Family-owned since 1994, Lucas Tool Grinding is a central Ohio shop that resharpens, repairs, and restores cutting tools for manufacturers. Its second-generation team brings a combined 80 years of manufacturing experience to work performed on five-axis ANCA CNC grinders, with simulation software used to check tool performance before it leaves the shop. Lucas also makes new carbide tooling from customer-supplied prints and serves customers throughout Ohio and across the country.
Star Grinding & SupplyFounded in 2006, family-owned Star Grinding & Supply combines more than 65 years of tooling experience to design, manufacture and sharpen industrial cutting tools in Salem, Ohio. Its Walter five-axis CNC grinder supports customized tool development, while the company also reconditions used tools and offers new tooling through its distributor partnerships. Star Grinding emphasizes quick turnaround and a small-business approach to meeting specific manufacturing needs.SALEM, OH
Tri-State Tool GrindingFamily-owned since 1994, Tri-State Tool Grinding has built its Cincinnati shop around careful, precision-minded service for manufacturers across the Ohio Valley. The company regrinds and manufactures CNC cutting tools for customers in aerospace, automotive and medical manufacturing, with ISO 9001:2015 certification supporting its inspection and production work.CINCINNATI, OH
Meadville Tool Grinding IncFounded in 1984 as a small-town grinding shop, Meadville Tool Grinding manufactures and reconditions carbide cutting tools in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. The company remains a small business while bringing its third generation into the workplace, combining custom tool manufacturing with sharpening, repair, and coating services that extend tool life. Its work is centered on precise, durable tooling tailored to customers’ manufacturing needs.CONNEAUT LAKE, PA
5 Axis Grinding IncFounded after Scott took ownership in 2010, 5 Axis Grinding Inc. manufactures carbide cutting tools and designs custom tooling and specialty carbide products in Centerville, Ohio. The husband-and-wife team of Scott and Barb runs the company, which develops special tools from customer specifications and can typically design, manufacture, coat and ship them within two weeks. 5 Axis also works with local high schools to introduce students to skilled trades and operates a tungsten-carbide tool recycling program.DAYTON, OH