As cost pressure increases, manufacturers are being challenged not only to manage higher prices but also to rethink how cutting tools are designed, used, and replaced.

At Tungaloy, this challenge is being addressed through tool architecture. The company is emphasizing exchangeable-head solid carbide systems that reduce material consumption and environmental impact while achieving superior machining performance.

Material Efficiency, Sustainability, and Versatility

Conventional solid carbide tools require full replacement once worn, resulting in high material consumption and waste. Exchangeable-head systems take a different approach: only the worn cutting head is replaced, reducing carbide usage, limiting waste, and lowering exposure to raw-material price volatility—an increasingly important consideration as access to critical resources becomes more constrained. Tungaloy’s DrillMeister drilling system and TungMeister milling system are designed around this principle, enabling more efficient and responsible use of limited carbide resources compared with conventional solid tools.

Beyond material efficiency, the modular design provides a high degree of versatility. TungMeister offers a wide range of milling heads for applications such as high-feed, face, shoulder, slotting, and chamfering operations, while DrillMeister provides various drilling heads optimized for different drilling requirements. This flexibility allows manufacturers to adapt to changing production needs while reducing tooling inventory.

Supporting Advanced Manufacturing

Emerging industries demand tight tolerances, consistent surface quality, and stable processes, often under high tool consumption rates. By combining material efficiency with modular versatility, exchangeable-head systems help manufacturers balance productivity, cost stability, and long-term resource efficiency in these high-precision environments.

A Long-Term View

Tungaloy’s philosophy is that when material costs continue to rise, the industry must look beyond short-term reactions.

Smarter, long-term solutions are needed. Solutions built into the architecture of the tool itself. By reducing material waste and improving versatility, manufacturers can maintain productivity and stability even under changing conditions. In times like these, it is important not to lose focus—or, quite literally, not to lose your head.

About Tungaloy

Tungaloy continues to explore new ways to strengthen its environmental commitment by expanding renewable energy, promoting recycling and digital-first practices, and supporting community-based initiatives, reaffirming its dedication to a more sustainable and responsible manufacturing future.

Chuck-diameter-specific versions, and adjustable boring rings are available from 6-18-inches in diameter. Both styles feature no-tools attachment. Dillon jaw forming rings are a high-quality product which will ensure years of quick, stress-free set-ups when paired with Dillon jaws.

About Dillon Manufacturing

Dillon Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures a complete line of standard and custom workholding solutions including chuck jaws, chucks, vise jaws, soft jaws, hard jaws, collet pad jaw systems, chuck lubrication. Dillon is ISO 9001:2015 registered.

From November 2025 through January 2026, customers were invited to choose a school of their choice to receive a tooling certificate valued at 20% of qualifying orders. The certificates can be redeemed for any BIG DAISHOWA product, including tool holders, boring tools, cutting tools, workholding products and presetters.

“We are sincerely grateful to BIG DAISHOWA-Americas for this investment in technical education and to NewEra Manufacturing for selecting Southwest Technical College as a recipient,” said Carl Johnson, director of manufacturing at Southwest Technical College (Cedar City, UT).

“This contribution will have an immediate and meaningful impact on our students by expanding access to high-quality, industry-standard tooling,” Johnson added. “Being able to train with professional-grade tool holders, cutting tools and workholding systems strengthens hands-on learning and better prepares our students for careers in advanced manufacturing, machining and engineering.”

BIG DAISHOWA launched the Tools for Schools initiative to give customers a way to support manufacturing education programs in their local communities.

“Our customers have strong ties to the communities where they operate, and those relationships are key to developing the future manufacturing workforce,” said Jack Burley, president/COO of BIG DAISHOWA. “The Tools for Schools program gives us the opportunity to support both our customers and the students who may one day become part of their team.”

About BIG DAISHOWA

As a member of the BIG DAISHOWA Group (Osaka, Japan), BIG DAISHOWA Inc. is a recognized global tooling provider, with manufacturing facilities in North America, Switzerland and Japan. BIG DAISHOWA is also the North American representative of Speroni tool measuring machines, Sphinx high performance drills, mptec measuring stands, Tekusa spindle cleaners and the UNILOCK zero-point workholding system.

Founded in 2014 as a technical firm with engineers from job shops, the addition of Application Sales Engineers has been key to its success. These team members include David Sellers (key accounts and Georgia), John Huggins (Western North Carolina and Tennessee), Justin Sellers (Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), Lee Sellers (Northeastern Georgia, Eastern North Carolina and Eastern South Carolina) and John Paquette (Alabama).

David Sellers said that the company serves all industries in the Southeast, “as we consider the region a ‘mixed bag’ of all industries, predominantly featuring job shops and privately owned production shops.”

