Incorporating a wide range of drill lengths and diameters, ARCH Cutting Tools Patriot High Performance portfolio of solid carbide drills excels across the broad spectrum of all ISO class workpiece materials, from general steels, cast irons, HSRA, and many more. With diameters as small as 0.8 mm (0.0314 inches) and up to 20.0mm (0.7874 inches),…

Industry News

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Reshoring may be building back U.S. manufacturing

While some of this momentum comes from COVID-19 pandemic-related shortages and shutdowns and supply chain back-ups; in the long-term reshoring has the potential to save U.S. manufacturers critical production time, reduce transportation costs and could better support just-in-time production by reducing capital tied up in stock.

Cutting tools: A 20th-century business moves into the 21st century

Marcus Ralston explains his outlook regarding three key milestones of the evolution taking the cutting tool industry into the 21st century.

Hot trends in cutting tools

Fast, flexible custom tooling, easy access to tool data through cloud technology and automation are some of the technologies driving tool production processes, according to a recent discussion between two industry executives.

ARCH Cutting Tools embraces gender diversity

Diversity, including gender diversity, in the workplace can drive innovation, and ARCH Cutting Tools supports the idea that a gender-diverse culture, including in its engineering team, can spur innovation and growth. A key member of the ARCH Cutting Tools team is Dolores Morrison, an engineer at the company’s ARCH Cutting Tools – Mentor (Ohio)…

KEO brand turns 80, makes plans for future

On its 80th anniversary, the KEO brand looks ahead to the future. The company's long-range strategy is to build upon the trust and reputation of the brand and to acquire diverse, complementary companies to drive overall growth.

The value of Patriot High Performance tools

Supporting both the growth of U.S. manufacturing and the growth of the cutting tools market is ARCH Cutting Tools, with its expanded, all-American Patriot High Performance portfolio.

Articles

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Change it up with modular boring bars

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Alan Richter

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January 13, 2023 - 12:00 pm

Evolving to meet 21st-century demands

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Marcus Ralston

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Manager's Desk Column

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February 16, 2021 - 14:15 pm

Shift focus toward technology

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Marcus Ralston

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Manager's Desk Column

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January 14, 2021 - 12:00 pm

Videos

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Westec 2023 Booth Visit with ARCH Cutting Tools

ARCH Cutting Tools highlighted its RECON360 service program at its booth during Westec 2023 in Long Beach, California.

CTE Booth Visit with ARCH Cutting Tools @ Eastec

ARCH Cutting Tools Marketing Director Rachel Dresser took time during Eastec 2023 to highlight the company's product series for KEO, Ultra-Dex, Patriot High Performance, and Revere, as well as its RECON360 remanufacturing service.

Modular Boring - ARCH Cutting Tools

A video from ARCH Cutting Tools offers guidance for effective chip evacuation, the proper method of holding the boring bar, and how to select insert geometry based on the cutting conditions.

Set up boring bars for success

ARCH Cutting Tools offers a video overview of its Patriot high-performance boring bars, which offer tunable internal damping technology to deliver optimal dynamic stability and yield significant increases in machining performance.

High performance endmill exceeds shop's expectations

ARCH Cutting Tools, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, recently visited with Quality Machine & Repair Inc., Hartville, Ohio, to learn more about the company's decision to use Patriot High Performance™ endmills for a small run of complex parts made of a flame-hardened 4140 steel with a crust in the 50 Rockwell range. The company ordered 16…

ARCH Cutting Tools -- Your complete tool making authority

ARCH Cutting Tools continues to focus on their commitment to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Backed by a talented line up of experienced engineers to assist you in creating personalized custom tool solutions and fueled with an ever increasing standard, stocked high performance offering of cutting tools and holders.

ARCH -- an Industry Leader in Standard Cutting Tools for Manufacturing

ARCH Cutting Tools is a leader in standard cutting tools for manufacturing, providing a multitude of industries with the most trusted cutting tools in this competitive environment.

ARCH Cutting Tools is American manufacturing, serving the world

Cutting tool innovation often starts with collaborative problem solving at the spindle. Breakthroughs in cutting tool proficiency occur when the ARCH cutting tool group works in close collaboration with its customers.

People & Companies

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The Jordan Company acquires ARCH

ARCH, a Strength Capital Partners and Main Post Partners platform company that is focused on manufacturing precision cutting tools, precision machined industrial components and medical implants and instruments, has been acquired by The Jordan Company (“TJC”) effective April 1, 2019. Eli Crotzer, president and CEO of ARCH Global Precision and the…

Richards Micro Tools rebrands as KEO Micro Tools

ARCH Cutting Tools announced that the Richards Micro-Tools product portfolio is being rebranded as KEO Micro Tools.

