Case Study

How GWS Cut Cycle Time By 86% With $278K Savings…

A commercial product manufacturer faced challenges while producing steel fasteners for general manufacturing applications. They were using a 1mm micro…

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Manufacturing 101

Tapping Tip – Don’t Let Percent of Thread Derail Your…

As any experienced machinist will tell you, you usually gain some experience drilling and milling before you learn about tapping…

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Manufacturing 101

TiCN Coating and Cutting Tools

Are you having a hard time finding the right coating for your application? While there are several options, here we…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Mary Pitts

Meet Mary Pitts, one of our Customer Service Representatives at our GWS-Tennessee facility in Nashville, TN. With over 35 years…

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Case Study

Turning Time Into Savings: GWS Custom Aerospace Tooling Cuts Production…

A leading commercial aerostructure manufacturer process involved two separate operations: one with two tool blanks—one for facing and one for…

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Manufacturing 101

5 Signs You Need Custom Cutting Tools for a Better…

Cutting tool catalogs are full of great off-the-shelf options, but not every situation has a standard answer. Custom tooling can…

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Manufacturing 101

Cut Cycle Time and Costs with Form Tools

Let’s say you have to machine a part with a unique profile or feature. Would you rather use several off-the-shelf…

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Manufacturing 101

TiAlN Coating and Cutting Tools

Coatings play a huge role in the performance and life of your cutting tools. We want to focus on of…

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Press Releases

Join Us at IMTS 2024 in Chicago, IL!

We’re thrilled to announce that GWS Tool Group will be exhibiting at IMTS 2024 from September 9th to 14th at…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Janet Knowles

Meet Janet Knowles, our Customer Service Lead at our GWS-Tennessee facility, in Nashville, TN. Janet has been at this facility…

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Case Study

Driving Savings: GWS Custom Ceramic Inserts Improve Tool Life, Slash…

An automotive manufacturer of commercial semi-trailer truck parts was looking to reduce their overall production cost, and increase tool life.…

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Manufacturing 101

Tap Style Selections By Chip Management

Selecting a tap to avoid breaking and chipping is primarily dependent on the application. You need to decide the best…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Mike Keener

Meet Mike Keener, our District Sales Manager for our Midwest territory. Mike has been in the manufacturing world for most…

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Case Study

How GWS Saved a Heavy Industrial Manufacturer $10k On Tooling…

A large heavy industrial manufacturer was encountering significant challenges with their ID finish form milling process. The manufacturer needed to…

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Manufacturing 101

Burrs: What Are They and How Are They Used?

In this white paper, we delve into the world of burrs—exploring their properties, applications, and critical role in manufacturing and…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Amber Martin

Meet Amber Martin, our Chief Administrator in Accounting, based out of our GWS-Florida facility in Tavares, FL. Amber has been…

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Case Study

Medical Bone Screws Produced 60% Faster With $133k In Savings!

A large medical device manufacturer was facing long cycle times - 8 minutes per cycle! In order to create this…

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Manufacturing 101

CBN Inserts: What Are They and How Are They Used?

Welcome to another Manufacturing 101. We will be discussing CBN inserts, also known as cubic boron nitride inserts. We will…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Ivan Christopherson

Meet Ivan Christopherson, our Quality Inspector and longest serving employee at GWS-WI, North Lake. Ivan has been at this facility…

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Case Study

From Three to One: GWS Custom Insert Cuts Costs by…

A large automotive supplier was using 3 separate standard ISO inserts to complete a 3-sided part geometry on a 1018…

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Manufacturing 101

What are Whiskered Ceramic Inserts?

Welcome back to another GWS Manufacturing 101! This will be covering whiskered ceramic inserts, also known as whisker-reinforced ceramic inserts.…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Mark Dalhover

Meet Mark Dalhover, our Operations Manager at GWS-CA in Vista, California. Mark has been in the manufacturing world for 48…

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Case Study

GWS Revolutionizes Manufacturing: From 4 Inserts into 1, Cutting Cycle…

Our customer was using four separate ISO standard inserts, to make a singular part. This resulted in a lengthy cycle…

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Manufacturing 101

What is PCD (Polycrystalline Diamond) and Where is it Used?

