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West Ohio Tool Co.  ·  EDGEX4® Technology

Is Your Tooling Actually
Costing You a Fortune?

Most manufacturers look at the price tag on a drill. The ones winning on the floor look at the cost per hole. Enter your numbers and find out what your tooling is really costing you.

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Your Current Tooling

Tell us about your standard carbide tooling. The more accurate your inputs, the more powerful your results.

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What do you currently pay per carbide drill?
How many holes before replacement or regrind?
Time to stop the line, swap tool, and restart?
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Every minute the line is down — labor, overhead, lost output.
Total holes you drill per year across this operation. Used to annualize savings.
💡 Not sure about production cost per minute? A conservative estimate for most machining operations is $500–$2,000/min. For major automotive OEMs, this figure often exceeds $1,000/min.
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EDGEX4® Scenario

The EDGEX4® is a proprietary PCD-brazed drill engineered to run dramatically longer than standard carbide. Select a scenario.

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Typical EDGEX4® pricing starts at $1,000. Contact us for exact pricing.
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🏭 Automotive Benchmark — 1,000,000 holes. 4 years. Zero line stoppages.
Results are based on die-cast aluminum benchmarks. Actual performance will vary by application, and drilling dissimilar materials (e.g., ceramics or CFRP) will yield significantly different results.
How many times longer than your current tool life?

Here's What Your Numbers Are Telling You

Based on your inputs — here's the real cost of your current tooling and what EDGEX4® changes.

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Get a free custom analysis from the West Ohio Tool Co. engineering team. We'll review your application, confirm your inputs, and show you exactly what EDGEX4® can do for your operation.

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Results are estimates based on inputs provided. Actual cost per hole, tool life, and operational savings will vary by material, application, machine setup, and operating conditions. Contact West Ohio Tool Co. for an application-specific evaluation.