Superior Machining & Fabrication is backed by more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing precision tool holders for various complex machining operations. Our custom tool holder options include unique workholding setups for:
- Milling Cutters – CNC mill tool holder designed to rigidly secure the workpiece while remaining out of the way for multi-axis milling operations.
- Boring Bars – Custom tool holder setups for precision boring bars and bore cutters.
- Turning Tools – CNC lathe tool holders built with extreme rigidity to facilitate precision turning operations.
- Cartridges – Custom cartridge tool holders for rapidly switching between multiple milling or turning inserts.
- DeVi Bars – Specialized tool holders for devibrator boring bars which further minimize vibration and deflection, especially for deep hole drilling operations.
- E-Zset Assemblies – Specialized tool holding solutions for E-Zset tool presetting devices.
Precision tool holders customized for the application at hand are essential components for today’s complicated CNC machining processes. When it comes to close tolerances and/or complex designs, the tooling and workholding plays a critical role in achieving high accuracy, repeatability, and efficiency throughout the manufacturing process. Superior’s high-quality tool holders significantly enhance our CNC machining services and ultimately improve your end products.
The Advantages of Custom Precision-Built Tool Holders:
Higher Machining Accuracy
Quality tool holders ensure accurate positioning and alignment of cutting tools on the CNC machine relative to the workpiece. Precision positioning is essential to achieve the desired dimensional accuracy as well as a good surface finish on the finished parts.
Better Product Repeatability
Consistent tool positioning and clamping provided by precision tool holders enable more accurate and repeatable CNC machining processes. This is especially important for large batch production or high-volume projects that demand close tolerances.
Reduced Machine Setup Time
Our specialized tool holders can integrate quick-change mechanisms that allow for faster, simpler tool changes. Reducing the setup time improves overall productivity and throughput by reducing downtime between machining operations.
Vibration Damping and Reduced Tool Deflection
Our tool holders are specially designed to dampen the vibrations generated during machining, while preventing the tool from deflecting off the workpiece surface. Minimizing vibration and deflection ensures higher accuracy and repeatability, and also tends to improve the surface finish of the machined parts.
Extended Tool Life
Removing vibration and deflection from the workpiece setup offers another advantage of extending the service life of the tooling. Proper tool holding extends the life of cutting tools by reducing wear and minimizing the risk of tool breakage.
Less tool wear leads to less manufacturing errors as well as less maintenance costs. That means we can pass the cost savings onto your project by reducing the frequency of tool replacement along with the machine downtime required for tool changes.
Increased Security and Worker Safety
The secure clamping provided by precision tool holders helps eliminate the risk of tool slippage or accidental ejection during high-speed machining operations. Beyond eliminating one potential avenue for manufacturing errors, secure tool holding is one more way to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries within our machine shop.
Precision Machining Services and Tooling Solutions Since 1995
Superior knows what it takes to succeed in today’s CNC machining industry – from designing the tool holders to manufacturing the end products. With 100+ CNC machines at our disposal and 100,000 sq. ft of production space, our company is amongst the most comprehensive industrial machine shops throughout the Muenster, Texas region and beyond.
