PVD coatings for cutting tools that last 2–10× longer.
End mills, drills, taps, reamers, inserts, and sheet-metal punches — coated in our Fridley, MN facility and shipped back nationwide. Fewer sharpenings, longer production runs, less downtime.
Coated drills from the Fridley shop. End mills, taps, reamers, and inserts get the same treatment.
Carbide and HSS wear out — the coating extends everything downstream.
If your cutters are running short of production targets, dulling before the run is done, or forcing extra sharpening cycles, a PVD coating is very likely the fix. Every coating in our lineup is significantly harder than carbide.
Longer tool life
Customers commonly see 2–10× the number of parts between sharpenings after coating — fewer changeovers, less downtime, and labor hours reclaimed on every run.
Faster cycle times
Lower friction at the cutting edge means higher feed and speed, less heat, and less coolant. In some shops that lets you drop a whole step out of the process.
Predictable production runs
Tools stay in tolerance for longer, so you plan around the run, not around the next sharpening. That predictability is what most cutting-tool customers ultimately buy from us.
The right coating depends on your material and cutting conditions.
TiN — general-purpose
The gold-finish workhorse — 2–10× tool life on general cutting and drilling. Also the medical-instrument standard.
Learn about TiNTiCN — harder wear
~80% harder than TiN. 2–4× the tool life on drills, taps, and punches in demanding wear conditions.
Learn about TiCNAlTiN — hot & dry cutting
Built for heat. Aluminum in the film converts to alumina at the cutting edge, giving outstanding oxidation resistance in hardened-steel machining and dry / near-dry cutting.
Learn about AlTiNAlpha — maximum life
Our proprietary hardest all-purpose coating — 2–4× the life of TiN. What we recommend when a customer says "make my tools last as long as possible."
Learn about AlphaWhat a coated cutter did for one of our customers.
We ran a full order of 60,000 parts and still didn't need to sharpen — versus about 10,000 before. Roughly 48 labor hours saved.
Send us the tool, the material, and the wear you're fighting.
We'll recommend the right coating for your application — and tell you when a coating isn't the answer. Response within one business day.