ARCH Cutting Tools takes top prize in Tool of the Year competition

With 28 entries, 1.2 million social impressions and almost 4500 votes, ANCA’s Tool of the Year winner was ARCH Cutting Tool’s entry that demonstrated the use of multiple ANCA’S iGrind machine operations with several complex profiles.

Arch Cutting Tools names regional sales managers

Arch Cutting Tools has made organizational changes within its national sales structure..

ANCA names winners of Tool of the Year competition

Turcar, a Turkey-based company, was the winner of the virtual tool category in 2020, and this year it took home the #MadeonANCA and Most Innovative Tool categories. Coming in second in the #MadeonANCA category was Poland-based FANAR, and third place went to Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based ARCH Cutting Tools.

ARCH Cutting Tools acquires Greene Tool Systems

ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. has acquired Greene Tool Systems, Inc., of Dayton, Ohio.

ARCH Cutting Tools acquires indexable and solid round tools manufacturer

ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. has acquired BMWG, LLC, a manufacturer of indexable and solid round tools, located in Gallatin, Tennessee

Arch Cutting Tools hires Bill Orris

ARCH Cutting Tools is pleased to announce and welcome Bill Orris as Manager of Technical Product and Sales Training.

ARCH acquires American Tool Service & OrthoGrind

ARCH, a Strength Capital Partners and Main Post Partners platform company that is focused on manufacturing precision cutting tools, precision-machined industrial components, and medical implants and instruments has acquired American Tool Service and OrthoGrind (“ATS” and “OrthoGrind”), with locations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Indianapolis.

ARCH announces the acquisition of Siem Tool

ARCH, a Jordan Company platform company that is focused on manufacturing precision cutting tools, precision machined components and medical implants and instruments, has acquired Siem Tool Co., Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Siem Tool is a manufacturer of customized solid-carbide drills, endmills, reamers, thread mills and form tools. Siem Tool will join…

Arch Cutting Tools hires Charlie Novak Jr. for its specials business development

Arch Cutting Tools hired Charlie Novak Jr. as Arch Specials business development and coordinator. He will be located at Arch-Mentor and report to Brent Sheerer, product manager for Arch Specials (dotted line to Jeff Cederstrom, divisional president of Arch Cutting Tools). Novak joined the company on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, as the toolmaker honored…

ARCH Cutting Tools launches master catalog

ARCH Cutting Tools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, released its first fully integrated master catalog, titled “The Collection.”

ANCA 2021 Tool of the Year contest deadline nears

Now in its fourth year, ANCA Tool of the Year has raised the profile of cutting tools and those companies who make them.

ARCH Cutting Tools names managers

ARCH Cutting Tools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan named two key manager positions. Anja Redzepagic was named national channel manager and key accounts, and Dave Valtierra was named West Coast Regional Manager.

ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. acquires Custom Carbide Cutter Inc.

ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. has acquired Custom Carbide Cutter Inc. in Cincinnati, which provides high-quality cutting tools to manufacturers and distributors.

ARCH Cutting Tools acquires O-D Tool & Cutter

ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. announces the acquisition of O-D Tool & Cutter, Inc., a manufacturer of solid carbide and high-speed steel round tools located in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Arch Specials hires Brent Sheerer

ARCH is pleased to announce and welcome Brent Sheerer as Director of Product Management, ARCH Specials.

ARCH acquires Competitive Carbide

ARCH, a Strength Capital Partners and Main Post Partners platform company that is focused on manufacturing precision cutting tools, precision machined industrial components and medical implants and instruments has acquired Competitive Carbide Inc. (“CCI”), Mentor, Ohio. CCI is a manufacturer of customized solid-carbide drills, endmills, reamers,…

ARCH appoints Lori Lorant to vice president human resources

ARCH announced the appointment of Lori Lorant to the position of vice president human resources. Lorant has been with the organization for almost five years and has held the roles of employee relations manager and director of human resources prior to her promotion to vice president.

ARCH Cutting Tools names Brian Barlow general manager

ARCH Cutting Tools names Brian Barlow as general manager – ARCH Cutting Tools Rhode Island. Barlow is responsible for the overall business and production operations at the ARCH Cutting Tools Smithfield, Rhode Island, manufacturing facility. The plant invested in a 1,000-sq.-ft. expansion/modernization in January 2019 that included new machining…

ARCH Cutting Tools names new analyst

ARCH Cutting Tools has named Doug Wickham as its new direct marketing/business analyst. In this role, he is working with the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based ARCH Cutting Tools marketing and business development team and reports to Stacey Eeman, marketing and business development manager.