Craftsman Tools celebrates order wins at home and abroad

A contract worth over £80,000 for the aerospace industry has seen the company supplying both standard and bespoke tee and tri-form workholding systems. Craftsman Tools has now designed and manufactured 22 units, and the company is hopeful of further orders in the future. Over in the States, engine manufacturer Dresser Waukesha, which is based near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is in the process replacing its entire manufacturing stock, and this is being carried out as it improves or launches new products. Dresser Waukesha has been a client of Craftsman Tools for almost three years – indeed, Craftsman reports that Dresser “will not go anywhere else for its cube systems.” Speaking of the latest order, Craftsman Tools managing director Robert Johnson said: “As with the aerospace contract, Craftsman Tools was chosen because of the stability and accuracy of our cube holding, which falls into two categories; Plain Faced and lightweight with interchangeable plates.” Craftsman Tools has also delivered the major part of an order of specialised Capto turrets for export to US. The bespoke units, for Sandvik Coromant, has brought on to the market a series of cutting tools that by-passes the need for using toolholder adaptors on a standard turret. The contract for the quick-change tooling system is worth around £750,000 over two years, and has seen Craftsman Tools come up with a workable and efficient design.