Welcome back to another GWS Tool Group Manufacturing 101! Today we are covering PCD, which stands for Polycrystalline Diamond. PCD…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Dustin Galligan

Meet Dustin Galligan, our Machining Team Lead at our GWS-WI facility in Menomonee Falls. With over a decade of experience…

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Case Study

Maximize Savings, Minimize Time: GWS Quick Change Insert Takes The…

GWS quick change insert was able to reduce cycle time by 4 hours per week, resulting in $15,600 saved in…

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Manufacturing 101

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Flutes in End Mills

Welcome back to GWS Tool Group’s Manufacturing 101! Today, we will discuss the benefits and disadvantages of flutes in end…

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Case Study

GWS Custom Drill Improves Tool Life by 100%!

This major international automotive supplier faced significant challenges related to tool life, impacting their production efficiency and causing machine downtime.…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Adan Gutierrez

Meet Adan Gutierrez, our CNC Setup at our GWS-CA facility in Vista, California, where he has been an integral part…

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Manufacturing 101

Cutting Edge Honing: Why it Matters

In the newest Manufacturing 101, we will discuss cutting edge honing and why it matters. Honing the cutting edge is…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Kelli Harris

Meet Kelli Harris, our Business Intelligence Manager at our GWS-IL facility in South Beloit, Illinois. Kelli first began her journey…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Embarks on a New Era: Announces Independent…

To fortify its standing in the custom cutting tool industry, GWS is set to emerge as an autonomous division, branching…

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Manufacturing 101

Understanding the Different Types of Carbide in Cutting Tools

In this Manufacturing 101, we will explore the different types of carbide materials used in cutting tools. Carbide cutting tools…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Lan Patthana

Meet Lan Patthana, a Quality Inspector at GWS-Batavia in Batavia, Illinois. Lan started at the facility as a part-time employee…

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Case Study

Sharper Savings, Superior Performance: GWS Custom Tooling Drives 80% Cost…

A precision automotive manufacturer was facing long cycle times. GWS created a custom solution that not only saved 4 hours…

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Manufacturing 101

Forming Taps vs. Cutting Taps – Which One Should You…

Today we will discuss the differences between forming taps and cutting taps, and which one you should choose for your…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Elena Taylor

Meet Elena Taylor, our Customer Service Department Manager – Inserts and Advanced Material, from our GWS-NC location in Arden, North…

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Manufacturing 101

How Bone Screws are Made with Inserts – The Manufacturing…

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will be discussing the manufacturing process of producing bone screws using inserts. Bone screws…

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Case Study

From Bottleneck To Breakthrough: GWS Tool Group’s Custom Designs Cut…

An American diesel engine manufacturer was struggling with high costs and cycle times. GWS offered a custom solution that led…

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Manufacturing 101

Thread Whirling Inserts

This Manufacturing 101 discusses thread whirling inserts and how they work. Thread whirling is a machining process used to produce…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Ronnie Jones

Meet Ronnie Jones, our Machine Shop Lead at our GWS-TN facility in Nashville, TN. Ronnie’s journey is a remarkable testament…

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Case Study

Streamlining Production How an American-Made Tool Holder and Boring Bar…

A medical device manufacturer had a European supplier with long lead times and poor quality. GWS saved cycle time by…

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Manufacturing 101

The Benefits of Step Drills – Improving Drilling Efficiency

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will discuss step drills and their benefits. Step drills are a type of cutting…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Stephanie Davis

Meet Stephanie Davis, our Customer Service Lead at GWS-AZ, in Surprise, Arizona. Stephanie’s journey with us began back in 2014…

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Case Study

Maximizing Savings through Custom Solutions and Precision Tool Rebrazing

A large American motorcycle manufacturer was using a competitor's face mill to mill aluminum cast engine cases and saw their…

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Manufacturing 101

Custom Form Tools – What You Need To Know

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will be discussing custom form tools and why they are important for many industries.…

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Manufacturing 101

Take Aim at Gummy Materials with PYSTL Series End Mills

Some materials just like to gum up the works. You know the ones we’re talking about– 303, 304 and 316L…

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Manufacturing 101

Cutting Tool Breakage: The 3 Most Common Mistakes

Cutting tool breakage is a fact of life in this business. But you should be able to get your money’s…

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Manufacturing 101

Boost Productivity with the Right Cutting Tool Coating

Maximize the Lifespan and Performance of Your Cutting Tools Are your cutting tools wearing out faster than expected? Are you…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Juana Arroyo

