Founded in 1987 by Clorindo Mattei, Clortech Precision Cutting Tools is a family business with wife Carmela handling bookkeeping, while son Patrick is the vice-president of production and sisters Emilia and Mena are the managing director and quality assurance director respectively. The company is a Montreal manufacturer of custom precision tools that sells to various industries including aerospace, recreational vehicles, rail and automotive. Products include shafts, gauges, broaches, bushings, extra-long reamers, special diameter formed end mills, special contouring tools.
In a direct response to evolving technologies and customer needs, Ceratizit releases the semiannual UP2DATE catalog of product developments and enhancements. The fall 2023 edition features three new products designed to provide Ceratizit customers with robust performance as well as reliable, precise, and cost-effective tooling solutions. Included in the company’s latest UP2DATE are the new MaxiMill 273-08 face mill, the WPC – Change Drill and the HyPower Rough and HyPower Access 4.5° hydraulic chucks.
Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire esco GmbH engineering solutions consulting, a German-based supplier of software for power skiving, an important technology within gear machining. Esco’s software solutions supports design, production and quality inspection in the main area of gear manufacturing. The company will be reported in Sandvik Coromant, a division within Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions.
Cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant is upgrading its long-established CoroCut 1-2 parting and grooving concept. Improved stability, even greater flexibility, and significant productivity gains are just some of the benefits offered by the new CoroCut 2 system.
Key to its ongoing strategy to build and nurture strategic relationships with its customers and integrators, Ceratizit has named industry veteran Craig Engler to the new role of Global Key Account Manager as part of its five-year growth plan in the United States. Engler will be tasked with capitalizing on Ceratizit’s worldwide presence to streamline communication and fortify customer relationships to drive business growth.
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.
Seco, one of the leading global providers of metal-cutting solutions, yesterday launched a drastically updated visual identity as well as a long-term brand strategy. The company is describing this as the first in a sequence of major steps, as the business positions itself as a leading global name for industry innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.
Star Cutter Company announced that Dean Stetson has been named the vice president of information technology. Stetson is charged with leading corporate IT for all of Star Cutter’s manufacturing facilities, as well as the Star SU’s sales and marketing offices across North America, Europe, Brazil, China, and India enabling the company’s vision to expand its global capabilities.
New software, hardware, and design features significantly improve surface finish, accuracy, and controlled runout, ensuring batch consistency from the first ground tool to the last. The FX7 Ultra is a refined solution for precision grinding in industries that rely on small tools, including electronics, telecommunications, medical devices, aerospace, automotive, die mold, and general machining.
October 17th & 18th—SAVE THE DATES for the GRAND OPENING of FFG's North America Tech Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan with eighteen (18) machines being showcased from MAG, SMS, FEELER, LEADWELL and FFG DMC.