Are you a machinist of high precision cutting tools? Do you have an amazing tool or design that you want to share with the world?

This is your chance to shine.  

Touted as the Oscars of the cutting tool industry, #ANCATooloftheYear2023 is your chance to achieve global brand recognition as well as cash and other prizes.

You can enter in one, or both categories: #MadeonANCA and Most Innovative Tool Design.
 
The winner of #MadeonANCA receives:

⭐ a trip to ANCA's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia
⭐ ​$10,000 AUD worth of ANCA parts, accessories or software
⭐ VIP access to exclusive opportunities with ANCA experts

The winner of Most Innovative Tool Design receives:

⭐ ​$10,000 AUD worth of ANCA parts, accessories or software

Social media submissions open from May to August. 

#ANCAToolOfTheYear2023

"This competition has really been a defining experience for many people at Turcar. After last year’s success and learning experience, we really wanted to take a step further this time. We collected ideas from all over the company and received many ideas for both categories. We went through the stages that define our company’s philosophy: from creative ideas to design, process realization and – in case of #MadeonANCA – also production. We profit not only from the strong message in this contest, but also the joint learning experience. We will definitely be back to defend this victory."

RAUF ÖTZÜRK / Managing Director at Turcar

"Achieving the Winner status, among the world class tool grinding companies makes us more marketable and gives us exposure on new global markets. It was an amazing opportunity to present our capabilities to the wider audience, worldwide and evidence of what JG Group Experts can provide for our customers."

GRZEGORZ RESZKA / CEO of JG Group

"It is a humbling experience to be involved in a friendly competition with some of the world’s most innovative and technically advanced cutting tool manufacturers in the world. We will use the recognition to further motivate us to push the limits of cutting tool design to meet our ultimate goal of meeting our customers’ needs and the challenges they have in their applications every day."

JEFF CEDERSTROM / President of ARCH Cutting Tools

"It’s been an honour to be selected by ANCA as a judge in the Tool of the Year competition on behalf of ZOLLER Inc. It was great to use our technology to measure which finalist’s tool was closest to the nominal tolerance stated on the drawing in terms of diameter and profile. In the commercial world the level of accuracy on a finished tool is what sets tool manufacturers apart from their competition."

MICHAEL KROODSMA / Marketing Specialist at ZOLLER Inc

#ANCAToolof theYear2023: Precision tool manufacturers from all regions of the world compete for the title

ANCA gives industry leaders a stage: campaign and prizes offer added value for participants, festive awards ceremony at EMO

June 2023: Touted as the Oscars of the cutting tool industry, #ANCATooloftheYear2023 is your chance to achieve global brand recognition as well as cash and other prizes. The competition is based on the passion and the craft of tool making and celebrate the tool grinding community. Participants can submit their favourite tool with the winners to be judged and announced live at EMO 2023. There are two competition categories to recognise both the functionality and creativity of cutting tool manufacturers.

“Every year I’m impressed by the skill and creativity of our customers and how they apply ANCA technology to design and manufacture market leading cutting tools. It’s important to recognize their amazing results and I look forward to seeing what our customers come up with this year,” said Patrick Boland, ANCA Co-Founder. 2022 winner Edwin Juarez, CEO of SJ Tools said: “In this very competitive world with the technology that exists in cutting tools, it’s a great achievement for me as well as the whole team that works at SJ Tools. After winning the Tool of the Year award and using it in my marketing materials, my company has experienced an increase in custom specials as a result.”

Last year’s awards achieved:

• a digital audience reach of 8.1 million readers via the media

• 37 global entries seen by over 202,480 fans

• over 200,000 engagement on social media

Category #MadeonANCA

The main prize goes to the winner of this category, where entrants will be judged on the form and performance of their cutting tool. The winner of #MadeonANCA receives a trip to ANCA's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia and $10,000 AUD worth of parts, accessories or software. This amazing prize comes with access as an ANCA VIP to exclusive opportunities with our ANCA experts.

The winner of #MadeonANCA receives:

• a trip to ANCA's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia

• $10,000 AUD worth of ANCA parts, accessories or software

• VIP access to exclusive opportunities with ANCA experts

Category “Most Innovative Tool Design”

This category is for virtual tools. Entrants are encouraged to be creative and use ANCA tool design software to push ideas to their limits. The winner of the most innovative virtual tool will receive $10,000 AUD worth of parts, accessories or software.

The winner of Most Innovative Tool Design receives:

• $10,000 AUD worth of ANCA parts, accessories or software

Submissions are open until 8th August. Winners will be announced at EMO 2023. Enter now at www.anca.com/Tool-of-the-Year

How to enter

1.              Read the terms and conditions at www.anca.com/tool-of-the-year

2.              Upload your tool image to your social media channel and tag #ANCATooloftheYear2023 – or send your image to enews@anca.com

3.              Fill in the form at www.anca.com/tool-of-the-year

4.              You’re now in the competition! Keep an eye on our social media channels as we announce important dates around voting and finalists.

Judging panel

• Pat Boland, Co-Founder and Managing Director at ANCA

• Santosh Plakkat, Product Manager at ANCA

• Darren Fox, Product Manager at ANCA

• Rauf Öztürk, Director of Business Development at Turcar

 At EMO, the top five finalist tools will be judged on the following criteria:

• Best surface finish in Ra (roughness average) value on the flute or gash surface

• The tool the that is closest to the nominal tolerance as stated on the drawing in terms of diameter and profile (i.e. if the tolerance on diameter is +/- 0.010mm and the tool is measured to 0.005 then this will rank favourably)

• Tool that has been ground to the tightest tolerance as per the drawing (i.e. the tool with the lowest tolerance will rank favourably)

• Level of complexity (i.e. in terms of the number of steps, profiles will rank favourably)

2023 Partners & Sponsors

• Zoller – https://www.zoller.info/us/home

• GDS –  https://gds-praezision.de/en 

• TYROLIT –  https://www.tyrolit.com 

• PIRANHA –  https://www.piranha-clamp.com/

About ANCA Europe

ANCA is a market leading manufacturer of CNC grinding machines. It was founded in 1974 in Melbourne, Australia where the company still has its global headquarters. ANCA Europe has its main technology centre in Weinheim, Germany and a smaller facility in Coventry, UK with expert teams covering service and sales, applications, customer training, operations, engineering, finance and administration. Regular customer demonstrations and events are conducted at the Weinheim technology centre. To offer customers a local experience ANCA has sales and service teams in Poland, France, Italy and Turkey as well as sales partners in Spain, Russia, Switzerland, Israel and other key European locations. See all our locations here: https://machines.anca.com/Contact

ANCA CNC grinders are used for manufacturing precision cutting tools and components across a diverse range of competitive industries including cutting tool manufacturers, power generation, woodworking, automotive, aerospace, electronics and medical.

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