Precision CNC Boring Drill Chuck The 6380 Series Universal CNC Boring Chuck is designed to clamp precision drill and boring bits with high clamping power and accuracy.  When it comes to clamping, the 6380 Series utilizes a Jacobs chuck clamping system, offering superior concentricity with a maximum tolerance of 0.02mm (.0008″) at a 35mm drill […]

Specialized Confirmat Drill Bits In addition to our wide range of standard dowel, through and hinge style drill bits, our tooling program includes some specialty bits for longer drill lengths and special tool geometries for materials that can present challenges.  For the production of cabinets, shelving, and RTA (Ready to Assemble) furniture, one would typically […]

Diamond is known as a material with impressive characteristics. Even the name, Diamond, which stems from the ancient Greek word  “αδάμας” – “adámas,” translates to unbreakable. In particular diamond is the hardest mineral known and also has the highest thermal conductivity. These two traits, in addition to its abrasion-resistance…..

Out with the old, in with the new! 21st Century Tooling Technology retires carbide-tipped cutters from production settings and replaces them with Insert Tools! Carbide-tipped cutters versus insert tooling are like night and day! We’ve come a long way in the arena of cutting tool design…but it is always surprising to see unbalanced, outdated and […]

The Drill on Drill Bits! While metric dimension drill bits all look quite similar to the untrained eye, there are differences in style, design and material quality that have a clear impact on tool performance, cost and your bottom line. About 20 years ago, carbide-tipped drill bits, previously manufactured for the most part in Germany […]

Tooling for Cutting Composites The use of composite materials has been on the rise for years due to their unique characteristics including reductions in weight and increased flexibility.  By definition a composite is a combination of two other materials used to create a unique material that is superior to either input material (a super-material?).  The performance […]