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Achieving perfect concentricity with the SRT Reamer

April 12, 2022adminBlogcarbide reamer, carbide round tools, carbide tools, Cutting Tools, reamer0

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...

Star SU Appoints Regional Key Account Applications Engineer

April 11, 2022adminNews0

Hoffman Estates, Ill. April 12, 2022 — Star SU has announced the appointment of Jim Perry as key account technical applications engineer. In this position, Perry will provide application support to the Southeast and Great Lakes regional sales teams with a specific focus on PCD Round Tool products. Perry brings extensive hands-on precision machining and...

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

February 9, 2022adminBlog0

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...

Star Cutter Adds Medical Industry Specialist to Sales Network

December 7, 2021adminUncategorized0

Star Cutter has added Shop Solutions LLC (Columbia City, IN), owned by Matt Dahms, to its sales network with a goal of expanding the company’s presence within the medical industry. Shop Solutions specializes in manufacturing solutions for surgical tools used in orthopedic applications.

Star Cutter and ESPRIT CAM Partner to Create Medical Tool Grinding Package

October 5, 2021adminUncategorized0

Star Cutter Company and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence have established a partnership that enables the Star Cutter NXT 5-axis grinders to be sold with a seat of pre-loaded ESPRIT CAM software. This packaged solution is aimed at assisting manufacturers of complex medical tooling, such as hip rasps, rotary files, bone files and drills, etc. Having certified...

Star SU Solid Carbide Gundrills: Medical Instrument and Device Deep Hole Drilling

April 30, 2020adminNews0

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL., April 30, 2020 – With our modern manufacturing processes and state-of-the-art automation, Star is producing world class performing Solid Carbide Gundrills that are used for machining your challenging medical grade materials. Star Single Flute Solid Carbide Gundrills are specially engineered and manufactured to meet your part print requirements for medical devices and...

Be Our Guest at M+P

September 10, 2019adminEvents0

October 15-17, 2019 Detroit, MI Cobo Center Booth 4013

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

March 27, 2019adminBlog0

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...

Star Cutter Company/Star SU recognized as Veteran Friendly Employer

January 30, 2019adminNews0

Star SU/Star Cutter Company was recently recognized as a Veteran Friendly Employer by the Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency. Employing U.S. Veterans has always been important to our core values as a company and as Americans and this honor is something that we are extremely proud of. Veteran Friendly Employer Certificate – Bronze

Improving the Upper Machining Process with the SRT Reamer

January 17, 2019adminBlog0

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...

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