Meet Juana Arroyo, one of our OD Grinders at our GWS-Batavia facility in Batavia, Illinois. Juana has been at GWS…

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Case Study

GWS Silences the Competition

A supplier for the "Big Three" was having major tool chatter issues and bottleneck problems with their deburring process. The…

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Case Study

From Waste to Savings: Reducing Tool Scrap Rates and Cutting…

Using a drill with short tool life, this US Auto Manufacturer was also facing high scrap rate and 14-week lead…

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Manufacturing 101

What is CFRP? Understanding Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will be discussing CFRP, which stands for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer. CFRP is a…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Darren Peterson

Meet Darren Peterson, one of our CNC Programmers at our GWS-California facility in Vista, California. Darren started at GWS in…

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Case Study

Unlock Efficiency and Savings: Custom Inserts at Your Service!

The customer was facing high changeover rate, high tool costs, and unsatisfactory results. GWS was able to create a custom…

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Manufacturing 101

Aluminum Alloys Versus Aluminum Castings

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will be discussing the differences between aluminum alloys and aluminum castings, and their different…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Sergio Maldonado

Meet Sergio Maldonado, our Quality Control Inspector at our GWS-Welland facility in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Sergio first came to work…

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Case Study

GWS Makes the Dream Work

The customer was experiencing extreme concentricity issues when drilling and reaming two components for their front and rear cabin assembly.…

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Manufacturing 101

The Benefits of Ni-Alloys in Aerospace

In today’s Manufacturing 101 post, we will be discussing the benefits of using Ni-alloys in the aerospace industry. Ni-alloys, or…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Ian Fletcher

Meet Ian Fletcher, one of our CNC Grinder/Programmers at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 2015.  Ian first…

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Case Study

Less Inserts Turn Into More Savings

A large global medical device manufacturer was facing long lead times, excessive production costs, and high scrap rates. GWS was…

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Press Releases

New Next Day or 2-Day Flat Shipping Rates

March 1, 2023 – Today is the start of our new Next Day and 2-Day flat shipping rates. Next day…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Bridget Turner

Meet Bridget, our Customer Service Department Manager – Threading Products, at our GWS-Beloit location in South Beloit, Illinois. Bridget first…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Ryan Matteson

  Meet Ryan, one of our CNC Grinder/Programmers at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Ryan began working at…

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Press Releases

10-20 Turning Promotion

February 1, 2023 – Today is the first day of our 10/20 Turning Promotion that will run through March 31st,…

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Case Study

Hurrimill® Storms In To Generate Serious Savings

Not every machining challenge requires customization, which is why GWS Tool Group offers a huge selection of ultimate performance cutting…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Gary Cieslik

Meet Gary Cieslik, our Senior Quoting and Tooling Engineer at our GWS-WI facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Gary has been…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Brandon Duncan

Meet Brandon Duncan, our Second Shift Supervisor at our GWS-NC facility in Arden, North Carolina. Brandon has been at this…

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Case Study

4 Tools In 1

Customer was producing various heating and cooling valves out of 360 brass in high volumes. The internal valve featured two…

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Case Study

6-Figure Cost Savings

Customer was producing over 100,000 pistons per year, and part of the process was producing the groove around the circumference…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Richard Boyle

  Meet Richard Boyle, the Executive Vice President of Operations based out of our Arden, North Carolina facility. Since 2022,…

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Blog

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Balax Inc.

The acquisition of Balax Inc. represents a significant addition to GWS, bringing incremental premium tapping solutions of both the standard…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Peterson Tool Company

The acquisition of Peterson Tool Company strengthens GWS capability in the arena of custom tooling for the screw machine industry…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Brad Walma

Meet Brad Walma, our Second Shift Leader at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Brad has been working at…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Carbide Tools Mfg. Inc.