Regarding its working relationships, David highlighted that, “Our team engages all sectors of the channel. We work from OEMs down and from end users up.”

Lastly, David expressed his excitement at working with Platinum Tooling, stating, “Platinum Tooling brings to our firm tooling that we did not have with our other product offering. Additionally, the diverse offering at Platinum allows my engineers to feel confident that they have an added solution to success.”

About Platinum Tooling Technologies

Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. in Prospect Heights, IL, near Chicago, serves its growing North American customer base with an extensive inventory of machine tool accessories. Its experienced staff is dedicated to providing the most innovative tooling and technology. Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. serves the auto, aero, medical, woodworking, composites and other industries, as well as an ever-increasing number of machine tool OEMs, through its network of manufacturers’ representatives. Platinum Tooling is the importer of Heimatec live tools and angle heads, Henninger speeders, Tecnicrafts Swiss-type collets and guide bushings, Hommel + Keller QUICK knurling and marking tools and REV broaching tools in North America.

Gingerich brings deep industry knowledge and a proven customer-center mindset to his new role. Most recently, he served as a Field Sales Engineer, partnering closely with customers and the sales organization to drive sustainable growth and deliver service and solution excellence across his territory.

In his new position, he will lead Walter Canada’s national sales organization, focusing on the company’s “customer-first strategy” while advancing the full portfolio of Walter solutions and services. With the continued expansion of Walter’s product and engineering solutions, Tim is well equipped with the right tools, insights, and leadership needed to accelerate growth across the Canadian market.

“Tim’s passion for customers, collaborative leadership style, and strong understanding of what makes Walter the customers first choice, makes him the ideal person to step into this role.” said Rich Schweitzer, President – Americas. “We are confident that he will continue to build on our strong foundation and drive meaningful value to our customers.”

Walter also extends its appreciation to Tony Baas for his years of leadership and commitment to the Canadian team. His contributions have helped shape the organization into a trusted partner across the country.

“We thank Tony for his outstanding service and wish him a fulfilling retirement.” Added Schweitzer.

The grooving system features a new insert design with a double serration profile for positively secure locking in the insert seat to increase stability and process reliability. The positive fit effectively absorbs lateral forces during longitudinal and copy turning. A raised center serration prevents incorrect installation.

Additions to the product range include radial grooving and groove-turning tools G5011 in shank sizes of 1.25 inch, 12×12 mm and 32×32 mm, and Walter Capto G5011-C-P tools in C3 to C6 sizes.

The face grooving tool G5111 is the new introduction to the Groov∙tec GD family. The G5111 system is introduced with cutting depths of 12, 21 and 25 mm, an axial grooving diameter from 34 to 500 mm, and shank sizes of 25×25 mm and 1 inch.

The benefits of the G5111 include increased cutting parameters, maximum process reliability and exceptional service life thanks to the stable Groov∙tec GD double serration profile, and maximum productivity and tool life because of the wear-resistant Tiger∙tec® Gold grades.

The new Groov·tec GD parting blades G5041..R/L-P are the reinforced parting blades for cutting and grooving with or without coolant. These are available in right-hand, left-hand and contra versions, and feature conventional blade heights of 26 to 32 mm and insert widths of 3 and 4 mm. The tool body accepts double-edged GD26 cutting inserts with a double serration clamping profile.

The new Groov·tec GD deep-parting blades G5042/G5042-P are conventional (non-reinforced) blades for deep grooving and parting off. The G5042 insert widths are from 3 to 6 mm, and the G5042-P insert widths are from 3 to 4 mm. Blade height is 26 and 32 mm, and the maximum parting-off diameter is from 80 to 160 mm. The tool body accepts single-edged and double-edged GD26 cutting inserts with a double serration.

About Walter

Walter, a global leader in the metalworking industry for over 100 years, offers a wide range of precision tools for milling, turning, drilling and threading applications. The company helps customers in the aviation and aerospace industries, automotive, energy, and general metalworking industry improve process reliability and increase productivity. As an innovative partner capable of creating digital process solutions for optimal efficiency, Walter is pioneering Industry 4.0 throughout the machining industry. With Regional Headquarters in Greer, SC, Walter markets its competence brands Walter, Walter Titex, Walter Prototyp and Walter Multiply through a network of channel partners and field engineers across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. www.walter-tools.com/us.

The TD610 is offered for thread depths up to 2.0 × nominal diameter (DN). The tool can thread steel, stainless steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals and super alloys up to a hardness of 48 HRC (ISO P, M, K, N and S material groups). The program offering is M4 to M20, M4×0.5 to M20×2, UNC8 to UNC7/8, UNF8 to UNF3/4 and G1/16 to G1.

