About Us
Rock River has been in business since 1986.
About Rock River Tool, Inc.
Rock River has been in business since 1986 and is one of the leading manufacturers of carbide tipped tools in the industry. Our extensive offering of carbide tipped tooling includes drills, reamers, counterbores, end mills, milling cutters, slitting saws, keyseat cutters, single angle cutters and single points. Rock River also offers solid head and solid carbide reamers in a variety of styles and sizes. Standard tool modifications are available with short lead times and are competitively priced. We also manufacture special carbide tipped and solid carbide tooling to meet the needs of specific applications. Technical support is just a phone call away to field tooling or application questions. Rock River consistently produces high quality tools with over 95% of the items in stock for quick delivery. We will continue to be a leader in the market with realistic pricing and excellent customer service through our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff in both standard and special tooling.
Advantages of Rock River Tool
Consistent High Quality Tools
- Critical tool dimensions 100% inspected.
- Modern quality assurance system maintains consistent high quality tool production.
- Optimum performance tool geometries & carbide grades.
- Close tolerance tools will greatly reduce wear rates and maintain machined part quality.
Over 98% Service Level
- Most orders shipped same day received.
- Very large stock tool inventory reduces need for costly user & distributor inventories.
- No minimum orders.
- Drop shipments at no additional cost.
Consistent High Quality Tools
- Improved cutting tool performance with much higher cutting speeds & feeds — far shorter machining cycle costs.
- Dramatic tool wear reduction results in much longer production runs with fewer tool changes & set-up scrap.
- Optional modifications of stocked standard tools eliminates need for costly special tools
- Optional modifications reduces lead time for special tooling needs.
General Information
Distributors
Rock River Tool sells through industrial distributors who are your local supply, service and communication link with us.
Shipping
All shipments are normally sent UPS to the distributor. However, every day distributors request “next day delivery” or “drop shipments” to customers that must have the tools immediately.
Ordering
The Rock River EDP number listed for each size of every tool type is the only description required when ordering. However, as a cross-check for possible copying errors, most orders also note a brief tool description.
Modifications
Over 30% of the standard tools ordered include one or more simple modifications. Each product page lists the most commonly requested modifications for that type of tool. Rock River’s modifications are competitively priced with prompt delivery.
Communications
Rock River Tool products are sold exclusively through industrial distributors. Don’t have a distributor? Contact Rock River Tool at:
Sales/Engineering: 1-800-345-8924
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Quality Assurance
Rock River has a detailed written quality assurance program, including a very comprehensive measurement instrument dimensional control system. We apply statistical techniques wherever appropriate to assure manufacturing process control and effective final inspections.
Tolerances
All Rock River’s standard tools are manufactured to one or more of the following specifications:
- ANSI B94.11M – American National
Standards Industry - NAS 907 – National Aerospace Standards
- USCTI – United States Cutting Institute
- ISO – International Standard Organization
Carbide Grades
All Rock River’s standard tools are manufactured with correct proven grade of carbide for the intended applications. We only utilize carbide that is supplied by major reputable manufacturers.
Tool Performance
Although the tool’s price is always important, the real measure of tool value is the tool’s performance in the user’s plant — machining piece parts to correct dimensions with proper surface finishes utilizing high feeds and speeds with a long tool life between grinds.
Changes
All specifications and dimensions are subject to revision without notice.