The accidental tooling choice that paid off big?!

By Arthur Field


Monday 19 January 2026, 12:00:00 PM


Advance CNC Machine ended up with Vargus by accident, and it’s been pretty much Vargus threadmills since then!

When you’ve got a quality machine tool like a Makino, you don’t want to go with bottom-of-the-barrel tooling. Derek Maschmann, Tooling Manager at Advance CNC Machine, knows this a bit too well, and that’s why he’s making sure the guys on the floor have what they need.

Join MTDCNC’s Arthur Field for an interesting conversation and learn why Vargus tooling works so perfectly for Advance CNC Machine, delivering better tool life and getting those chips out of the workpiece!



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