenous to the area of manufacture with small handholds,
strategically placed, termed nibs.
The earliest scythes had no nibs. Later scythes had two nibs. Used by an
experienced hand, the scythe was an efficient tool, slicing through acres of
green hay with methodic precision. Scythes were the prized possession of early
Americans and, carefully protected from abuse and weather, they could last for
centuries.
Minnesota State Capitol
Woodworkers Toolbox Historical Society. "Antique tool is generally defined as a tool over
100 years old"
The use
of tools is one of the primary means by which humans are distinguished from
other animals. Tools are the parents of all other antiques. Most manmade
objects were made and great effort goes into the creation of newer and better
tools to solve the production problems of today. The study of antique tools
provides a glimpse of human development and cultural preferences history.
The
creation of a tool often makes possible the creation of more advanced tools.
Advanced tools made possible the manufacture of internal-combustion engines,
automobiles, and computers. Among those who like to collect, some may do so as
part of a rigorous study program - they want to catalog all types of a specific
tool, for example. Some collectors may wish to preserve some of the past for
future generations
Categories of tools range from
the broad - planes, rules, braces, hammers, etc. to the specific - planes made
by the Gage Company of Vineland, New Jersey for example. People who are new to
the hobby, should know that there are many good modern reference books that
will guide you in your search, as well as many reprints of the catalogs in
which these tools were originally offered. Often tools will exhibit differences
contrasting the different locations of their makers, or different features
contrasting different time periods.
The
following are some ways people collect tools:
·
Tools of a specific company or maker - for example, L. Bailey
Victor tools, Seneca Falls Tool Company tools, Miller's Falls tools, Disston
Saws, Chelor planes, etc.
·
Tools of a specific type - hammers, braces, axes, saws, patented
planes, transitional planes, treadle-powered machines, etc.
·
Tools of a specific period - tools from 1850–1900, post WWII era
tools, etc.
·
Tools from a specific place - Scottish tools, tools from
Massachusetts makers, etc.
·
Tools of a specific occupation - cooper's tools, machinist
tools, watchmaker's tools, garden tools.
·
A combination of one or more of the above categories—for
example, one each of a specific type of Stanley tool, i.e. all Stanley saws,
all Stanley marking gauges, all Stanley planes, etc.
·
A "type study" of one specific model, for example, a
type study of Stanley #6 jointer planes or Norris A5 smooth planes.
·
Tools that show how a specific idea progressed over time, for
example tools tracing the development of the plane's adjusting mechanisms, or
tools showing how an early patent was bought out and developed by another
company.
·
Tool advertising and catalogs.
Sickles and Scythes[edit]
The
American history of hay cutting tools begins with the reaping hook. Its
slender, ultra sharp, half circle blade was employed in cutting grass for hay
and it took some skill to use successfully. By the late 1800s the less artful
sickle became the hay cutting tool of choice. The blade of the sickle was
serrated and less circular than the reaping hook. The employment of this tool
took less finesse and more of a slashing technique. It was used in conjunction
with a wooden grass crook with which one held the standing grass steady, while
swinging the sickle blade through the shank. Sickles found today will seem to
have smooth blades to the modern viewer, as the serrations are usually worn
away over time.
Scythes
are grass cutting tools with long handles for mowing large amounts of hay. The
graceful shape of the scythes of the late 18th and early 19th centuries hinted
at the grace and art required for using the tool properly. The blade was
straighter than the sickle's, with an almost straight blade side and a gently
curved blunt side. The handle, called asnath, would ordinarily be of a
hardwood indigenous to the area of manufacture with small handholds,
strategically placed, termed nibs.
The earliest scythes had no nibs. Later scythes had two nibs. Used by an
experienced hand, the scythe was an efficient tool, slicing through acres of
green hay with methodic precision. Scythes were the prized possession of early
Americans and, carefully protected from abuse and weather, they could last for
centuries.
The fixed-blade utility knife
was developed some 500,000 years ago, when human ancestors began to make knives
made of stone.[1] These
knives were general-purpose tools, designed for cutting and shaping wooden
implements, scraping hides, preparing food, and for other utilitarian purposes.[1]
By the
19th century the fixed-blade utility knife had evolved into a steel-bladed
outdoors field knife capable of butchering game, cutting wood, and preparing
campfires and meals. With the invention of the backspring, pocket-size utility
knives were introduced[when?] with folding blades and other folding
tools designed to increase the utility of the overall design. The folding
pocketknife and utility tool is typified by the Camper or Boy
Scout pocketknife, the U.S.
folding utility knife, the Swiss Army Knife, and by multi-tools fitted
with knife blades. The development of stronger locking blade mechanisms for
folding knives—as with the Spanish navaja, the Opinel, and the Buck 110 Folding Hunter[citation
needed]—significantly increased the utility of such
knives when employed for heavy-duty tasks such as preparing game or cutting
through dense or tough materials.
