How can I reduce tool wear in metalworking?
Tool wear can never be completely avoided in metalworking. Where the cutting edge and the workpiece come into contact under high forces, temperatures, and friction, the tool wears down over time. Therefore, the key is not to prevent wear entirely, but to keep it under control and delay it for as long as possible. The […]
Grinding Services: 7 Clear Characteristics of a Good Provider
A good grinding service is much more than just a provider that restores dull tools to their original sharpness. In industrial manufacturing in particular, the quality of the regrinding determines how precisely, cost-effectively, and reliably a tool will perform after reconditioning. Anyone who regularly uses milling cutters, drill bits, or specialty tools knows that even […]
Manufacturing Custom Tools: How a Requirement Becomes a Precision Tool
Standard tools are a good solution in many manufacturing processes. However, as soon as components become more complex, materials become more demanding, or cycle times need to be optimized, off-the-shelf tools quickly reach their limits. This is exactly where the manufacture of custom tools comes into play. A special-purpose tool is not simply selected from […]
Precision tool for the highest demands: The 0.30 mm solid carbide milling cutter
0.30 millimeters. That is less than a third of a millimeter and therefore significantly thinner than a paper clip, which is around one millimeter in comparison. This ratio alone shows how fascinating micro-precision can be in tool production. A tool in this diameter range is not only used for machining. It is milled, drilled and […]
When are special tools worthwhile in production?
Anyone who wants to reduce costs in production often looks first at the tool price. However, the real leverage often lies elsewhere: in the process itself. Because wherever several standard tools are used in succession, additional effort, more tool changes and avoidable machining time are required. This is exactly where a special tool can make […]
Manufacturer tool regrinding: “Optimal” instead of “Original”
Times in the tool market are challenging. Rising raw material prices, volatile supply chains and noticeably increasing carbide prices are putting many manufacturing companies under pressure. Anyone ordering a new carbide tool today quickly realizes that costing has become tighter and planning reliability can no longer be taken for granted. This is precisely why the […]
Commodity prices continue to rise: we focus on transparency and solutions.
The situation on the hard metal market continues to worsen: over the past twelve months, raw material prices have literally exploded, with increases of over 60% in some cases. And there is currently no end in sight to this trend. For many companies in the machining industry, this means rising purchasing costs, falling margins and […]
2025 in retrospect and what 2026 will bring: how the Kopp company has evolved
A year full of movement, decisions and new paths. The economic conditions were anything but easy: rising raw material prices, a declining investment climate and the constant balancing act between quality and costs. And yet we look back with a sense of pride because we have continued to think and shape things together. We have […]
A new chapter for Kopp Schleiftechnik: Coating tools in-house
What began with regrinding has grown over the years into in-house tool production and now we are writing the next chapter: we can now coat tools – directly in-house. For us, this is far more than just another process step. It is a strategic milestone that makes us more independent, more flexible and even more […]
Grind tools instead of buying new ones: Simply more economical
The procurement of new tools is becoming an increasing challenge: delivery times are getting longer and raw material prices are rising. As experienced specialists in the field of grinding technology, we know: There is an economically and technically convincing solution. Grind tools instead of buying new ones. Because instead of replacing functional drills, milling cutters […]