The Star Cutter Company in Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired a majority share of Samputensili Cutting Tools in Bentivoglio, Italy. The company has been incorporated into the Star SU brand, serving the European market as Star SU Europe S.r.l.

"As a recognized global leader in the gear manufacturing industry, we are happy to officially extend our presence into the European market," said Jeff Lawton, Star Cutter Company president and COO. "We know this integration of resources will further our technical skills, enhance our product quality, expand our manufacturing capacity and improve our service offerings."

Founded in 2001, Star SU LLC is a global sales company with a presence in North America, South America, China, South Korea, India and Europe. It is a single technology source for gear manufacturers, offering a wide variety of machinery, precision cutting tools, and services including vertical gear hobbing machines and chamfering and deburring machines; gear hobs and milling cutters; gear shaper cutters and shaving tools; chamfer and deburring tools.

As part of the former Samputensili company, Dr. Eng. Deniz Sari will maintain his executive leadership role at the Star SU Europe operations, where he has been responsible for 80 people at the manufacturing plant in Italy and two sales subsidiaries in France and Germany.

Additionally, Dr. Sari will continue to be responsible for advancing gear tool technology with the global organization.