Star Cutter News & Events

Farmington Hills, Mich., March 2, 2023  – Star Cutter has announced Star Cutter Express, an enhanced Single Flute Gundrill program designed to provide companies with quality standard in-stock or customized gundrills in an expedited manner. Standard Programs with Same Day Shipping:  There are two stocked and standard product offerings where gundrills are delivered within 24 hours of the order. The SFGD Express program is for Single Flute Gundrills in diameters from 0.1250” – 0.7500” (3.175mm – 19.050mm) and lengths up to 48” (1219mm). The SCGD Express program is for Single […]

Las Vegas, January 10, 2023 – Star Cutter Company, a provider of custom-engineered tooling solutions for precision applications, is displaying its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2023 in the Supplier Showcase, booth #51317. On display will be solutions for producing: Rifle and Shotgun Barrels – single flute gundrills, including high performance and double contour enhanced designed gundrills, pull reamers, and rifling buttons Pistol Barrels – solid carbide gundrills, solid carbide deep hole twist drills, carbide reamers Firing Pin Holes – small diameter solid carbide twist […]

Farmington Hills, Mich., Sept. 12, 2022 – Star Cutter Company has acquired a majority share of Samputensili Cutting Tools (Bentivoglio, Italy), which has now been incorporated into the Star SU brand, serving the European market as Star SU Europe S.r.l. “As a recognized global leader in the gear manufacturing industry, we are happy to officially extend our presence into the European market,” said Jeff Lawton, Star Cutter Company President/COO. “We know this integration of resources will further our technical skills, enhance our product quality, expand our manufacturing capacity and improve […]

Farmington Hills, Mich., DATELINE, 2021 – Star Cutter Company’s core drills, custom-designed and built per application, are well-suited for the machining of cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, valve bodies, fluid power components, and other cast components that are made of aluminum and iron, including CGI. Based upon review and input from the Star Cutter design team, decisions are made regarding three- or four-fluted design, edge prep, material grade and advanced coating selection so that each drill is optimized per specific requirements, leading to reduced cycle times. Used for both enlarging or […]

Farmington Hills, Mich., June 9, 2021 – Star Cutter Company, in alliance with its strategic partner Neher Group, has announced the availability of 3D printed PCD monoblock tool bodies and chip deflectors where the 3D printed bodies are integrated with the holder interface to create a single robust tool. As compared to traditional manufacturing methods, additive manufacturing is more reliable in achieving designs with complex details and effective chip evacuation. This ability to optimize coolant hole and cooling channel locations can improve tool life by 30% or more and is […]

Farmington Hills, Mich., May 11, 2021 – Star Cutter Company’s solid carbide drill designed for machining aluminum castings has proven to achieve 1.5 – 4 times the tool life of competitive offerings in automotive prismatic applications, such as valve bodies, housing and transmission cases, to name a few. Based upon specially selected material grades and point geometries developed by the Star Cutter engineering team, the drills are optimized for each specific application. Available in diameter sizes starting at 4mm, these Star Cutter drills are manufactured from a selection of more […]