The acquisition of Carbide Tools Mfg. Inc (CTMI) further strengthens GWS capability and capacity in the arena of custom carbide…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Dollin Islam

Meet Dollin Islam, our Logistics and Quality Supervisor at our GWS-Edmonton facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dollin or “Dolly” as…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Signs Agreement To Be Acquired By Walter

Tavares, FL November 22, 2021 – GWS Tool Group has signed an agreement to be acquired by Walter, a leading…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Norberto Pablo-Quinones

Meet Norberto Pablo-Quinones, our Production Manager at our GWS-CA facility in Vista, California. Norberto has been working at this location…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Erin Hogan

Meet Erin Hogan, our Office Manager at our GWS-MI facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Erin has been working at this…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Releases New Hurrimill™ AT4 All-Terrain End Mill

Introducing the new Hurrimill™ AT4 all-terrain end mill, a 4-flute high performance solid carbide end mill for ferrous and non-ferrous…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Lori Sturdevant

Meet Lori Sturdevant, our Lead Tool Design and Technical Service Associate at our GWS-Beloit facility in Illinois. Lori has been…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Chris Luedtke

Meet Christopher Luedtke, one of our Production Setup Programmers at our GWS-Batavia facility in Illinois. Chris came to GWS Tool…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Monster Tool Company

The acquisition of Monster Tool Company adds significant depth to both the GWS general purpose and high-performance standard product portfolio.…

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Blog

Shipping/Receiving Supervisor Anna Swonger Keeps Her Department Running Smoothly

Meet Anna Swonger, our Shipping/Receiving Supervisor at our GWS-Arizona facility. Since 2008, Anna has been working at the Surprise, AZ…

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Employee Spotlight

Employee Spotlight: Patricia “Trish” Roberts

Meet Patricia “Trish” Roberts, one of our Customer Service representatives at our GWS-NC facility. Since 2012, Trish has been working…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group and Haimer Form Safe-Lock™ Partnership

GWS Tool Group, an industry leader in custom cutting tool manufacturing, and Haimer USA, a global market leader in tool…

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Blog

NPT Taper Pipe Thread Gaging

The national standard for NPT (National Pipe Taper) taper pipe threads is ASME B1.20.1, the current edition has a date…

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Blog

GWS Coatings 101 – FX1: Tough, Heat Resistant, Long-lasting

Welcome back to our series on the different types of coatings we offer to make your cutting tools provide better…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Indexable Cutting Tools of…

The acquisition of Indexable strengthens the GWS offering with added capacity and capabilities in the insert tooling segment, as well…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Releases New Alumigator™ ASR-5 End Mill

May 11, 2021 – Introducing the Alumigator™ ASR-5 end mill, a 5 flute high performance carbide end mill for high…

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Blog

Customer Service Representative Carol Witkus Keeps Orders On The Right…

Meet Carol Witkus, one of our Customer Service representatives at our GWS-Batavia facility, formerly known as Taurus Tool & Engineering.…

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Blog

GWS Coatings 101 – FX3: Strong, Stable, Durable

In our last post in this series, we introduced you to AlTiN, a great general purpose coating with a high…

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Blog

Employee Spotlight: David Park

Meet David Park, one of our Production Engineers at our GWS-Massachusetts facility. Since 2010, David has been working at the…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of CJT Koolcarb, Inc. and…

The acquisition of CJT further enhances the GWS product capacity and capabilities in the area of holemaking, brazed construction carbide…

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Blog

GWS Coatings 101 – AlTiN: For When Things Heat Up

Machining metal generates heat, and coatings are all about providing resistance to that heat while also providing some other tangible…

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Blog

CNC Grinder Operator Adam Bieber Is A Rock Star During…

Meet Adam Bieber, one of our CNC Grinder Operators at our GWS-Michigan facility. Since 2018, Adam has been working at…

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Blog

Engage Yourself With Gages & Gaging

  Now that you successfully produced a threaded part, how do you know if it’s too large, or too small?…

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Blog

CNC Grinder Operator Somsack Douangdet Is Following In His Father’s…

Meet Somsack Douangdet, one of our CNC Grinder Operators at our GWS-Florida facility. One could almost say that Somsack was…

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Blog

Single Minded: The Benefits of Tools Made From Single Crystal…

(As seen in Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine, by David Novak.) When it comes to the production machining of nonferrous materials…

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Blog

Custom Tool Spotlight: Custom Form Tool

Welcome to another Custom Tool Spotlight, a series that takes GWS cutting tools and gives them mini biographies. Today, we’re…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Taurus Tool & Engineering

The acquisition of Taurus Tool enhances the GWS product portfolio and capabilities in the area of custom HSS tooling and…

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Employee Spotlight

GWS-IL Supervisor Wendy Myhres Has Done It All

Meet Wendy Myhres, the 1st Shift Manufacturing Supervisor at our GWS-Illinois facility, formerly known as North American Tool Corporation. In…

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Blog

Take The Stress Out Of Tapping – Tap Relief Explained

  Have you ever had a tapping job that was so troublesome that it caused you to stress out due…

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Blog

Product Specialist Anthony Ferraioli is a Modern Renaissance Man

Meet Anthony Ferraioli, the Product Specialist at our GWS-Arizona facility, formerly known as Intrepid Tool Industries. In this position, Anthony’s…

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Blog

Custom Tool Spotlight – #10 (0.1935”) 8-Facet Brazed PCD Drill

Welcome to our Custom Tool Spotlight, a series that takes GWS cutting tools and gives them mini biographies. Today, we’re…

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Blog

Calculating “Before Plate” Internal Screw Thread and Tap “H” Limits

When encountering an internal threaded hole requiring it to be plated, it normally needs to be produced oversize to accommodate…

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Blog

Tapping Tip – How H-Limits Relate to Class of Fit…

Welcome to another post on our Tapping Tips! This is the second part of a two-part series on the relationship…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of STF Precision (STF) 

The acquisition of STF Precision enhances the GWS product portfolio and capabilities in the area of PCD and CBN solutions…

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Blog

Tapping Tip- How H-Limits Relate to Class of Fit (Part…

Welcome to another post on our Tapping Tips! This is the first part of a two-part series on the relationship…

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Blog

Tapping Tip – Finding the Perfect Tap

Warning, the blog your about to read has more information than many of you may want and can be confusing,…

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Blog

Are You Using the Right Thread Mill Design for Exotic…

If you deal with exotic alloys like Inconel, titanium, Hastelloy, etc., this blog post is written especially for you. Wise…

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Blog

GWS Value – A Review of Our Latest Capability &…

GWS Tool Group is constantly in motion. In fact, we are such a dynamic company that you might not be…

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Blog

Coating Tech Jose R. Enjoys Being Part of GWS Success…

Meet Jose R., who started out as a material handler in our plant at GWS Massachusetts in 2011. Since then,…

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Blog

Ti-Feed: A Titan Among High Feed Endmills for Titanium

Not to brag, but one of our specialties is looking at a machining problem and coming up with ways to…

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Blog

Autocam Medical Fights COVID-19 with a Little Help from Their…

Autocam Medical, with headquarters in Kentwood, Michigan, is a global contract manufacturer of orthopedic implants, spinal implants, precision instruments and…

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Blog

Manufacturers Shift Gears to Medical Machining for COVID-19 Support

GWS helps deliver in 48 hours Over the past weeks, while lives have changed for nearly everyone due to the…

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Blog

Custom Tool Spotlight: 10-Flute Form Tool for Defense

Welcome to our Custom Tool Spotlight, a series that takes GWS cutting tools and gives them mini biographies. Today, we’re…

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Blog

Carbide Taps: A Practical User’s Guide to When, What, How…

Highly abrasive materials like cast iron, polymers, glass filled polycarbonates, and some cast aluminum are called “hard” materials for a…

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Blog

Coating Technician Danny Cinnamon Knows How to Spice Up the…

Meet Danny Cinnamon, a long-tenured employee at GWS-Florida, who helps make work there much more fun for everyone. Since 2011,…

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Blog

GWS Tools Up for Aerospace with a Line of PCD…

As a major provider of ​highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools ​to the aerospace sector, we have…

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Blog

Custom Tool Spotlight: Ball Nose End Mill for Titanium

An army of GWS Custom Ball Nose End Mills Welcome to our Custom Tool Spotlight, a series that takes GWS…

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Blog

Aluminum Machining Goes from Awful to Awesome with GWS Tooling

Breiner Machine is a family-owned-and-operated manufacturing facility located in Brooksville, Florida. Their 11,000 square foot facility offers a wide range…

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Blog

The In’s & Out’s of Ball Nose End Mills

Ball nose end mills, also known as full radius end mills or ball mills, are cutting tools where the nose radius is…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of North American Tool Corporation

The acquisition of North American Tool Corporation extends custom product capability into the threading space, a new offering for GWS…

