Founded 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.
Razor Sharp GrindingRazor Sharp Grinding grew from a one-machine basement operation started by Dennis and Eileen Reider in 1967 into a Pottstown tool-grinding manufacturer focused on custom cutting tools and the re-manufacturing and re-sharpening of industrial tooling. Its expanded facility now houses eight Walter CNC tool-and-cutter grinders and a Studer OD/ID grinder, supporting both exacting custom work and urgent machine-down requests. The company also keeps more than half a million dollars’ worth of its own end mills in inventory for immediate shipment or same-day pickup.POTTSTOWN, PA
Lucas Tool GrindingFamily-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.LUCAS, OH
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
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