Star Cutter Company News

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.

Star Cutter Displays Precision Tooling Solutions for Firearms Manufacturing

Star Cutter Company will be displaying its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2024, Jan. 23 – 26 in the Supplier Showcase, booth #51317 at the Venetian Expo + Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas.

SHOT SHOW Supplier Showcase

SHOT SHOW Supplier Showcase January 22-23, 2024 The Venetian 5th Floor Palazzo Ballroom Star SU – Booth 51317 Star Cutter Company, a provider of custom-engineered tooling solutions for precision applications, will be displaying its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2024, Jan. 23 – 26 in the Supplier Showcase, booth #51317...

Star SU Announces New Service Manager/Project Coordinator

Farmington Hills, Mich., Oct. 11, 2023 — Star SU, the marketing, sales and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has announced the appointment of Bart Trublowski as its new service manager and project coordinator. Trublowski will oversee service of all the company’s gear manufacturing tools in North America, including its hobbing, chamfer/deburring, and Scudding machines....

Motion + Power Technology Expo

Formerly GEAR EXPO October 17–19, 2023 Detroit, MI Star SU – Booth 3209 Farmington Hills, Mich., Aug. 16, 2023 — As the exclusive North American representative of Louis Bélet SA (Switzerland) Swiss cutting tools in North America, Star SU will display its line of high-precision drills, end mills, thread and gear cutting tools including hobs and...

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Upcoming Events

Shot Show Supplier Showcase

January 19 - 20, 2026

Palazzo Ballroom, 5th Floor Venetian Congress Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Booth #51317

The Latest from Our Blog

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...

The NXT generation of tool grinding has arrived

Elk Rapids Engineering a division of the Star Cutter Company and manufacturer of the Star brand of CNC tool and cutter grinders has been hard at work designing, testing, and refining their next generation (5) axis machine. Similar to Colonel Steve Austin in the science fiction movie Six Million Dollar Man, Engineers at Elk Rapids...

Gear Solutions – April Issue: Star SU Company Profile

In today’s competitive gear manufacturing market, to be considered local — whether that’s North America, Europe, or China — is a good way to get left behind. That’s why Star SU LLC has gone to great lengths over the years to expand its presence on a global scale, offering its machines, cutting tools, and services...

In depth: The Barrel Reaming Process

Rifle barrels are made a number of ways, but the most common method starts with a gundrill, followed by reaming, and finally rifling with a button. Other popular methods would include hammer forge, honing, or cut rifling. No matter the method, drilling a deep hole is necessary. Star SU reamers, drills, and buttons focus on...