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Oilfi eld Shop Gets into Small Parts Watchmaking


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hen work in the oil fi eld dried up due to poor economic conditions, Knust-Godwin LLC, a Texas oil & gas sup-


plier, faced new challenges following transitioning into small parts machining. Rather than hunker down and wait out the


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Oilfi eld supplier Knust-Godwin LLC chose Sandvik Coromant’s toolholding and cutting tools for watchmaking to expand its customer base in diffi cult times.


Laser Takes Heat Out of Tough Tool Grinding


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CAM Helps Company Target High-Value Parts


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onsees Group (Rochester, NY) has successfully navi- gated the treacherous waters from being a near-captive operation to being a highly effective competitor in the world of high-precision complex part manufacturing.


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Inspecting a precision-machined dieholder at Monsees Group (Rochester, NY).


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utting tool maker Shape-Master Tool Co. (Kirkland, IL) needed to expand its tool grinding capability beyond that of its conventional machines or run the risk of losing work to the competition.


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EWAG’s Laser Touch machining process technology handles all the latest commercially available cutting tool materials, including carbide, CBN, PCD, CVD, and MCD without generating heat-affected zones.


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