KAPP NILES: From CBN pioneers to diamond tool leaders


Wednesday 18 March 2026, 7:00:00 PM


With forty years of plated CBN expertise in North America, KAPP NILES built its reputation on precision gear grinding for some of the toughest aerospace and high-performance applications.

Now, they’re taking that capability further by introducing domestic diamond tool manufacturing, cutting lead times nearly in half and eliminating the need to ship tools overseas. That means faster turnaround, tariff avoidance, and closer collaboration with North American customers.

Tune in to hear more from Shane Hollingsworth of KAPP NILES and learn how they deliver a complete precision gear solution: grind it, measure it, perfect it.



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