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Custom tool design and application review is provided for every quote, setting Cutwell apart—we don’t just quote tools other people have designed. We bring our extensive cutting tool knowledge to engineer the most productive tool possible, helping customers improve efficiency and throughput. Our engineering team will review your tooling needs, including your manufacturing processes and the material you are cutting, all with a goal of improving your tooling costs.

Our in-house designers have years of experience in cutting tool technology and have designed tools for hundreds of customers across many diverse industries. The custom, intricate work from our engineering team is part of every quote, to ensure you are getting the right tool for your job.

Cutwell engineers developed Wave-Point™ Technology to solve the drilling challenges inherent to highly engineered carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) used in Aerospace manufacturing. Other drills on the market have to run at feeds much slower than Wave-Point because if they push the feed they will push out (delaminate) the carbon fibers on exit. The Wave-Point, on the other hand, cuts the fibers in steps as the point breaks through, and the higher feed rate allows the tool to “hold onto” the fibers as they cut – essentially pulling them into the tool vs the other tool designs that push the fibers away as they exit the material.

This innovative tool design was the result of our extensive aerospace experience, including a deep understanding of hole quality, tolerances and tool life when drilling CFRP materials.

Wave-Point™ technology–coupled with an exclusive diamond coating–enables higher operating speeds, longer tool life, and helps cut time out of the manufacturing process while improving quality. The tool is a proven performer, drilling both CFRP and CFRP+metal stacks in aerospace and defense structures and assemblies. Common stacks include CFRP/AL, CFRP/Ti, among other combinations.

Multiple operations can be accomplished with a single form drill to save set-up time, as well as tool expense. Cutwell engineers will observe your manufacturing processes and recommend tool designs that enable multiple drilling and cutting operations from a single tool. Our goal is to reduce cycle times, extend tool life, and enhance hole quality—all while pushing the limits of feed rates.

Common Form Drill Types:

Cutwell Tapered Reamers are ground from solid carbide and finished with high performing PVD coatings. They are used widely across the automotive, aerospace and firearms industries, among many others. Our unique designs boast some of the highest feed rates in the industry, coupling high productivity with tight tolerance precision.

These custom-designed tapered reamers enable extremely efficient cycle times, producing very accurate holes with a glassy smooth finish. With an emphasis on product quality and feed rates, the tool spends less time in the cut resulting in longer tool life and excellent throughput.

Our solid carbide & carbide tipped brazed reamers are recognized as some of the most high-quality solutions in the industry. They’re at work in industries where tight tolerances and extreme surface finishes are required such as Hydraulics, Automotive, Aerospace, Construction and more.

We continually push the envelope for tight tolerance capabilities in solid carbide reamers. We can offer tight tolerances coupled with great tool life, to offer solutions that are productive and efficient. With the ability to braze carbide tipped tooling, we can offer a wide range of sizes and capabilities, from micro-reaming up to 4″–5″ diameter form reaming tools.

Our solid carbide endmills and form mills are engineered to your unique specifications, enabling you to achieve exacting part features—all with one tool. Used in industries where intricate shapes and profiles are required such as Aerospace, Automotive, Firearms and Medical manufacturing, Cutwell delivers tight tolerances that ensure repeatable part accuracy.

Our offering includes:

Used for machining challenging laminated and layered materials such as carbon fiber, fiberglass and wood, our solid carbide, CVD diamond coated compression style endmills have bi-directional flutes that push the top and bottom of the material together to minimize delamination and burrs.

Common applications for Cutwell Compression Routers include machining, trimming, routing and pocketing difficult materials with confidence. Our custom designs ensure excellent tool life and clean edges to eliminate time-consuming secondary finishing processes.