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Star Cutter Unveils New Flexible and Compact Tool Grinder at IMTS 2024

In booth #237013 at IMTS 2024, Star Cutter Company is unveiling its newest generation tool grinder – the FLX, which will be shadow grinding throughout the show to demonstrate its capabilities. This 5-axis grinder has been designed with a focus on flexibility, enabling users to modify features to exactly match their grinding needs. At the...

Star Cutter Incorporates TRU TECH Brand into Grinding Technology Portfolio

– At IMTS 2024, Star Cutter Company is showcasing a TRU TECH T93XM centerless grinder in booth #237013 to illustrate the integration of the TRU TECH product line into the Star Cutter grinding technology portfolio, which includes 5-axis, broach, cylindrical and centerless grinders. This same look has been applied to the other TRU TECH machines,...

New Louis Bélet Drill Line Dedicated to Stainless Steel Debuts in Star Cutter booth at IMTS

Star Cutter Company’s marketing, sales and service affiliate, Star SU will be debuting the new Tornado line of expert internal coolant drills from Louis Bélet, designed specifically for stainless steels in booth #237013 at IMTS 2024. The Tornado drill line is suited for application in all fields where stainless steel is used, such as watchmaking,...

Star Cutter Announces New Website

Star Cutter announces the launch of its new, totally redesigned website that better illustrates the company’s vertically-integrated approach and expertise in developing application-based cutting tool solutions. With a theme of “There’s always a solution with Star Cutter. We find a way or make one”, the site consolidates the company’s groups into a single resource for...

Star Cutter to Demonstrate its TRU TECH T93XM Perimetric Grinder at IMTS

Star Cutter will be demonstrating the capabilities of the TRU TECH T93XM Perimetric grinder through shadow grinding in booth #237013 at IMTS 2024. These centerless grinders provide sub-micron accuracy via a high speed, user-friendly control plus the stability and rigidity needed for precision grinding. They are available with and without autoloading.

Star SU President Andreas Blind Appointed to AGMA Board of Directors

Star SU, the marketing, sales and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has announced that President Andreas Blind has been officially appointed to the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association (AGMA) Board of Directors, serving a three-year term.

Star Cutter to Unveil New Tool Grinder at IMTS 2024

In booth #237013 at IMTS 2024, Star Cutter Company will unveil its newest generation tool grinder – the FLX. This 5-axis grinder offers high-efficiency carbide tool manufacturing within a compact footprint. It has been designed with a focus on flexibility, enabling users to modify features to exactly match their grinding needs. For unattended machining, FLX...

Star Cutter Company’s Tawas Tool location celebrates receiving Michigan Going PRO funds.

Michigan Awards “Going PRO” Funds to Star Cutter Company

For the second year running, Star Cutter has received Going PRO Talent funds from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development (LEO-WD) through the Michigan Works! agency. Going PRO is a competitive funding source that provides a solution to skill shortages throughout the State of Michigan. The program is designed to assist employers with...

Star Cutter Names Andrew Epstein Vice President of Human Resources

Star Cutter Company has appointed Andrew Epstein as Vice President of Human Resources. Epstein oversees all HR functions for the Star Cutter family of companies, guiding HR resources across global locations and analyzing HR strategies. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he reports to the Chief Financial Officer, Becky Grech.

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Options for Improving the Machining of Upper Rail Systems

The rifle upper rail system allows the attachment of various accessories such as scopes, sights, and flashlights. Mounted on the top of the rifle, it needs to provide a stable platform for the accessories to be attached to, yet not add more weight than needed to the rifle. As such, many firearm manufacturers look to...

Tooling for Rifle Barrel Manufacturing

A rifle barrel typically begins life as a cylindrical steel bar. The transition from steel bar to a full-fledged rifle barrel begins with a deep-hole drilling process as the initial step, where a long drill with a hollow stem and tungsten-carbide bit is used to drill the trued and stress-relieved bar.

Achieving perfect concentricity with the SRT Reamer

The SRT, or Super Round Tool, is a patented reamer designed by the Northern Tool division of Star Cutter Company to create the best quality reamed hole across a spectrum of applications. The SRT combines two tools into one – it offers multiple straight flutes for consistent location and multiple helical flutes that ensure roundness...

Improving Machining With 3D Printed Tools

The machining of powertrain components and aluminum prismatic parts, such as stator housings for the growing electric vehicle market, often require large and heavy tools. When used on traditional machining equipment, the weight of these tools can cause excessive spindle vibration and chatter, poor tool life and, potentially, scrapped components. Lightweight Solution: Additive manufactured tools...

The benefits of re-tipping and re-cutting PCD tooling – Updated

Fixed Pocket PCD milling and interpolating tools are designed and built as a complete one piece product, combining a steel body and a holding interface. Additionally, PCD segments are brazed into the tool body. The PCD segments then go through the manufacturing process to meet the requirements of the finish tool geometries. This type of product is known in...

How using Near Net Shape Carbide Blanks can save you time!

One goal of the H.B. Advantage is to save our customers time when machining our blanks. By providing near net shape blanks, we can reduce the overall grinding time required to finish the blanks. We do this by adding features such as diameters, flutes, pockets, flats, coolant holes, etc. All machining is done in the...

Improving the Upper Machining Process with the SRT Reamer

Star SU is currently involved in process improvement for machining the Upper Rail system for AR-15’s, AR-10’s and M-4 carbines with several independently owned contractors. Process improvement includes: Concentricity improvement (TIR) critical to non-critical bore Cycle Time Reduction Surface finishes of Ra ≤ 0.8 Typical current process: Rough Drill Ream non-critical bore End mill critical...

Rifle Barrel Manufacturing with the Star SU High Performance Gundrill

Star Cutter Company manufactures rifle barrel making products including gundrills, push and pull reamers, and rifle buttons to geometrical quality with exceptional finishes. We custom design and build these tools using our guidelines to achieve customer part requirements. We assign a unique tool number to every tool we produce with revision control, ensuring our customers...

Improving the Process of Machining the Firing Pin Hole with the Solid Carbide Twist Drill

With the industries increased volumes, there is a need to reduce cycle times in machining the firing pin hole in gun bolts. This is what the Star SU process is looking to improve upon compared to the traditional process. The traditional process is outlined below: Pilot Tool Single Flute Gundrill Solid Carbide Internal Chamfer Gundrill...