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Save up to 70% over New with Refurbishing
In addition to fabricating new tools, we stand out by offering comprehensive insert rebuilding services—a rarity in the industry. Our dedication to rebuilding is on par, if not greater, than our commitment to new tool fabrication.
We prioritize maximizing the performance and lifespan of your tooling whenever feasible. Furthermore, our swift turnaround times ensure minimal investment in high-cost tooling, providing you with both efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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Regrinding Inserts
One of the most straightforward and cost-effective methods for rejuvenating your tooling inserts is through regrinding. By precisely measuring the wear on your insert, we skillfully grind back the cutting edge to eliminate any signs of wear. Any edge preps that were present are meticulously reapplied, resulting in a restored cutting tool at a fraction of the cost of a new one.
Retipping Inserts
When your insert has reached the end of its service life, fear not. Through the retipping process, we expertly remove the used tip from its carbide body. A fresh tip is then precisely re-brazed onto the tool, eliminating the need for a full replacement and saving you valuable resources all while taking your insert to new tool specifications.
Methods of Rebuilding Tooling
Application | CBN Grades | PCD Grades | CVD |
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Ideal for non-ferrous materials including green/sintered carbide, green ceramics and graphite | QRDX | ||
Extremely fine particle size for non abrasive applications requiring a fine cutting edge | QRD03 | ||
Larger particle size for highly abrasive materials, also for sintered carbide up to about
18% binder levels | QRD02 | ||
Excellent all around PCD grade, medium particle size | QRD01 | ||
Higher ceramic content and fine CBN particle size make this grade especially fracture
resistant, especially good for severe interrupted cutting | QRL11 | ||
Generally interchangeable with QRL02, but made in America | QRL07 | ||
Low content CBN, higher ceramic component increases toughness - general hard
turning, interrupted cut in tool steels, can be excellent in some iron applications | QRL07 | ||
Extremely wear resistant, good for powdered metals, including high cobalt sintered
carbide, tool steels, hard facing materials, flame spray materials, cast iron | QRH06 | ||
Tool steels, baienetic iron, excellent general hard turning grade, some prefer QRL11,
QRL02, or QRL07 for interrupted cut | QRH08 | ||
Excellent for cast iron, can be used for continuous cut hardened steel | QRH04 |
CBN and PCD Grades
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Profiling and turning tools for large OD rolls, pipe and can dies from tool steels and sintered carbide.
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Special inserts for efficient turning of powdered metals.
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Boring bars and inserts for small hole boring in hard or abrasive materials
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hardened steel
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carbide
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cast iron
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Boring bars and inserts for small hole boring in non-ferrous materials
- aluminum
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copper
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bronze
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plastic
We are a fabricator and rebuilder of CBN and PCD cutting tools. With a wide variety of standard turning inserts, as well as specialty tools for especially troublesome applications, such as:
