SGS Tool Company Joins Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing

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SGS Tool Company recently joined the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM). As a leading manufacturer of round solid carbide cutting tool technology for aerospace, metalworking, and automotive industries, SGS will participate in machining research activities at CCAM.

“We are looking forward to collaborating with CCAM membership and the local manufacturing sector to provide improved and innovative machining solutions for today’s evolving and challenging materials market,” said Tom Haag, president of SGS. “We believe this membership is only the beginning of mutual growth by collaboration with some of the strongest companies in our industry.”

Established in 1951 in northeastern Ohio, SGS is a privately held company that manufactures high-performance, high-quality solid carbide cutting tools. The company has a global presence in over 60 countries, allowing it to strategically service and support their end users.

“In addition to high-quality cutting tools, SGS also brings specialized tooling solutions to their customers,” said Joe Moody, president and executive director at CCAM. “This aligns well with our collaborative research model at CCAM. We are pleased to add SGS to the CCAM membership and look forward to the innovation and value they will bring to the organization.”

SGS is joining CCAM at the organizing industry member level, which will allow them to engage in both collaborative and individual research projects and participate on the board of directors.

Headquartered in Munroe Fall, Ohio, SGS also has manufacturing facilities in the U.K. and a network of distributors and sales representatives across the world.

The CCAM industry and government consortium now has 29 members, including Aerojet Rocketdyne, Airbus, Alcoa, Chromalloy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Oerlikon Metco, Rolls-Royce, Sandvik Coromant, SGS Tool Company, Siemens, Blaser Swisslube, Canon Virginia Inc., EOS, Hermle Machine Co., Mitutoyo, Paradigm Precision, RTI International Metals, Inc., Buehler, Cool Clean Technologies, GF Machining Solutions, Mechdyne, National Instruments, Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS), and the NASA Langley Research Center. 

CCAM’s academic partners include the Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Tech.

CCAM is based at a 62,000-square-foot facility that has computational and engineering research labs, high bay production space and commercial scale equipment, and specialized equipment and tooling for research in surface engineering, manufacturing systems, additive manufacturing, machining technologies, composite materials processing, and welding/joining. Leveraging the combined strengths and capabilities from CCAM and the network of university, industry, and government partners, CCAM bridges the gap between research and commercialization, accelerating new developments to market. 

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