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Star SU Gear Tools Feature Specialized Coating for High-Volume Production

Star SU LLC introduces Alcrona EVO coating technology across its gear cutting tool portfolio, improving wear resistance and tool life.

Star SU Chamfer Hob Enhances Precision Gear Manufacturing

Star SU’s chamfer hob is designed for burr-free chamfers and high-precision gear production with versatile applications.

Star SU Hob Cutter Enables Precision Gear Hobbing on Swiss-Type Machines

Star SU introduces the Louis Bélet 8100 Series hob cutter, designed for fine-pitch gear cutting in microtechnology applications across watchmaking, automotive and medical markets.

Star SU Launches Custom Gundrill Designed to Reduce Tool Drift

The custom Double-Contour, Single-Flute Gundrill features an extended carbide-length head that reduces tool drift for the length of the cut.

Star SU Announces New President

Andreas Blind will facilitate and guide the sales operations of the organization, as well as serve as the chief commercial officer on the Star Cutter Company’s board of directors.

3D Printing Lightweights Large Cutting Tools

Larger parts require larger, heavier cutting tools. 3D printing enables Star SU Neher to produce lightweight large tool bodies and add features that improve tool life and performance.

Cutting Tool Technology Aids Lights-Out Machining Applications

These features can help improve cutting tool stability, standardize cutting performance and extend tool life, enabling shops to confidently run unattended shifts.

Star SU's Single-Flute Gundrills Suitable for Medical Device Machining

Star SU’s solid carbide gundrills are designed for work in medical-grade materials such as titanium and stainless steel.

Five-Axis Tool Grinder Offers Large Grind Zone, Small Footprint

IMTS 2018: Star SU’s NXT tool grinder is designed for large-machine capabilities with a small footprint.

How Dry Grinding Permits Coolant-Free Gear Making

Grinding the external forms of automotive gears came to be the last step still needing coolant. This machine eliminates cutting fluid by combining gear grinding with dry skiving in the same cycle.

Hobbing Machines for Dry Cutting Applications

Star SU offers the Bourn and Koch 400 H seven-axis horizontal hobbing machine featuring a FANUC CNC and point-to-point array hobbing capability.

5ME Authorizes Star SU, Fullerton Tool to Make, Distribute Cryogenic Tooling

Fullerton and Star SU can now make, market and sell 5ME’s BlueZone brand in North America.

February 2016 Product Spotlight Slideshow: Grinding

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on grinding machines of various capacities.

Inside Gear Expo 2015

Billed as “The Drive Technology Show,” this year’s event featured new machine designs and cutting tools, heat-treat processes, and materials and hardening processes for hybrid transmission applications.