Company.

What We Do

About Us.

Spectra delivers quality solutions for all metal turning, milling, threading, drilling, broaching and grooving requirements. We supply the latest cutting tool technology to the Southern Africa market. If you would like to discuss any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us
  • Full range of indexable tooling holders for milling, turning, boring, grooving, part off, drilling, thread-milling etc. supported with inserts: carbide, coated carbide, cermet, ceramic, silicon nitride, cubic boron nitride and polycrystalline diamond.
  • Micrograin solid carbide, high speed steel, coated & uncoated, drills, reamers and burrs. Innovative, high quality taps, carbide, high speed steel, thread mills, thread formers, holders and accessories.
  • A full range of BT, CAT, SK, HSK, CAPTO adaptors to fit all CNC & conventional machines. High-performance precision tooling.
  • Special insert and tooling design manufactured locally and internationally; ability to quote on turnkey projects large and small.
  • High-speed anodized Aluminium body light weight shell mill with through the centre cutting fluid distribution.
  • All types of carbide end mills uncoated, coated for various materials with the ability to machine 62 Rc where required.
  • Shell and end mill style milling cutters designed to perform drilling operation into solid steel plate using helical interpolation and slant feeding (ramping); also available in Indexable ripping type mills with inserts helically positioned up the flutes for large and fast metal removal in one pass.
  • Hi-Tech cam and crank line boring bars with carbide or diamond (PCD) Indexable inserts, includes micro adjustment for easy setting.
  • Deep-hole drilling range consisting of single flute gundrills, twin-fluted gundrills, deep-hole ejector drill heads, indexable and solid carbide, full range of specially designed deep-hole drilling tools available.

Best of Both...

The Group.

The Spectra Group consists of 4 companies: Spectra Carbide Tooling Technology, Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants, Spectra Mapal and Spectra Properties. The group was founded with the launch of Spectra Carbide Tooling Technology (Pty) Ltd., as sole distributors within Southern Africa.

Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants
  • A complete range of metal working fluids including everything from neat oils to fully synthetic lubricants.
  • Enhanced fluid life and performance results in significant total cost reduction and reduced tool wear.
  • The highest health and safety standards with a strong focus on the environment.
  • Continued service and advice offered by our technically qualified sales team.
  • Many more benefits so do not hesitate to contact Spectra for more information.
  • Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants has been appointed as sole CIMCOOL, OEST and Schnell Teknik Skimmers distributor for the Southern African market.
  • Spectra Lubricants Company Profile
Spectra Mapal Tool Manufacture & Service Centre

The Spectra Mapal Grinding Facility is situated as a free standing workshop in Atlantis Industria in the Western Cape approximately 45km from Cape Town city centre. Factory and office space are 466m2 located within a secured business park. The factory facility is fitted with the latest CNC. type grinding and measuring machines, capable of regrinding 90% of the Drills, reamers, taps, etc. required within the South African Automotive industry and associated metal removal manufacturers. Spectra Mapal have the added capabilities to manufacture certain types of tools as new from blanks purchased and supplied for such purpose.

Spectra Mapal Company Profile

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Our History.

2018
2018

Authorised Distributor.

Spectra is appointed as an authorised Dormer Pramet distributor for all Dormer and Pramet products. Spectra is appointed the official distributor for Swiss brand, TESA, measuring product range. Spectra installs a vending machine at AAT Composites.

2017
2017

Kennametal Partnership.

A new vending is installed at Macsteel.Spectra joined the Kennametal Channel partner program. Spectra renews contract with SCAW metals.

2016
2016

Vending Machine.

Spectra installs a vending machine at Macsteel. Spectra is appointed as the national distributor for Norton Abrasives. All Spectra sales engineers complete the Kennametal working training program.

2015
2015

Gesac Distributor.

Spectra is appointed the official distributor for all Gesac products in South Africa. Spectra appointed as the distributor for Gleason gear cutting range in South Africa.

2014
2014

Official Distributor.

Safety and Pramet/Dormer merge worldwide. Spectra is now the official Pramet & Dormer distributor for South Africa. Spectra was also appointed the Holdwell agent (angleheads and driven tools) for South Africa.

2013
2013

Vending Machine.

Spectra installs a vending machine at SCAW Metals in Johannesburg. Spectra appointed the official distributor for German brand KFH tool holding systems.

2012
2012

Catalogue Launching.

Spectra appointed as Poliangolar agent in South Africa. Launch of Walter new catalogue combining all brands for total cutting edge solutions.

2011
2011

Poliangolar Sole Distributor.

Spectra appointed sole distributorship in Southern Africa for the Poliangolar range. Another automotive engineering manufacturer extends a tool management contract with Spectra. A heavy engineering company signs sole supply agreement with Spectra - 5 frame vending machines installed. Expanded office space at JHB office to accommodate growth in the area.

2010
2010

New Agencies.

Spectra appointed PH Horn agents for Southern Africa. An automotive engineering manufacturer extends a tool management contract with Spectra. Spectra appointed sole Walter agent for Southern Africa, range includes Walter Titex, Walter Prototyp and Walter Valenite. Spectra setup small tool management systems with customers by providing a vending machine on customers site.

2008
2008

Guestro Agreement.

Spectra sign a Tool Management agreement with Guestro Automotive, Uitenhage. Spectra undergoes a major IT infrastructure upgrade.

2007
2007

VWSA Agreement.