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Blog

The Graduate: How Derek Haller Makes GWS Better

GWS has some impressive employees, and Derek Haller is one of them. Derek is one of our talented CNC operators…

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Blog

Team Effort Speeds Production of Intricate Titanium Aerospace Parts

Superalloy Manufacturing Solutions Corporation offers turnkey components for aircraft engines and other mechanized systems in the commercial and military sectors.…

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Blog

Sales Call: The Right End Mill Cuts Cycle Time for…

The Opportunity  A contract aerospace manufacturer was supplying attachment brackets made from 17-4 stainless steel to a major aerospace company.…

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Blog

Custom Tool Insert Professional: Anne Cooper – Master of Design

Meet Anne Cooper, a 27-year veteran of the custom cutting tools industry. Anne is the Lead Design Engineer for GWS…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Releases New Zombie Whirler

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2019 – “You Just Can’t Kill the Zombie” means exactly what you’d think. The longevity…

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Blog

Gina Hong Learns Something About Custom Cutting Tools Every Day

Gina Hong has been a GWS Tool Group Machine Operator in our Springfield, Massachusetts plant for three and a half…

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Blog

Cut Cost, Not Quality, with Reconditioned Inserts from GWS

  If you’re a high-volume production type facility, getting as much value as possible out of your cutting tool inserts…

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Blog

New AlloyCat™ Whiskered Ceramic Inserts Ideal for Super Alloys

It’s a fact. Carbide inserts aren’t your best bet for finishing and roughing nickel and cobalt-based super alloys. By the…

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Blog

Milling Titanium is a Lot Easier with Specialty Tools from…

Here’s a true story for you. A Tier One supplier was fulfilling a defense contract for titanium components using conventional…

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Blog

Custom Holemaking Tools Available from GWS Tool Group

To answer an increasing demand from customers, GWS has added a new line of precision tools to its existing lineup…

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Blog

How GWS Cutting Tools Go from Custom to Standard

Many of the tailor-made cutting tools we engineer for customers are so innovative they are easily adaptable to a wider…

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Blog

GWS Custom Inserts Last Longer by a Wide Margin

Continually changing worn out cutting tools can be a real profit breaker. If you’re machining automotive and aerospace components made…

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Blog

GWS Increases Tool Life 4000% for Semiconductor Parts Maker

Manufacturing valves, manifolds and fittings used for the delivery of ultra high purity gas for semiconductor production is a demanding…

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Blog

Capital Expenditures: An Investment in Our Customers

Capital expenditures are often thought of in a negative light. After all, no organization likes to spend down their profits.…

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For Gummy Materials like 304 Stainless or Titanium 6Al4V, take…

Customers machining materials like 304 stainless steel or Ti-6Al4V know that their tendency to generate excessive heat while sticking to…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Benchmark Carbide

IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2018 GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Benchmark Carbide  TAVARES, FL – GWS Tool Group announced today…

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Blog

Max Out 5-Axis Value with the Right Cutting Tools

Demand for faster cycles times in industries such as aerospace, die and mold, automotive and medical continue to drive OEM’s…

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Blog

GWS Delivers Threading Tool Others Said Couldn’t Be Made

Each job in a CNC Swiss screw machine shop creates its own unique challenges and unforeseen issues. What Swiss Technologies…

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Blog

How Our Florida-Inspired AR-15 Catalog Made Its Way To Indiana

We’ll start this story with a quick quiz: GWS Tool Group has four facilities. One in Indiana, one in Florida,…

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Blog

The Secret to Faster Turnaround Times for Custom Cutting Tool…

Whether it’s custom or standard cutting tools, they’re made with the utmost quality and precision at GWS. But when it…

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Blog

Cutting Tools: Metric Manufacturing Counts on GWS

Powdered metal casting can deliver highly accurate near net shape parts, but finishing the super-abrasive materials chews up cutting tools…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Benchmark Carbide

IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2018 GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Benchmark Carbide  TAVARES, FL – GWS Tool Group announced…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Alliance CNC

IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31st, 2018 GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Alliance CNC TAVARES, FL – GWS Tool Group, LLC, the…

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Press Releases

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Carbide Grinding Company, INC

GWS Tool Group Announces Acquisition of Carbide Grinding Company, INC   TAVARES, FL – GWS Tool Group, LLC, the parent…

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