[ezpcb.com]

Hi all

Is there any body farmiliar with cutting tool market?

Mike

[bobk]

That's a very broad question. I think you need to refine it a little. In other words, what particular aspect of the market are you interested in.

[ezpcb.com]

There're many kinds of cutting tools being made in my location. Most are powder metallurgy tools, but there're also HSS milling tools. How about the market of custom-made tools?

Mike

[silverfoxx03]

Hi all

Is there any body farmiliar with cutting tool market?

Mike

What do you need to know-I hae been in the field for 12 years. Im an applications engineer and work with cutting tools daily.

[bobk]

There're many kinds of cutting tools being made in my location. Most are powder metallurgy tools, but there're also HSS milling tools. How about the market of custom-made tools?

Mike

The custom tooling market does exist, I was once offered a position to design custom tooling for a local company. I did not take the position, so I can't say just how much demand there actually is. I do know from others that most people try to avoid custom tooling for the obvious reasons of high cost.

[Rustybolt]

Custom cutting tools are usually for high volume production of a specific part. it was much more prevelent for scew machine tooling. Not many screw machine houses anymore.