Factory Tooling Solutions is excited to announce our return to the Wichita Industrial Trade Show 2025 (WITS), taking place October 21–23, 2025 at the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas. As one of the largest regional manufacturing and machining trade shows in the Midwest, WITS 2025 brings together professionals from across the industrial, aerospace, agricultural, and energy sectors to explore the latest in machine tools, precision tooling, automation, workholding, and metalworking technology.

Held every other year since 1974, the Wichita Tool Show has built a strong reputation as a must-attend event for manufacturers, engineers, and industry leaders throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and surrounding states. Factory Tooling Solutions will be showcasing product innovations from all 19 of our world-class principals, giving attendees a hands-on look at the cutting tools, toolholding systems, workholding, and metalworking fluids that drive manufacturing efficiency and precision.

Our booth will feature a wide-ranging display of tooling innovations and solutions from all of the world-class principals we represent. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on with the latest products featured on our website and speak directly with the FTS team about your application challenges.

Explore the Full Factory Tooling Solutions Lineup
You’ll find product samples and technical displays from across our lineup, including:
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• Boneham Metal Products (BMP) – Dowel pins, drill bushings, and custom precision components
• Carmex – Thread milling tools, DMT carbide, and laydown inserts
• Canela – Lathe holders, ISO boring bars, and turning tools
• Dümmel – Ultra Mini and Swiss Line micro-machining tools
• Everede – Specialty boring bars, indexable ANSI tools, and custom form tools
• Fullerton Tool – High-performance end mills like VMAC, Fury, and Aluma series
• Greenleaf – Advanced ceramic inserts and tooling for titanium and Inconel
• Hangsterfer’s Laboratories – High-performance coolants like 5080, Hardcut GTL, and S 500CF
• HEULE Tool – COFA, BSF, and other automated back chamfering and deburring tools
• Huot – ToolScoots, CNC tool storage systems, drill dispensers
• Jergens Workholding – Ball Lock, 5-Axis vises, tombstones, and quick-change fixturing
• MAPAL – Replaceable head reamers, QTD indexable drills, and PCD tooling
• Nine9 – Spot drills, chamfer mills, engraving and centering tools
• OMG – Right angle heads, speed increasers, and facing heads
• Rego-Fix – Powergrip, ER collets, and RE Cool coolant-through technology
• Riten Industries – Live centers, face drivers, and workholding support products
• Rocky Mountain Twist – Cobalt drills, threaded shank drills, and micro stop countersinks
• Superior Abrasives – Quick-change discs, flap wheels, and convolute finishing products
• Tanis Brush – Disc brushes, bore hone brushes, and abrasive filament tools

See What’s New – and What’s Next
If you’re looking to stay competitive in precision manufacturing, you won’t want to miss this event. Our team will be on-hand to guide you through tooling strategies, help identify cost-saving opportunities, and match your application with the right products.

Whether you’re optimizing for cycle time, surface finish, or material removal rates, FTS has the solutions to help you stay ahead.

We look forward to seeing you in Wichita this October!

by Bernard Martin

When tight tolerances and micro-machining precision matter, Dümmel delivers. Known for their ultra-precise grooving and parting-off tools, Dümmel’s Minicut series shines as a comprehensive solution for small-part turning, especially in Swiss-type machining and micro-component production. Imported exclusively in North America by Everede Tool, this German-engineered product line is available to customers across the FTS territory.

Built for Precision – Designed for Performance
The Minicut series offers a wide range of tools built around precision ground solid carbide blanks, optimized for rigidity, repeatability, and edge stability. These tools excel in applications involving high-volume production and materials that challenge insert life and surface finish.

From grooving and cut-off operations to ID and OD turning, the Dümmel Minicut line is engineered for clean results, even at sub-millimeter widths. You’ll find cutting widths starting as small as 0.5 mm, making them ideal for fine-feature work on small parts.

Key Product Highlights

• Grooving and Cut-Off Tools - Minicut offers fixed-width grooving tools from 0.5 mm to 4 mm with several geometries optimized for stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, and even plastics. The stability of the insert-seat interface ensures excellent repeatability.
• Threading Tools - Threading inserts are available in both full and partial profile, covering pitch ranges from 0.25 mm up to 2.0 mm. Their unique design reduces vibration and ensures accurate thread profiles even at high spindle speeds.
• Turning Inserts (OD/ID) - With solid carbide construction and positive rake geometries, these tools are perfect for tight-radius turning, especially in miniature workpieces.
• Profiling & Chamfering Tools - Dümmel includes modular profiling solutions in the Minicut line, with toolholders that allow fast insert changes and reduced setup time. A variety of tip geometries are available for chamfering and contouring, ensuring maximum flexibility.

Toolholder Compatibility
The Dümmel system is backed by a well-designed toolholder family, including options for:

• Monoblock holders in round or square shank sizes
• Modular tool systems with clamping interfaces for high-pressure coolant through the holder
• Shank options in metric and inch dimensions to accommodate global CNC setups

This wide compatibility makes it easy to integrate Minicut tools into existing Swiss-style machines and gang-tool lathes.

Engineered Coatings and Materials
Minicut inserts come coated with Dümmel’s advanced TiAIN and DLC coatings, offering wear resistance and better chip evacuation. Specialized coatings are also available for non-ferrous materials, helping to extend tool life and reduce built-up edge formation.

Where the Minicut Line Excels

• Medical components – such as bone screws, dental parts, and implants
• Aerospace fasteners and bushings
• Electronic connectors and miniature housings
• Precision instrumentation and sensor housings

For high-precision turning tasks in difficult-to-machine materials or where micro-features are critical, Minicut delivers performance that production teams can trust.

Available Through Everede Tool – Supported by FTS
Factory Tooling Solutions is proud to support Dümmel’s Minicut tools as part of our partnership with Everede Tool, the exclusive importer of Dümmel products in North America. Whether you’re building your micro-machining program or seeking better tool life and part finish on Swiss lathes, the Minicut series offers the flexibility and precision your shop demands.

Ready to get started with Dümmel Minicut?

Reach out to your FTS representative for application support, tool selection guidance, and availability.