b'Many toolmakers have reasons to bring coating capabilities in-house.By Holly B. MartinC oated cutting tools, such as drills, mills, inserts, threads, reamers, broaches and hobs, tolerate signif-icantly higher cutting speeds and feeds, reducing machining time and costs. Outstanding wear resistance also substantially extends tool lifeWorld Class Manufacturer ofand lowers the cost per piece. Rotary Cutting ToolsAnytime that you can make the tool last longer, its a great benefit,New warehousessaid Nikhil Sheth, CEO of Santa Fe now open!Springs, California-based Precision Cutting Tools LLC, a manufacturer1985-2020of cobalt and carbide tools. Car-bide isnt cheap, so for maybe 10% of the cost of the tool, youre adding upward of 50% to the life to the tool.He observes that the use of coat-ings in general has increased as coating technologies simultane-ously have continued to improve.All the new alloys like Inconel and titanium are superlight, but theyre getting harder and harder to cut, Sheth said. So the whole coating industry is getting much more niche, more high-tech while at the same time its becoming more accessible for manufacturers to get that technology in-house.In the past, cutting tool manufac-turers often shipped their tools to shops specializing in coatings. But with improvements, such as auto- ufactured in the U.S.mation, and increased use of spe- an A CERTIFIEDM . ISO 9001:2015cialized coatings, more toolmakersDistributed Aro eGlobeare finding that bringing coating ca- und thpabilities in-house makes sense. www.mastercuttool.comsales@mastercuttool.comPhone: (727) 726-5336Fax (727) 725-2532Lower Barrier to Entry 965 Harbor Lake Drive, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695For many tool manufacturers, ctemag.com/cteguide.com49Toolcoatings.indd 49 6/16/20 11:49 AM'