Broken tools are not only a cost issue but a


big process disruption as well. Vickers tracks it according to “broken tools per 10,000 pieces” and defi nes a broken tool as one that is chipped, cracked, or worn to a point that it negatively af- fects part surface fi nish. Prior to Seco, broken tool amounts ranged around 4.5, but that has since dropped to only 1.6 per 10,000. Besides cutters, Vickers relied on Seco to


Vicker Engineering personnel from left to right: Matt Tyler, president and CEO; David Muellen, tooling specialist; Lucas Richie, manufacturing engineer; Jordan Klint, engineering manager.


Since working with Seco, the shop has reduced its broken tool issues by upwards of 60%.


improve its drilling operations. The shop was using several different brands and various diameters, then standardized the diameters according to what part tolerances would allow. By doing so, the shop reduced its drill inventory from 40 different items down to only 10. Plus, switching to Seco provided the ease of working with one supplier. “In fact, over the past 18 months, we have


turned over all our new incoming projects to Seco and basi- cally had them determine the best tooling package for each,”


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