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!

Have you ever wondered if face drivers can handle large parts or support live tooling? In this video, the experts at Riten address five of the most common misconceptions about face driving that have led to confusion in the machining world.

Questions Answered in This Video

1. Can face drivers handle large parts?
2. Do face drivers only support shallow cuts?
3. Will machining away from the face driver unseat the drive pins?
4. Is it only possible to achieve a rough finish with face drivers?
5. Can face drivers be used with live tooling like face mills, drills, or keyway cutters?

Why Watch
Riten’s experts debunk these myths with real-world insights, providing clarity on performance, accuracy, and versatility in face driving applications. Whether you’re optimizing a turning process or considering face driving for the first time, this video is a must-watch for machinists, engineers, and shop owners.

by Bernard Martin

When you’re chasing precision in turning, grinding, or hard-to-hold applications, your live center isn’t just another component—it’s the foundation of support that keeps your work steady and your tolerances tight. And when it comes to live centers, Riten is one of the most trusted names in the business.

With a massive catalog of standard and specialty live centers—many in stock and ready to ship--Riten gives you the flexibility to choose exactly what you need based on part weight, RPM, material type, or even coolant flow requirements. But with so many configurations available, how do you zero in on the right live center for the job?

Let’s break it down.

Riten live centers are categorized based on machining operation. That makes selection much easier once you know the demands of your setup. Here are some of the core series you should know:

• Multi-Use Centers – Ideal for general-purpose turning, these centers balance rigidity and versatility. They’re a great starting point for most shops.
• Heavy-Duty and Super Duty Centers – Built with larger bearings and beefier construction, these are made for high-load applications, like shaft turning or large castings.
• High-Speed Centers – Optimized for lighter loads but high-RPM work. Think Swiss-type machines or high-speed production cells.
• Spline Rolling & Pipe Nose Centers – Designed for tough forming applications or to support hollow and large bore components.
• Tracer, CNC, and Accu-Point Centers – Tailored for tight-tolerance profiling or repeatable precision on turning centers and lathes.
• Live Dead Centers – Yep, sounds contradictory, but these rotating dead centers are ideal for grinding and applications where spindle heat or rotation affects alignment.

Once you’ve matched a series to your application, there are a few more technical specs to dial in:

• Taper Size: Available in Morse, Jarno, Brown & Sharpe, and custom tapers--Riten’s centers fit virtually any tailstock.
  
• Bearing Load Ratings: Axial and radial load capacities range from 200 lbs to over 12,000 lbs depending on model. Bearings are preloaded and sealed for long life, even in coolant-heavy environments.
• Runout: Most standard Riten centers offer ≤0.00005" TIR (total indicator reading), with some precision models achieving ≤0.00003".
  
• Speed Ratings: Depending on the design, models are rated up to 10,000 RPM. High-speed series use lighter bearing preloads and lubricants to manage heat and run smooth.

Specialty and Custom Solutions
If you have a weird part, extreme load, or nonstandard spindle, Riten can still help. Their Custom Design Department has built centers for turbine rotors, missile components, aerospace shafts—you name it. They also offer rebuilds and inspection services for centers already in the field.

Riten Industries offers a comprehensive range of live centers designed to meet various machining requirements. This guide will assist you navigating Riten's offerings to find the optimal live center for your specific application.

Selecting the appropriate live centers for your shops needs is going to make you more efficient and improve you bottom line . Riten Industries offers a diverse range of live centers tailored to various applications, ensuring precision, durability, and efficiency.

Made in the USA—Backed for Life
Every Riten live center is made in Ohio using heat-treated steel and precision-ground components. They don’t just stand behind their centers—they inspect and document every one. Many products come with a lifetime service policy, and they’ll rebuild it at cost, as long as the body is intact.

Why Riten? Why FTS?
Factory Tooling Solutions is proud to represent Riten’s full lineup of live centers. Whether you need a drop-in replacement or want help spec'ing out a new production line, we’re here to help you match the right live center to the job—and keep it running.

For further assistance or to request a quote, please get in contact with us!

Let’s get that spindle spinning true.