Company Profile | April 27, 2000

Precision Twist Drill Company

Source: Precision Twist Drill Co.
Precision Twist Drill Co. is a leading supplier of cutting tools for the aerospace, automotive, and off-road equipment industries.

As one of the largest producers of drill bits in North America, we manufacture millions of drills a year. Precision's product line is sold exclusively through our world-wide distributor network. Precision Twist Drill Co. is a business unit of Sandvik CTT Tools.

Since our beginning in 1952, we have dedicated ourselves to offering superior products. We have focused on continual investment in the modernization and expansion of our manufacturing facilities, emphasizing efficient and exacting production equipment implementing quality standards. We also provide unparalleled technical service and support.

Precision Twist Drill Co. builds quality into all their products, starting with the manufacturing process and ending with customer service.

To ensure that our cutting tools meet the exacting standards required by our distributors, we have integrated Statistical Process Control into our manufacturing process. We have completed ISO 9002 certification at both our Rhinelander, Wisconsin and Crystal Lake, Illinois Manufacturing Facilities.

Our Business Unit Managers, District Sales Specialists and Carbide Application Specialists assist our distributors and end-users. They provide important technical support for cost savings and productivity improvement programs.

Their mission:

  • Analyze specific tooling needs

  • Make recommendations to increase productivity

  • Provide engineered solutions to customers' cutting tool problems

    Our Sales Force works together with Precision's extensive distributor network to provide support with tool surveys, tooling upgrades, reviewing blueprints and conducting tool tests.