Star Cutter Adds TRU TECH Brand into its Grinding Technology Portfolio
Adding TRU TECH’s product line extends Star Cutter’s offering of 5-axis, broach, cylindrical and centerless grinders.
Posted: November 11, 2024
Star Cutter Company has announced the complete integration of the TRU TECH product line into the Star Cutter grinding technology portfolio, extending the company’s offering of 5-axis, broach, cylindrical and centerless grinders. The Star Cutter brand look and name has been applied the TRU TECH TX93XM, TX93XM-A and TT8500 centerless grinders, as well as the T23XM and TT820 cylindrical grinders.
In a strategic move in 2023, Star Cutter assumed design and manufacturing rights to TRU TECH grinding technology, extending the company’s solutions across the grinding lifecycle into blank preparation and cylindrical grinding. Additionally, Star Cutter has absorbed the large existing installed base, bringing both expertise and synergy to its customers.
“Star Cutter is a company that has steadily grown through both innovation and acquisition”, says Brad Lawton, Star Cutter chairman and CEO. “We continue to add technologies, such as the TRU TECH range, that make sense for our customers and to the business, emphasizing our expert tool manufacturing brand.”
The TRU TECH series offers ease of use and ultrafast set-up, keeping the machines running more often for greater uptime and throughput. Additionally, Perimetric™ grinding technology and CNC Pick-N-Place™ software enable these machines to achieve extremely high accuracy for high precision and micro components in numerous industries including medical, aerospace and electronics. These systems are also capable of handling diverse needs from one-piece, small lot runs through automated and unattended production.
TRU TECH Precision Grinding Systems – Star Cutter Company
THE STAR CUTTER FAMILY OF COMPANIES
Headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, and originally founded in 1927, the Star Cutter Company is global leader in the cutting tool industry with over 700 employees working in 15 manufacturing facilities. Each facility specializes in producing a specific type of product or service: carbide blanks and preforms, solid carbide cutting tools, gundrills, PCD tooling, gear cutting tools, and 5-axis CNC tool and cutter grinding machines.