The fixed or folding blade
utility knife is popular for both indoor and outdoor use. One of the most
popular types of workplace utility knife is the retractable or folding utility
knife (also known as a Stanley
knife, box cutter, X-Acto knife, or by various
other names). These types of utility knives are
designed as multi-purpose cutting tools for use in a variety of trades and
crafts. Designed to be lightweight and easy to carry and use, utility knives
are commonly used in factories, warehouses, construction projects,
and other situations where a tool is routinely needed to mark cut lines, trim
plastic or wood materials, or to cut tape, cord, strapping, cardboard, or other
packaging material.
In British, Australian and New Zealand English,
along with Dutch and Austrian German, a utility knife frequently
used in the construction industry is known as a Stanley knife.[2] This
name is a genericised trademark named after Stanley Works, a manufacturer of such knives.
In Israel and Switzerland, these knives are known as Japanese knives. In Brazil they
are known as estiletes or cortadores Olfa (the latter, being another genericised
trademark).[citation
needed] In
Portugal and Canada they are also known as X-Acto (yet
another genericised trademark).
In India, the Philippines, France, Italy, Egypt, and Germany, they are simply
called cutter.[citation
needed] In
general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas (penknife, when it comes to folding
blades);[citation
needed] in
Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica, they are colloquially known as cutters; in Argentina and
Uruguay the segmented fixed-blade knives are known as "Trinchetas".[citation
needed] In
Turkey, they are known as maket
bıçağı (which literally
translates as model knife).[3]
Other
names for the tool are box
cutter or boxcutter, razor blade knife, razor knife, carpet knife, pen knife, stationery knife, sheetrock knife, or drywall knife.
Utility knives may use fixed,
folding, or retractable or replaceable blades, and come in a wide variety of
lengths and styles suited to the particular set of tasks they are designed to
perform. Thus, an outdoors utility knife suited for camping or hunting might
use a broad 75 to 130 millimetres (3–5 in) fixed blade, while a
utility knife designed for the construction industry might feature a
replaceable utility or razor blade for cutting packaging, cutting shingles,
marking cut lines, or scraping paint.
Large fixed-blade utility
knives are most often employed in an outdoors context, such as fishing,
camping, or hunting. Outdoor utility knives typically feature sturdy blades
from 100 to 150 millimetres (4–6 in) in length, with edge geometry
designed to resist chipping and breakage.
The
term "utility knife" may also refer to small fixed-blade knives used
for crafts, model-making and other artisanal projects. These small knives
feature light-duty blades best suited for cutting thin, lightweight materials.
The small, thin blade and specialized handle permit cuts requiring a high
degree of precision and control.
A
modern safety cutter at top, with blunted tip blade and cutting guide/tape
hook. At bottom, an older style simple plastic box cutter using standard
straight edged blades.
The
largest construction or workplace utility knives typically feature retractable and
replaceable blades, made of either die-cast metal ormolded plastic. Some use standard razor blades, others specialized
double-ended utility blades. The user can adjust how far the blade extends from
the handle, so that, for example, the knife can be used to cut the tape sealing
a package without damaging the contents of the package. When the blade becomes
dull, it can be quickly reversed or switched for a new one. Spare or used
blades are stored in the hollow handle of some models, and can be accessed by
removing a screw and opening the handle. Other models feature a quick-change
mechanism that allows replacing the blade without tools, as well as a flip-out
blade storage tray. The blades for this type of utility knife come in both
double- and single-ended versions, and are interchangeable with many, but not
all, of the later copies. Specialized blades also exist for cutting string,
linoleum, and other materials.
Another style is a snap-off
utility knife that contains a long, segmented blade that slides out from it. As
the endmost edge becomes dull, it can be broken off the remaining blade,
exposing the next section, which is sharp and ready for use. The snapping is
best accomplished with a blade snapper that is often built-in, or a pair of
pliers, and the break occurs at the score lines, where the metal is thinnest.
When all of the individual segments are used, the knife may be thrown away, or,
more often, refilled with a replacement blade. This design was introduced by
Japanese manufacturer Olfa Corporation in 1956 as the world's
first snap-off blade and was inspired from analyzing the sharp cutting edge produced
when glass is broken and how pieces of a chocolate bar break into segments.
Another utility knife often
used for cutting open boxes consists of a simple sleeve around a rectangular
handle into which single-edge utility blades can be inserted. The sleeve slides up
and down on the handle, holding the blade in place during use and covering the
blade when not in use. The blade holder may either retract or fold into the
handle, much like a folding-blade pocketknife. The blade holder is designed to
expose just enough edge to cut through one layer of corrugated fiberboard,
to minimize chances of damaging contents of cardboard boxes.
Most utility knives are not
well suited to use as offensive weapons, with the exception of some
outdoor-type utility knives employing longer blades. However, even small
razor-blade type utility knives may sometimes find use as slashing weapons. It
was been suggested by United States government officials that "box-cutter
knives" were used in the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks against
the United States, though the exact design of the knives used is unclear. Two
of the hijackers were known to have purchased Leatherman knives, which feature
a 4" locking blade which were not prohibited on U.S. flights at the time.
