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At Superior Tool Service, we take pride in being a one-stop shop capable of making any tool a customer may need. Our team is committed to understanding your needs as thoroughly as possible to provide you with high-quality, custom tools to help you get the job done right.
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Unlike factory-bought tools, we can custom grind any tools with clearance to fit your specific type of material, giving you longer life and higher productivity at substantial savings. We are the largest grind shop in the middle of the country which allows us to build you the best tool for your job every time, while staying efficient in delivery.
Reduce Cost. Resharpen Tools. Recycle Inventory.
Superior Tool Service can reduce your new cutting tool cost by up to 85% by having us sharpen your dull cutting tools. The average tool can be resharpened 5-10 times.
- Resharpen and Recycle with Custom Grinding
- Reduce costs by reducing new tool purchases
- Extend the life of your tools
- Higher productivity
- Custom grinding to fit your specific type of material
- Close tolerance work is no problem
- Superior precision for maximum output
- Concentric resharpened tool
When you need around-the-clock service for your tools to improve speed and turnaround time, you can count on Superior Tool Service. Accuracy, quality, reliability. We are the future of your manufacturing tool needs.
Types of Tools We Resharpen
- Center Drills
- Step Drills
- Dagger Drills
- Acrylic Tip Drills
- Spot Drills
- Composite Tip Drills
- Endmills of All Types
- Keyway Cutters
- T-Slots
- Back Spot Facers
- Spot Facers
- Reamers
- Tapered Drill Reamers
- Thread Chasers
- Hobbs Cutters
- Groove Tools
- Corner Round
- Radius Cutters
- Wheel Cutters
- Shell Mills
- Dovetail Cutters
- Routers
STS PVD Coatings For:
- End Mills
- Drills
- Reamers
- Boring Tools
- Countersinks
- Form Tools
- Punches
- Grooving Tools
- Bits
When you choose us for your PVD coating services, you’ll save time, too. We can complete many coating jobs within 24 hours. Your tools will be back on the line where they belong in no time.
Our experts can recommend and apply the best coatings for Composites, Inconel, Stainless Steels, Titanium, Aluminum, Superalloys, and more. If you are working with composite or CFRP, ask about our new Composite Solutions coating created especially for composites.
If you are looking to coat more than your tools, we’ve got you covered. Contact us to learn more about how we can help.
PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) Coating Services
STS Coatings Will:
- Reduce costs for your cutting tools
- Extend the life of your tools
- Improve hardness
- High-quality tolerance and oxidation resistance
- Prevent premature cutting-edge chipping
- Customize coating recipes
STS Coatings offers the most experienced and fastest way to get the best finish for your material and cutting needs. Get reliable information so you can make more accurate decisions.
Types of PVD Coatings
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TiN
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TiCN
TiCN
Chip and impact-resistant, TiCN coating works well for interrupted and low-to-medium speed cutting. It offers enhanced wear resistance to difficult materials like cast irons, copper, Inconel, and abrasive materials. The carbon adds hardness and surface lubricity.
HSS TOOLS – PUNCH STEELS
Color: Grey/Rose Brown
Hardness: 3,100HV (Vickers Hardness)
Service Temp: 850° F -
ALTIN
ALTIN
Based on nanolayers of Titanium and Aluminum, our AlTiN coating provides a low coefficient of friction and excellent toughness, combined with a high surface hardness. AlTiN is used on drills and milling cutters of steel and carbide for general applications and high-speed machining of ferrous materials with hardness up to 55-56 HrC.
Color: Grey
Thickness Range: 1 – 4 microns
Hardness: 3200HV (Vickers Hardness)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1470° F
Lubricity: 0.5 coefficient of friction -
AICrN +4
AICrN +4
Our AICrN coating has a high aluminum content with the added benefits of CrN, which possess excellent wear resistance properties. This coating excels in dry machining applications, milling, drilling, and especially hard material machining at moderate or better speeds. Teamed with good wear resistance and increased heat resistance.
Color: Anthracite
Thickness Range: 1 – 4 microns
Hardness: 3400HV (Vickers Hardness)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1830° F
Lubricity: 0.3 coefficient of friction -
AuRoRa
AuRoRa
From the AlCrN family and its benefits, AuRoRa has added impact resistance and durability for the interrupted cut environment. AuRoRa works very well in Turning, Milling, Drilling, Tapping, and Gear Cutting in Stainless Steel and Super Alloys.
Color: Grey
Thickness Range: 1 – 4 microns
Hardness: 3400HV (Vickers Hardness)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1830° F
Lubricity: 0.3 coefficient of friction -
AITiSiN
AITiSiN (Hardmill)
Our latest coating STS-HARDMILL AITiSiN is a nanocomposite PVD coating. They are designed for hard, dry, and high-speed machining environments. HARDMILL exhibits exceptionally high resistance against oxidation and abrasion with a combination of high thermal hardness.
STS-HARDMILL results from a special structural composition deposited in our high-performance PVD coating system. STS-HARDMILL properties yield significant advantages for the high heat demands placed on your cutting tools today.
Color: Dark Bronze
Thickness Range: 1 – 4 microns
Hardness: 3500 HVO, 025
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1200° F
Lubricity: 0.5 coefficient of friction -
ZRN
ZRN (Mircal ALU)
Our most biocompatible ceramic hard nitride, zirconium nitride, is tougher, harder, and more corrosion-resistant than titanium nitride. It is used extensively in cutting applications. ZrN is a less expensive alternative to diamond.
Color: Light Gold
Thickness Range: 1 – 3 microns
Hardness: 2600 HV (Vickers Hardness)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 600º C (1100º F)
Lubricity: 0.35 coefficient of friction -
TeTON
TeTON
This is our best offering for machining steels in demanding conditions. Designed for Steels TeTON excels in Turning, Milling, Drilling, and Tapping. TeToN has also performed very well in the Drilling and Milling of Stainless Steel.
Color: Metal Bronze
Thickness Range: 1 – 4 microns
Hardness: 2800HV (Vickers Hardness)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 1650
Lubricity: 0.4 coefficient of friction
Convenient Box Shipping
Use our new customized shipping boxes to send and receive cutting tools before and after PVD coating.
We can ship Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air at your request for stated rates by the carrier of your choice. Please let us know if you wish to use your own UPS or FedEx account number before we ship back your items to avoid any uncorrectable charges by the carrier.
STS Supply – full industrial supply distributor
Our philosophy is built on understanding each customer’s specific individual needs in order to provide them with Metalworking and MRO solutions. We have the capability of combining a big catalog product offering of innovative leading brands with local support.
Let us help you improve your operations with our proven track record of success in streamlining our customers supply chain and throughput.
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Custom Tool Orders On-Time,
Worldwide Shipping
We can ship Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air at your request for stated rates by the carrier of your choice. Please let us know if you wish to use your own UPS or FedEx account number before we ship back your items to avoid any uncorrectable charges by the carrier.
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CUSTOM ORDER FORMS
Customize Step Drills, Reamers, End Mills, Piloted Reamers, and Plug Tapered End Drills through our Custom Order Form.
GET A QUOTE
Email or Fax us your print for special cutting tools, or call us to discuss large-volume or special requests.
CONVENIENT BOX SHIPPING
Use our new customized shipping boxes to send and receive cutting tools before and after PVD coating
Get to Know Us at Superior Tool Service
Superior Tool Service has served over a thousand machine shops locally and worldwide for over thirty-five years. That’s because we optimize our customer’s tools to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
We are dedicated to supplying you with our elite resharpening and recycling tool services so your company can keep up with demand. That’s why we offer high-tech solutions for your most minor or most demanding manufacturing needs.
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