Forges de la Loire

Forges de la Loire is a French manufacturer of cutting tools for woodworking professionals. Based in Saint-Herblain, on the outskirts of Nantes, the company has been active in the Nantes region since 1953 and today claims more than 70 years of existence. It is also known under the EDTO - Forges de la Loire banner and brings together on a single site its manufacturing, design office and logistics. Its products are marketed in particular under the AFL and SKANDA brands. The company focuses its business on the design, development and manufacture of cutting tools for secondary wood processing. It serves carpenters, timber framers, fit-out specialists, cabinetmakers and industrial customers, and designs tools for both traditional machines and CNC machines. Its design office and technical department produce custom tools and support customers on technical aspects. The catalog covers a wide range of tools and accessories: toolholders and cutters, drill bits and drilling bits, saw blades (circular, band, scoring), SKANDA tools for CNC machining, abrasives, planer and thicknesser knives, as well as machine accessories and maintenance products. The company offers more than 10,000 references in stock, deliverable in France and Belgium, and produces specific tooling, notably for window manufacturing. The company highlights its French industrial know-how, the experience of its technicians from the woodworking trades and a continuous innovation approach, illustrated by its Rotoprofil toolholder.