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Ceramic End Mills Help Shops Meet Delivery Date Edited by Lori Beckman CASE IN POINT 40 PRODUCTION MACHINING :: DECEMBER 2016 M ost shops evaluate new cutting tools in an effort to reduce machining time, increase tool life or improve part quality and sometimes all three. Stellar Precision Components Ltd., a Tier II aerospace supplier in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, did it for an entirely different reason. "We'd just taken an order for some Inconel parts," says production manager, Edward Frieze. "None of us were really worried at that point about tool life or making a profit on the job. Our only concern then was how the heck we could get them shipped in eight weeks." Opening Doors Four decades earlier, Mike Vucish Sr. was working for a manufacturer of naval nuclear components when he saw an opportunity to go into business for himself. He bought some equipment, invited a few students from the technical school where he taught shop class at night, and opened the doors of Stellar Precision in 1978. He continued to work at his day job until his fledgling :: The mix of machine tools on Stellar's shop floor reflects the shop's continuous improvement and adoption of new technology.