Dormer

A key member of the Sandvik group, Dormer are one of the world’s foremost producers of solid carbide and high speed steel rotary cutting tools, with a long-standing reputation for quality and innovation.

An information exchange between customers, key partners and leading research establishments shapes an unrivalled new product development programme. This ensures that Dormer customers have access to a product range featuring the very latest advances in tooling geometry, materials and coatings.

Latest developments include a range of high performance solid carbide and Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) tools for composite materials. Developed at Dormer's Research Technology Centre (RTC) - based at the flagship site on the Advanced Manufacturing Park near Sheffield - where pioneering research of composites, their structure and machining characteristics has facilitated the creation of a tooling programme capable of meeting the most demanding quality and performance standards.

Using in-house machining capabilities - including a 5-axis machining centre - and a range of high-performance tooling, Dormer support Bromley with the machining of several parts for its racing skeleton sleds. In addition, Dormer's facilities and cutting-edge tooling knowledge will be utilised for future joint projects, including ongoing machining trials and component development.

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