Spectra sign a Tool Management agreement with VWSA (Level 4). This is a full on customer site operation; Spectra are responsible to purchase, store, issue and control all tooling required in the VW Engine Plant.

Spectra employ 10 persons on-site at VW including the responsibility to manage 4 staff members in the re-sharpening and rework area. Spectra now have three Level 4 Tool Managements in operation and numerous Level 1-3 operations:
- Atlantis Foundries Daimler Chrysler Engine Plant: 2002 – to date
- VWSA Engine Block: 2007 – to date.

Spectra acquire access to Automated Vending machines through Toolboss, a market leader in the supply chain service program, improving efficiency and cost reduction through unmanned 24hr/7 day a week tool availability and distribution points, with the ability to record all tool usage by whoever for whatever, whenever, automated vending a tool for the future now available through Spectra.

2006
2006

Cape Town Office.

Spectra purchase new Cape Town office building and move Spectra Carbide Tooling Technology (Pty) Ltd. and Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants (Pty) Ltd. under one roof into their new Cape Town branch office (374m2) situated in Montague Gardens, Cape Town.

2005
2005

Product Launching.

Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants (Pty) Ltd. launched, marketing the latest Cimcool product range incorporating the latest environmentally friendly metal cutting fluids, cleaning liquids and lubricants for all types of metal removal. This company will run independently of Spectra Carbide; however both companies have contracted priority service and pricing for Spectra Tool Management and national customer base. Spectra Mapal Tool Manufacture & Service Centre (Pty) Ltd. launched; this 5 ½ million rand joint venture between Spectra Carbide and Mapal (high precision tooling) of Germany, incorporating the latest CNC type metal cutting tool machines, capable of regrinding the latest solid carbide drills, taps, gundrills and endmills etc. to original manufacturers specifications, plus capability to manufacture new cutting tools from high quality carbide blanks. This plant is to be ISO 9001 and 14000 accredited. Spectra purchase new office building and move Spectra Carbide Tooling Technology (Pty) Ltd. and Spectra Metal Cutting Fluids & Lubricants (Pty) Ltd. under one roof into their new head office.

2005
2005

New Offices.

Spectra open new offices in Jet Park Johannesburg 213m2 of floor space and appoint a new inland divisional Manager to head up the team. Spectra open new office Durban Kwazulu-Natal and appoint a Technical Sales Engineer to represent Spectra direct; this completes the 5 year plan to have direct representation in all the major centres: Johannesburg, Vereeniging, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town by end 2005. Spectra appointed as agents for full Botek product range consisting of single flute gundrills, twin-fluted gundrills, deep-hole ejector drill heads, indexable and solid carbide, full range of specially designed deep-hole drilling tools available.

2004
2004

Sole Ceramtec Distributor.

Spectra appointed as sole Ceramtec distributor in Southern Africa marketing full range of silicon nitride and ceramic indexable inserts. Ceramtec have developed pressing new chip forming geometries into the indexable insert, enabling vast improvements in productivity on cast iron and steel, especially hardened steel.

2003
2003

Sole Safety Distributors.

Spectra appointed as sole Safety distributors in Southern Africa marketing micro-boring and indexable inserts and tooling specializing in die & mould and indexable insert broaches. Spectra appointed as sole distributor for Delta tooling a full range of adaptors, HSK, CNC & conventional consisting of side lock, collet chucks, shell/face mill, combi-mill, hydraulic chucks, modular systems etc. Officially opened new training facility at Spectra head office.

2002
2002

Menlo Agreement.

Secure Menlo exclusive distributorship agreement. Menlo specializes in micrograin carbide and coated carbide Endmills, Drills, Reamers, Burrs for all types of materials: steels, hardened steels, Aluminium etc. Miller exclusive distributorship agreement. Miller Carbide Drills standard and all types of Special Drills made to customer specification. Full Design and manufacture capability.

2001
2001

Partnered Agencies.

Spectra negotiate contracts with various tooling manufacturers to supply direct into Spectra Tool Management accounts and Spectra sole supplier accounts to benefit their customer base and avoid using 3rd parties. Tooling manufacturers and products available for these customers, over and above our agency agreements with Valenite, Widia, Safety, Ceramtec, Mapal, Menlo, Miller, Delta and Botek.

2000
2000

Sole Distributors.

Spectra appointed as sole Mapal distributors in Southern Africa. High precision reamers and specialized tooling; CBN PCD tipped tools. Tool presetting machines. Tool Management division formed to look after the growing tool management program and sole supplier partnerships being negotiated with several customers.

1999
1999

Founded By.

Spectra formed by local Valenite Management buy out as Murray & Roberts unbundled and sold off their engineering division. Spectra appointed as sole Valenite Distributors in Southern Africa. Marketing indexable inserts & tooling for all CNC & conventional machines, for the following applications: Drilling, Turning, Milling, Boring, etc. Spectra appointed as sole Widia Distributors in Southern Africa (this brings South Africa inline with the rest of the world following the merger of previous competitors Widia and Valenite into one company, giving a choice of two full competitive indexable insert and tooling ranges from one supplier).

Directors & Management Team

Meet The Team.

Dave Goodman

Managing Director & Shareholder

Nicky Dorfling

Operations Director & Shareholder

Dalton van Niekerk

National Sales Manager

Pierre Dorfling

Logistics Manager

Sheree Strydom

Financial Manager

Yasmeen Varma

Purchasing Manager

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