Dormer Pramet acquires Wetmore Tool and Engineering

Published
March 08, 2019 - 10:30am

Wetmore Tool and Engineering of Chino, California, has been acquired by Dormer Pramet, the global manufacturer of cutting tool brands Precision Twist Drill, Dormer, Union Butterfield and Pramet. Founded over 60 years ago, Wetmore specializes in the supply of precision cutting tools including hand-held skin drilling applications used by several leading aerospace organizations.

(From left to right): Jerome David (CEO, Wetmore Tool and Engineering), Filippo Mauri (business controller, Dormer Pramet), Stefan Steenstrup (president, Dormer Pramet), Cameron Reilly (managing director, Corridor Capital) and Martin Sehnal (program operations manager, Dormer Pramet North America).

Related Glossary Terms

  • twist drill

    twist drill

    Most common type of drill, having two or more cutting edges, and having helical grooves adjacent thereto for the passage of chips and for admitting coolant to the cutting edges. Twist drills are used either for originating holes or for enlarging existing holes. Standard twist drills come in fractional sizes from 1¼16" to 11¼2", wire-gage sizes from 1 to 80, letter sizes A to Z and metric sizes.

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