When you aspire to create one of the most competitive tool holders on the market, the details count. We invest heavily in extensive automation manufacturing and top of the line Mazak and grinding machines while pouring our heart and soul into bringing the tool to life. While not satisfied with just being good, so through customer data and rigorous testing, our R&D team are able to blend over 40 years of manufacturing know-how and real-world feedback to improve the tool holders design and performance.

We optimize our process for both efficiency and accuracy by utilizing Kawasaki robotic arms to load and unload bar stock into the Mazak multi-tasking machine centers. We use SCM420 alloy steel to lay the foundation and case harden to RC 57-59 with a core of RC 34-39 to provide good core strength and maximize wear life. The core creates a dampening effect which reduces vibration in high speed milling to improve surface finish. The AT3 or better taper accuracy ensures 80% or better taper contact with spindle and using Stotz Air/Electronic Gaging for inspection on the taper. We precision grind the internal bore surface to <.0002" TIR and all bores are ground on a CNC grinder to ensure close run-out tolerance and evenly contact between the collet and the bore pocket. We use Haimer laser balancing machines to deliver a tool that can operate flawlessly at 20000 RPM and Mitutoyo or Mahr indicators to check the run out.

Taper ground to AT3 or better ensures 80% or more contact with spindle to reduce harmonics and improve runout tolerance

Inside bore are precision turned to engage a better contact with retention knobs pilot to increase rigidity

Precision turning surface finish provide perpendicular contact with the flange of retention knob to increase rigidity

Tool holder is balanced to G2.5 20,000 RPM on a HAIMER Tool Dynamic Balancing System from Germany. Balanced tool holder minimizes the centrifugal forces which minimize the stress on spindle bearing, minimize vibration and maximize the cutting tools life cycle and greatly improve surface finish.

Unique design feature in the extension nose to minimize the off-balance nature of CAT 40 taper specification. On the side of flange where a half spherical hole is located, a flat is cut into the cylinder nose to compensate the weight of the metal chips lost from forming this spherical hole. And when the holder is placed into the Haimer balance machine, less holes would need to be drilled in the v groove of the flange to protect the rigidity of the tool holder. Evenly weight distribution will minimize centrifugal force in high speed spinning and thus maximize the holders ability to hold the cutting tool concentric to spindle rotation.

To achieve AT3 or better taper contact as an industry standard, our taper surface are precision ground on Shigiya CNC grinder from Japan. We are not satisfied with just meeting the industry standard, the surface roughness on the taper is maintained to mirror finish

Each holder comes with a lab certificate on its balancing data

Flange and V-groove are precision ground to ensure reliable tool change

Spindle Thru coolant capability