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**Dave** · 08-03-2008

Germans Boada, s.a., RUBI®, has its origins in 1951 with the invention of a manual cutter for hydraulic mosaic work, created by the Boada brothers.
This new tool had an excellent reception, receiving a diploma of honour and the gold medal at the first national exhibition of inventions, held in Barcelona in 1953.
The new tool, christened with the name of RUBI®, served as a foundation pillar for this company which now designs, manufactures and distributes machinery and tools for construction and especially all the equipment required for the correct laying of tiles and other building materials.
The ongoing work of Germans Boada, S.A., both in Spain and abroad, together with the quality and performance of the wide range of RUBI® products, has achieved a strong position for the brand on all markets and an enthusiastic reception by the finest professionals on all five continents.

With the aim of providing more personalized service and adapting to the needs of each market, Germans Boada, S.A. has not only divided its sales department into two main areas, but is also directly represented in Portugal, Italy, France, United States, Poland, China, Holland, Germany, England and Mexico. Such organization enables us to satisfy customers in more than 140 countries with an absolute guarantee of success.

The RUBI® production process: undoubtedly, the best production process in the world for the manufacture of tools for the building industry. RUBI® takes scrupulous care of the quality at each stage in each and every process for the production of their machines and tools. All the components that are incorporated in each of their products are fully inspected in accordance with a strict standard, resulting in an incident free production cycle and ensuring punctuality in all shipments.
The assembly lines for the manual tile cutting machines are the result of on-going research and provide a total guarantee of the quality of the end product .
The assembly of the diamond blade cutting machines has been qualified as exemplar by safety organisations and guarantees perfect operation of all cutting machines at all times. Each of these machines is thoroughly tested at the voltage and frequency of the destination country before being packed for final shipment.
The manufacture of hand tools is fully controlled from start to finish under the concept of craftsmanship. The selection of the steels used for RUBI® floats, trowels and jagged trowels is a very laborious process. The steels are first submitted to spectrographic analysis to determine their composition, followed by stringent chemical and physical testing. Once the steels have been selected, always originating from the world's leading steelmakers, they enter the cutting and shaping process where they are closely monitored by expert craftsmen. The final processes for finishing hand tools, the placement of the handles, protective glazes and final labelling are all carried out by task specific high technology machinery.
Finally all the tools are closely inspected one by one, by expert master builders who certify their final quality.

All RUBI® machines come a guaranteed after-sales service, supplied through the technical after-sales service network and through our distributors around the world. Spare parts required can be supplied to our customers.

**Dan** · 03-06-2008

As from June Rubi are sponsoring TilersForums.co.uk.