Now in its third year, the Tools for Schools program from BIG DAISHOWA Inc. continues to grow, helping to support the next generation of manufacturers.
Now through Dec. 30, 2024, BIG DAISHOWA customers who make a qualifying purchase can earn a tooling certificate valued at 20% of their purchase to give to the school of their choice. Schools can redeem certificates for any BIG DAISHOWA products, including toolholders, boring tools, cutting tools, workholding products and presetters.
In the first two years of the program, BIG DAISHOWA issued nearly $50,000 in tooling certificates to high schools, vocational schools, colleges and universities. Among the recipients was the York County School of Technology in York, Pennsylvania. The school (pictured) received a $3,950 certificate thanks to BIG DAISHOWA purchases by York Precision Machining and Hydraulics.
According to Jack Burley, president and chief operations officer of BIG DAISHOWA, this achievement aligns with the company’s mission to nurture skilled workers for the future. “Our commitment to workforce development runs deep, and this program gives our customers the chance to invest directly in their communities by providing future machinists and engineers the same BIG DAISHOWA tooling they’ll use in their careers,” said Burley.
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To participate in the program:
- The qualifying minimum order is $5,000 (earning a $1,000 tooling certificate).
- Place the order through your local distributor and request “Drop ship from BIG DAISHOWA.”
- Reference “PROMO-BD-SCHOOLS” as a line item on your order.
Related Glossary Terms
- boring
boring
Enlarging a hole that already has been drilled or cored. Generally, it is an operation of truing the previously drilled hole with a single-point, lathe-type tool. Boring is essentially internal turning, in that usually a single-point cutting tool forms the internal shape. Some tools are available with two cutting edges to balance cutting forces.
- precision machining ( precision measurement)
precision machining ( precision measurement)
Machining and measuring to exacting standards. Four basic considerations are: dimensions, or geometrical characteristics such as lengths, angles and diameters of which the sizes are numerically specified; limits, or the maximum and minimum sizes permissible for a specified dimension; tolerances, or the total permissible variations in size; and allowances, or the prescribed differences in dimensions between mating parts.
