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Zubiola, the evolution from wood to the automotive and aeronautics industries / la evolución desde la madera hasta la automoción y la aeronáutica

Posted on October 19, 2021November 2, 2021 by info

The company from Gipuzkoa, specialized in the manufacture and supply of cutting tools, has received support from the BDIK Konexio program.

La empresa guipuzcoana, especializada en fabricación y suministro de herramientas de corte, ha recibido ayuda del programa BDIK Konexio.

The economic crisis of the last decade helped the Gipuzkoan company Zubiola to diversify its business, focused on the wood and construction sectors, to other areas such as aeronautics and the automotive industry. The company, located in Azkoitia and dedicated to the manufacture of special cutting tools, has received financial support from the SPRI Group through the BDIH Konexio program with which the Basque Digital Innovation Hub is making available to SMEs the connected network of assets and advanced manufacturing services for training, research, testing and validation.

Zubiola specializes in the manufacturing and supplying of cutting tools for machining by metal removal, mainly of non-ferrous metals and composites, as well as wood and derivatives. It works with two materials that provide higher quality: PCD (polycrystalline diamond), which is more efficient than metal for non-ferrous materials, and PCBN (polycrystalline boron nitride), intended for ferrous materials.

Support from the BDIH Konexio program has been directed to a project to study cutting geometries, types of sharpening and chip-breakers for PCBN tools for steel machining. The objective is to manufacture reamers, drills and milling cutters for the automotive and aeronautics industries, where steel is machined. The company’s challenges include intensifying internationalization, which now accounts for 38% of its business. Zubiola is in the process of drawing up a strategic plan for the period up to 2030.

Among their projects, one of the projects they have carried out is the Gaitzen project, which promotes intrapreneurship in the company to launch new products. They are also participating in other research and development projects.

Evolution in 55 years of existence

The company has been in existence for 55 years. It was founded in Azpeitia in 1966 by two partners who manufactured wood processing machines. Years later, they dedicated themselves to the manufacture of both machines and tools and in 1985 they focused only on tools. The next leap in the company’s evolution occurred in 2000, when they began manufacturing PCD tools for the woodworking industry. In 2005, they started making tools for the automotive and aeronautics sectors, in order to diversify the product. In 2007 they moved to the current facilities in Azkoitia.

The company produces cutting tools for wood, all types of tools for machining automotive and aeronautical parts, one-shot tools, barrel drills and countersinks for airframe and airframe assemblies. The sectors for which it works are automotive, aeronautics, wood and derivatives and industry in general.

It works mainly in custom-made parts. In automotive and aeronautics, they account for 90% of the orders and in wood, around 40%. The company has 30 employees and an annual turnover of around 4.4 million euros. They devote 10% of their business to research and development.

Zubiola Diamond Tools Solutions

A la empresa guipuzcoana Zubiola la crisis económica de la década pasada le sirvió para diversificar su negocio, centrado en los sectores de la madera y la construcción, a otras áreas como la aeronáutica y la automoción. La compañía, ubicada en Azkoitia y dedicada a la fabricación de herramientas especiales de corte, ha recibido apoyo económico del Grupo SPRI a través del programa BDIH Konexio con el que el Basque Digital Innovation Hub está poniendo a disposición de las pymes la red conectada de activos y servicios de fabricación avanzada para la formación, investigación, testeo y validación.

Zubiola está especializada en la fabricación y suministro de herramientas de corte para el mecanizado por arranque de viruta, principalmente de metales no férreos y compuestos, así como madera y derivados. Trabaja con dos materiales que aportan más calidad: el PCD (policristalino de diamante), que es más eficiente que el metal para materiales no férreos, y el PCBN (policristalino de nitruro de boro), destinado a materiales férreos.

La ayuda del programa BDIH Konexio se ha dirigido a un proyecto de estudio de geometrías de corte, tipos de afilado y rompevirutas para herramientas de PCBN para el mecanizado de aceros. El objetivo es fabricar escariadores, brocas y fresas para la automoción y la aeronáutica, donde se mecaniza el acero. Los retos de la empresa pasan por intensificar la internacionalización, que ahora ya supone el 38% de su negocio. Zubiola está en la fase de elaboración de un plan estratégico hasta 2030. 

Entre sus proyectos, uno de los que han llevado a cabo ha sido el proyecto Gaitzen que fomenta el intraemprendimiento en la empresa para lanzar nuevos productos. También están participando en otros proyectos de I+D. 

Evolución en 55 años de existencia

La compañía tiene ya 55 años de vida. Surgió en Azpeitia en 1966 con dos socios que fabricaban máquinas para procesar madera. Años después, se dedicaron tanto a la fabricación de máquinas como de herramientas y en 1985 se centraron solo en la herramienta. El siguiente salto en la evolución empresarial se produce en 2000, cuando empiezan a fabricar herramientas de PCD para el sector de la madera. En 2005, empezaron a hacer herramientas para la automoción y la aeronáutica, con el fin de diversificar el producto. En 2007 se trasladaron a las instalaciones actuales en Azkoitia.

La compañía produce herramientas de corte para madera, todo tipo de herramientas para mecanizado de piezas de automoción y en aeronáutica, herramientas tipo “one-shot”, brocas cañon y avellanadores para ensamblajes destinados al fuselaje y la estructura de los aviones. Los sectores para los que trabaja son la automoción, aeronáutica, madera y derivados e industria en general.

Trabaja de forma mayoritaria en piezas a medida del cliente. En automoción y aeronáutica, llegan a ser el 90% de los pedidos y en madera, rondan el 40%. La empresa tiene 30 personas en plantilla y una facturación anual que ronda los 4,4 millones de euros. A la I+D, dedican el 10% de su negocio.

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