Those knives were not found in the possessions either left behind.[4]Similar cutters, including paper cutters, have also been known to be used
as a lethal weapon.[5]
Small
work-type utility knives have also been used to commit robbery and other
crimes. In June 2004, a Japanese student was slashed to death with a segmented-type utility knife.
In the
United Kingdom, the law was changed to raise the age limit for purchasing
knives, including utility knives, from 16 to 18.[6]
What is a "non-sparking" tool?
"Non-sparking", "spark reduced",
"spark-resistant" or "spark-proof" tools are names given to
tools made of metals such as brass, bronze, Monel metal (copper-nickel alloy),
copper-aluminum alloys (aluminum bronze), or copper-beryllium alloys (beryllium
bronze).
Commonly used hand tools are often manufactured of steel alloys.
Preferred "non-sparking" metals have less tensile strength than
steels usually used to make tools. A lower tensile strength means the metal has
less strength or resistance to tearing apart when stretched under test
conditions. It also means that these tools are softer, wear down more quickly
than ordinary steel tools, and have to be dressed more frequently.
What
is the most important thing to know about "non-sparking" tools?
What
is the most important thing to know about "non-sparking" tools?
Non-sparking tools also generate sparks sometimes
referred to as “cold sparks”. These cold sparks have a low heat level and do
not ignite carbon disulfide, which has the lowest ignition point of any
substance known to man. Therefore while “non-sparking” tools may lower the risk
of a spark, they do not eliminate the possibility of sparks. The name
"non-sparking" is misleading because these tools are capable of
producing a spark: the term "reduced-sparking tools" better describes
these tools.
Non-metals like wood, leather, and plastic are suitable for some
tools like shovels, scrapers or scoops and do not pose a friction spark hazard.
Non-sparking tools provide protection against fires and
explosions in environments where there is a concern about sparks igniting
flammable solvents, vapors, liquids, dusts or residues. There are many
standards and recommendations that have been published by OSHA (Occupational
Health and Safety Administration) and NFPA (National Fire Protection
Association) that advise the use of non-sparking tools in hazardous
environments.
NOTE: It is important to
assess each situation carefully and use the appropriate tools for the hazards
that are present. In some cases, “non-sparking” tools may still be able to
produce a spark. Contact the tool manufacturer, and the producer of the
flammable material (for example) for recommendations and more information.
What
are the hazards of both "sparking" and "non-sparking"
tools?
What
are the hazards of both "sparking" and "non-sparking"
tools?
Both "sparking" and "non-sparking"
materials can cause ignition. Two types of hazards are associated with tools
manufactured of either material:
- Ignition
by friction, with impact on each other or on other materials such as steel
or concrete, in which an "ordinary" (mechanical or frictional)
spark is generated. All tools can ignite flammable mixtures by sparks
generated by friction or impact. However, this is true only when the
generated spark is incendive: that means a spark that has to have enough heat
content (i.e., enough mass and sufficiently high temperature) and has to
last long enough to heat a flammable air-vapour mixture above its ignition
temperature. This is more likely in the case of sparks formed when using a
metal grinder that a spark generated when a hammer strikes some metal.
- Ignition
by a chemically-generated spark, caused by impact between certain metals
and some oxygen-containing substances (such as rust, which is iron oxide).
How
should you use and maintain "non-sparking" tools?
How
should you use and maintain "non-sparking" tools?
Follow the guidelines below to reduce the risk of
explosion and fire.
- Make
sure all "non-sparking" tools are kept clean and free from
ferrous or other contaminants, which may hamper the non-sparking
properties.
- Do
not use non-sparking hand tools in direct contact with acetylene, which
may form explosive acetylides, especially in the presence of moisture.
- Use
local or mechanical ventilation systems as appropriate to remove hazardous
materials, dusts and vapors from the workplace.
- Follow
normal safety procedures when sharpening non-sparking tools such as the
provision of eye and face protection, adequate extraction and dust
collection facilities.
What
is the best safeguard against accidental explosions?
What
is the best safeguard against accidental explosions?
Follow safe work procedures. Always evaluate a job to
be done in a hazardous environment (even the simplest one)! Use proper tools
and equipment that eliminate ignition such as electric motors that can be
certified as "explosion proof" for use in most hazardous work
locations or non-sparking tools with proper use and maintenance. Keep in mind
that there are no truly non-sparking tools. In any work where flames are used,
or sparks are produced, make sure that an explosive atmosphere does not
develop. Such atmospheres include flammable vapour-air mixtures and organic dust
clouds like flour or coal dust. Isolation, ventilation and purging are methods
of insuring a safe working atmosphere. Use explosimeters in the workplace to
protect those working in hazardous environments.
