Hoffman Estates, IL – For the second year in a row, customers who choose best-in-class cutting tools, tool holders and workholding products from BIG DAISHOWA will support their local manufacturing training programs at the same time.

From October 1–December 29, 2023, BIG DAISHOWA will once again donate a tooling certificate valued at 20 percent of every qualifying order to the buyer’s school of choice through the Tools for Schools program. Schools can redeem certificates for any BIG DAISHOWA product, including best-in-class tool holders, boring tools, cutting tools, workholding products and presetters.

Last year’s program was a resounding success!
BIG DAISHOWA issued nearly $30,000 in tooling certificates to high schools, vocational schools, colleges and universities. According to Jack Burley, President/COO of BIG DAISHOWA, it’s all in line with the company’s overall mission to support a new generation of skilled workers.

“We are committed to workforce development. This program allows our customers to support local communities by providing their future workforce with the same tools they use in their shops,” said Burley.

To participate in the program is as simple as 1-2-3:

1. The qualifying minimum order is $5,000 (earning a $1,000 tooling certificate).
2. Place the order through your local distributor and request “Drop-ship from BIG DAISHOWA.”
3. Reference “PROMO-BD-SCHOOLS” as a line item on your order.

Burley says that every dollar spent helps students develop skills they can apply in their careers. “By using BIG DAISHOWA tooling in school, students gain experience with the same tools they will use as future engineers and machinists.”

BIG DAISHOWA offers nine product lines of precision tooling, workholding, and tool management systems aimed at reducing both the overall process time and the cost per part. 

Popular products include face mill holders, end mill holders, collet chucks, angle heads and tapping adaptors. The world-leading KAISER Boring System, high-performance Sphinx Drills and UNILOCK Workholding systems are also available, as are CAT, BT, HSK and BIG Capto systems.

If your machine is equipped with a BIG-PLUS spindle, remember that BIG DAISHOWA is the officially licensed provider of BIG-PLUS tool holders in North America. Don’t accept any substitute dual-contact products on your valuable machines.

Are you looking for new ways to machine keyways? What about internal or external teeth or spline? Platinum Tooling has you covered with the ​Rev Broaching Tools for CNC lathes & Machining Centers.

REV S.R.L., located in Northern Italy, is the manufacturer of innovative broaching solutions for CNC Lathes and Machining Centers. Ideal for machining simple keyways or internal and external profiles, both teeth and splines. Common profiles including square and hexagon are easily achieved; custom profiles are available. 

Platinum Tooling offers innovative broaching solutions from REV S.R.L. for both CNC Lathes and Machining Centers. All REV broaching tools offer excellent performance with long insert life and high surface quality. A wide variety of standard and custom profiles and sizes are available. 

A wide variety of standard and custom profiles and sizes are possible with REV broaching tools

by Masatoshi Kageyama | OSG Corporation

As a global company manufacturing responsible products, OSG is committed to a healthy planet and society.

​In order to reduce environmental impact, OSG actively implements initiatives relating to resource and energy conservation, waste reduction, prevention of pollution, and material recycling in various processes throughout the OSG Group.

OSG’s tool reconditioning program is a part of the company’s commitment to promote resource conservation and to improve energy efficiency in its business activities.

The primary benefit of tool reconditioning is obvious: reduction in overall tooling costs. Although many shops regrind their own drills, few shops have given thought to regrinding high performance cutting tools, even though substantial cost savings can be obtained.

​These efforts not only save customers thousands of dollars each year but are also environmentally friendly and sustainable.

As a comprehensive cutting tool manufacturer, OSG is capable of regrinding and recoating an array of products, such as solid carbide tools, HSS tools, PCD tools, rolling dies, specials, and more.

Tool reconditioning services provided by OSG restore used tools to like-new condition. OSG’s tool reconditioning division uses original OSG manufacturing drawings for all regrinding processes.

​OSG Group companies also adhere to the OSG quality control manual and use the same inspection equipment used by the manufacturing division during the inspection procedures. With tool reconditioning facilities in 14 countries, OSG can respond to customer needs worldwide.
In addition to tool reconditioning, OSG also offers customization services to help manufacturers optimize machining based on individual application needs.

OSG USA has comprehensive Regrind and Coating Capabilities for Drills, End Mills, Reamers, Taps and more!
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Get the best coating based on your application and tool. Additional Coatings available.

Evaluation Services Tailored for Your Needs
To begin, contact your nearest Next Generation Tool regional manager to set up an evaluation appointment. We will evaluate each and every one of your application before sending the tools off for reconditioning.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Techniks Tool Group (“TTG)”, one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of branded highly engineered, consumable, high-cost-of-failure aftermarket and OEM tooling products in North America, announced that it has acquired Eppinger Group (“Eppinger”), a Denkendorf / Baden-Württemberg, Germany-based leading designer and manufacturer of sophisticated, high precision static and live tools, complete CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) tooling systems, rotary tables for CNC machines, and gears and gearboxes for robotics applications.

