Sharon-Cutwell Process Development Center (PDC)

Sharon-Cutwell’s in-house Process Development Center (PDC) allows you to get a pre-qualified cutting process that works for your application as soon as it hits your floor. Through our PDC, you get access to over 75 years of cutting tool experience, as well as, access to our CNC milling machines, intelligent tooling solutions, and deep process analysis that is dedicated to testing and developing your tools. By pairing our Technically Advanced Cutting Tools, with our PDC, you can maximize your machining output capability. Whether you are looking to launch a new product, or needing a process improvement, you can be confident that you will be able to deliver when it counts.

Cutwell PDC Process

PHASE 1:

Understand Your Challenges & Goals

PHASE 2:

Build Test Programs & Design Tooling

PHASE 3:

Run Tests &
Collect Data

PHASE 4:

Present a Proven Solution that Works!

How it Works

Our PDC is an in-house engineering center focused on helping our customers optimize their cutting processes. When using our PDC, we provide a complete and robust tooling solution, taking your needs from problem understanding, to design, manufacturing, and launch, to process optimizations and production sustainment. You can rest assured knowing that your process is pre-qualified and will work when your project hits the floor.

PDC Capabilities:
  • In-house machining centers & sophisticated measuring equipment dedicated to tool testing and process development.
  • A Team Approach: Engineering and Manufacturing team up to develop the latest tools to solve cutting tool challenges.
  • Drilling and milling in standard or exotic materials.
  • Optimizing tools to improve tool life and cycle times.

Why You Need Our PDC

With our PDC, you get our Product Performance Guarantee. We stand behind our product to do what our customers need it to do, or we will continue to work with you to get it right. This gives you confidence that you can deliver to your customer, meet their commitments, and be profitable doing so. Get the most out of your tool and equipment investments by maximizing your ROI and throughput with Sharon-Cutwell’s Process Development Center.

PDC Outcomes:
  • We develop the whole process – from design to speeds & feeds – so you don’t have to.
  • Improved tool life and cut time equals more throughput and cost savings.
  • The latest in tool designs that make a difference.
  • We prove out your process on our floor, with no disruption to your production or throughput!
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY:

Tier 1 Automotive Machine Shop-Steering Knuckle

  • An automotive Tier 1 CNC Machine Shop was trying to find the best tooling for a high volume knuckle casting with complex drill and ream dimensions; they were unable to hold size and tolerance on a tight angle. 

  • Cutwell was able to provide custom step Drills & Tapered Reamers that enabled the customer to hold very tight tolerances and produce complex parts by the thousands, daily!

  • Cutwells tools and guidance took the customer’s process from a 30% loss in cycle time, to a 10% gain in throughput, increasing their profitability by more than 10%.

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What Our Customers Have to Say

“Sharon-Cutwell has been our go-to resource for custom tooling. They have been extremely responsive to our needs and their quality is second to none.”

Operations Manager, Metal & Plastic Parts Fabricator

“I was in a bind, so I reached out to Cutwell looking for some custom carbide woodruff cutters, in a very short turn around.  They were able to quote and design the tools within 24 hours, and offer me an expedited lead time to help me hit my turnkey runoff deadline, in a few short weeks.”

Applications Engineer, Machine Tool Distributor

“Sharon-Cutwell has supported my team as we launched the drilling and assembly of our advanced composite 777X wing. It is their desire to provide truly innovative solutions and commitment to helping us solve our challenging problems that helped us be ready on day 1.”

Senior Project Engineer, Commercial Aircraft OEM

“I was struggling with a difficult taper reamer application on our brake knuckle launch. I searched everywhere and couldn’t find someone who could solve it until Sharon-Cutwell developed an innovative solution that was very easy for me to implement. Now it works flawlessly!”

Project Engineer, Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

“We really appreciate the continuous learning attitude, drive for improvements, willingness to constantly increase your knowledgebase, thru the pushing of the envelope of our product.”

Mechanical Systems Engineer, Commercial Aircraft OEM

Ready to Make the First Cut?  We Can Help.

Ready to Make the First Cut?

We Can Help.