The TD610 Supreme thread milling cutter features an optimized short flute geometry for maximum stability, a differential pitch for smooth running with short threads and a modified neck geometry. The tool is made of Walter’s high-performance grade WB10TU for the best performance in a wide range of materials. The shank is produced in accordance with the DIN 6535 HB standard.

The thread mill is ideal for meeting strict requirements on process reliability, such as when threading expensive components. The cutter produces threads with excellent quality and enables short machining times and a long tool life with few radius corrections.

The Walter lineup of products consists of three categories to its tools. Supreme indicates the highest level of technology and performance available. Perform tools are products that provide an economical solution with focused importance on price and Advance which indicates product efficiently balanced between price and performance.

About Walter

Walter, a global leader in the metalworking industry for over 100 years, offers a wide range of precision tools for milling, turning, drilling and threading applications. The company helps customers in the aviation and aerospace industries, automotive, energy, and general metalworking industry improve process reliability and increase productivity. As an innovative partner capable of creating digital process solutions for optimal efficiency, Walter is pioneering Industry 4.0 throughout the machining industry. With Regional Headquarters in Greer, SC, Walter markets its competence brands Walter, Walter Titex, Walter Prototyp and Walter Multiply through a network of channel partners and field engineers across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.

Machitech’s Fiber PRIME S Laser Machines set a new standard in advanced cutting technology by combining high-speed 4G acceleration with high-power performance (12KW to 60KW) for cutting Mild Steel up to 4″ thick. Fabricators and manufacturers count on laser cutting machines that deliver 24/7 reliable and efficient operation, provide rapid processing high-end performance for a wide range of heavy-duty applications, and come with readily available customer service and support. Lantek Expert Cut nesting software capabilities include 2D CAD/CAM automatic, semi-automatic, and manual nesting; as well as the Assembly 2 Nest (A2N) 3D importer for direct download of common 3D CAD formats, eliminating the need for multiple software suites.

Machitech’s Fiber TUBE XL Laser Machines have a 6-12 kW power capability, cutting tube up to 40-feet in length with minimum 0.8-inch diameters to maximum 25-inch diameters. Core features include a 3D contour bevel head, adaptive clamping for all profiles, triple chuck system with zero tail cutting, robust and versatile frame designs, adaptive servo-driven supports, and intelligent and intuitive smart controls that now feature Lantek Flex3D nesting software. Flex3D software provides the machines with the ability to cut angled, HSS square profiles, HSS round profiles, as well as smaller H-Beams.

Based in Quebec, Canada, Machitech is a manufacturer of custom industrial cutting systems. With decades of experience, the company has earned a strong reputation for reliability and innovation in plasma tables, fiber laser systems, and robotic cutting solutions. Based in Mason, Ohio USA, Lantek has remained a leader in digital transformation for the sheet metal industry for over 35 years.

Burnett brings two decades of sales management experience while overseeing more than 20 counties in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. He previously managed end user relationships by communicating with all company levels, from engineers and machine operators to purchasing and corporate managers, in high-precision tooling industries such as medical device, automotive, tool & die and others.

In his new role at REGO-FIX USA, Burnett will serve as a key technical and sales resource for both pre-existing and new customers regarding tooling recommendations, engineering support and service tailored to specific machining applications. With a strong focus on collaboration, he will also support these customers’ long-term business growth throughout their relationship with REGO-FIX.

About REGO-FIX

With U.S. headquarters in Whitestown, Indiana, REGO-FIX, inventor of the original ER collet system, is a world leader in the manufacture of Swiss precision tooling.

With this proven product, measurements can be taken, with results compared to determine if, for example, the chuck does not meet manufacturers established jaw force ratings because they require lubrication, or a drawbar/drawtube adjustment. It also helps to identify if internal chuck parts are worn or broken or if chuck jaws are not obtaining full travel and may need disassembly and cleaning. These gauges also help users determine if an air or hydraulic actuator requires adjustment to correct leakage or bypass, or if line pressure needs adjustment for proper part chucking. Ideal for use with chucks from a wide variety of manufacturers, Dillon Jaw Force Gauges keep chucks operating at full force for maximum production, and service life. Each Jaw Force Gauge sold by Dillon includes detailed instructions for proper set up and use.

About Dillon Manufacturing, Inc.

Dillon Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures a complete line of standard and custom workholding solutions including chuck jaws, chucks, vise jaws, soft jaws, hard jaws, collet pad jaw systems, chuck lubrication, and more. All products are made in the USA and Dillon is ISO 9001:2015 registered.