TESTIMONIALS

TRACER TOOL & DIE
“Since switching over to Global’s new line of coated carbide end mills, we have greatly improved cycle times and production. They have proven to be a step ahead of their competition.”
– Nathan Cardosa, Tracer Tool & Die

APPLICATION CHALLENGE
Tracer Tool & Die collaborated with Global Cutting Tools to design tooling that would significantly reduce production time in a difficult to machine hardened tool steel. The current tooling they were using was taking too long to finish the job and creating problems with productivity and efficiency. In addition, they had a variety of demanding applications that the tool would be used on.

GLOBAL CUTTING TOOL’S SOLUTION
Working with Tracer, we developed a custom designed variable pitch, variable helix, eccentrically relieved carbide end mill to their exact specifications, replacing their standard 1” carbide end mill with an application-specific designed tool. Our design allowed for multiple operations to be combined into a single process, thus increasing productivity.

MICRO INDUSTRIES
“The conical tool screamed through the steel allowing us to perform the application five times faster and stay competitive.”
– Terence Sammon, CEO of Micro Industries

APPLICATION CHALLENGE
Mico had a large scale production job which required a major reduction in cycle time to avoid being undercut during contract renewal. In addition to their need for cycle time reduction, they were having excess tooling costs for multiple operations.

GLOBAL CUTTING TOOL’S SOLUTION
Global’s representative, Michael DeKlein, suggested combining multiple drill and mill operations into a single milling operation. This suggestion reduced the number of tool changes by 3, per part, while allowing the newly designed, custom end mill to be resharpened. This combination eliminated the need to dispose of the cutting tool at the end of the operation and further reduced tooling costs.