TTG is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., the private equity fund management arm of Z Capital Group, L.L.C. ("ZCG"), a leading privately held merchant bank. The transaction is expected to close later this week.

Founded in 1925, Eppinger is one of the leading mechanical engineering companies in the field of development and production of tool holders, specifically for CNC turning & milling centers and precision gears. Eppinger has three manufacturing and distribution facilities located in Germany, India, and the U.S. and holds extensive direct relationships with machine shops, machine OEMs and robot manufacturers in Europe and Asia.

The combined business will be named Eppinger Technologies and will expand its broad product offering of highly engineered solutions to cover both milling and lathe CNC machines. Eppinger leadership, including CEO Uwe Eppinger, will remain with the combined business. Mr. Eppinger will also remain an investor in the combined company.

"This transaction will enhance our global positioning and provide us with a broader platform, expanded manufacturing and distribution channels, and a wider customer set from which to grow," said Dean Glover, CEO of TTG. "The combined entity will be renamed Eppinger Technologies, and we will continue to build upon our industry-leading channel presence and diversified suite of products."

“We are pleased to add Eppinger, a company with a rich German engineering history in providing the highest quality products to its customers, to our portfolio. Eppinger is a highly complementary business to Techniks Tool Group and together, they represent an extremely compelling partner in the attractive tooling market,” said James Zenni, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZCG. “We look forward to building on this strategic combination to continue to capture market share and drive substantial global growth.”

“For nearly 100 years, Eppinger has focused on providing the finest high-quality solutions for our customers,” said Mr. Eppinger. “We were attracted to the ZCG team and Techniks Tool Group because they share our focus on innovation, superior quality, technical support and customer service, and we are excited to partner together to address the technical needs of an expanded customer base across the market spectrum.”

ZCG is a leading, privately held merchant bank comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, technology development and solutions.

For almost 30 years, ZCG Principals have invested tens of billions in capital and have industry leading track records in private equity and credit.
ZCG has approximately $6.5B of AUM in asset management and its investors are some of the largest and most sophisticated global institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and insurance companies.
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ZCG has a global team comprised of over 375 professionals. For more information, please visit www.zcg.com.
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Platinum Tooling now inventories a wide selection of Rineck Shrink Fit Tool Holders in the most common styles and sizes at thier headquarters in Prospect Heights, Illinois. These high-quality German made tool holders are produced for high accuracy and maximum rigidity.

Stock tools are available in imperial (inch) and metric sizes with slim 3° and standard 4.5° execution with the following machine connections:

• CAT40
• CAT50
• HSK-A63
• HSK-A100

Holders with other machine connections including BT, PSC, and Dual Contact and tools with additional features including extra slim, coolant jets or coolant slots are available from the factory within 5-6 weeks. Special tools for custom applications are also available.

For more information on Rineck Shrink Fit Tool Holders or any of our other precision machine tool accessory lines, contact us! 

 The +1Axis Indexer is adjustable in 15° increments and is compatible with the Techniks DV-075 Dovetail Vise, the 5th Axis D-22 Dovetail Fixture and the Raptor RWP-024 and RWP-024SS Dovetail Fixtures.

You can now perform accurate 3+1 index machining on 3-axis machines for one workpiece or multiple positions across a fixture plate. On a 4-axis machine you can perform 4+1 axis machining in a single part setup or, if mounting multiple +1Axis Indexers on a rotary tooling block, you can perform 4+1 machining on several parts gaining access to 5 sides of the workpiece.

Using the +1Axis indexer on a 5-axis machine allows access to workpiece faces that are unreachable on common pyramid riser block setups.
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• Vise Compatibility: Techniks DV-075 Dovetail Vice
• 5th Axis D-22 Large Dovetail Fixture
• Raptor RWP-024 and RWP-024SS Dovetail Fixtures

Yorba Linda, CA. - Next Generation Tooling has been appointed as regional managers by NEXTGEN Tooling for their entire territory which includes Northern California,  Southern California, Nevada and Mountain States Regions.

Founded in 2016, NEXGEN Tooling LLC is a manufacturer of high-performance cutting tools specializing in manufacturing tight tolerance carbide cutting tools for manufacturers worldwide. 

NEXGEN Tooling is a private family-owned manufacturer located in Springvale, ME. At their company, they design and manufacture high-performance, solid carbide cutting tools. Serving customers both nationally and internationally.

NEXGEN excels at making special and custom tooling including: