conicity technologies

What conicity technologies does

Conicity Technologies is a Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer founded in 1999 by William Shaffer that designs and builds machines for cutting tool edge preparation, a specialized step in the production and reconditioning of drills, end mills, inserts, and circular saw blades. Its product portfolio centers on four industrial machines — the DXM100 (drill), EXM100 (end mill), IXM50 (insert), and CXA100 (circular saw blade) — built around its proprietary Engineered Micro-Geometries (EMG) process and developed by an engineering team with 60 years of combined experience. The company complements hardware sales with edge prep contract services offering a 1-2 business day turnaround, and sells directly to manufacturing end users, tool manufacturers, tool reconditioning shops, and tool integrators.

In parallel, Conicity has developed and patented a separate product line, EdgeHone, for honing hockey skate blades, protected by US Patent #11,148,035 and Canadian Patent #3,011,842. EdgeHone is offered as the S0 Manual unit at $3,995 and the S2 Automatic unit at $6,995, with an additional pay-per-use option, and is sold into the hockey market — including pro teams such as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs, USA Hockey, university programs, and retailers such as Proskate Corner. The EdgeHone line originated as a 2017 prototype tested with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was placed at initial hockey program sites in fall 2022, and opened to broader US/Canada commercial sales in 2023.

Name

conicity technologies

Legal name

Conicity Technologies

Website

https://conicity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conicity Technologies designs and manufactures edge preparation machines for cutting tools (drills, end mills, inserts, saw blades) and, via its EdgeHone line, skate blade honers for the hockey market, serving industrial manufacturers and hockey programs in the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machine Tools

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHADAE

Grinding, Honing & Superfinishing Equipment

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Machine Tools & Metalworking Equipment

Keywords

• Cutting tool edge preparation
• Industrial machining equipment
• Skate honing machines
• Engineered micro-geometries
• Precision tooling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Turtle Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cutting Tool Edge Prep Machines: Sale of proprietary edge preparation machines including DXM100 (drill EP), EXM100 (end mill EP), IXM50 (insert EP), CXA100 (circular saw blade EP), and EdgeHone (skate honing). Machines are built in their Western PA factory.
2. Edge Prep Contract Services: Edge preparation service where customers ship their cutting tools to Conicity's Turtle Creek facility. Typical turnaround is 1-2 business days. Pricing depends on tool complexity and quantity.
3. EdgeHone Machines (Hockey Products): Sale of EdgeHone skate honing machines - S0 Manual ($3,995) and S2 Automatic ($6,995), with pay-per-use option available.
4. Tool Evaluation and Sample Edge Preparation: Free tool evaluation and sample edge preparation service offered to potential customers to demonstrate capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Conicity Technologies designs, builds, and sells precision cutting tool edge preparation machines (DXM100, EXM100, IXM50, CXA100) and EdgeHone skate honing machines (S0 Manual, S2 Automatic), all built in its Western PA factory using its proprietary Engineered Micro-Geometries (EMG) nylon abrasive filament brush process. The company also operates a contract edge preparation service where customers ship tools to the Turtle Creek facility for 1–2 business day turnaround.

Product overview

Conicity Technologies offers a portfolio of precision edge preparation machines for cutting tools (DXM100, EXM100, IXM50, CXA100) alongside a consumer-focused skate honing product line (EdgeHone S0, S2). The company also provides contract edge preparation services for manufacturers. All products are built in their Western PA factory and are designed to improve tool performance, extend tool life, and increase manufacturing productivity through their proprietary Engineered Micro-Geometries (EMG) edge preparation technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EdgeHone: Hockey/ice skate honing machines and solutions that remove sharpening burrs and polish the hollow for greater glide and safer edges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Material removal rate can increase by 2-4x or more when machining difficult materials (Titanium, Inconel 718, high nickel alloys) with proper edge preparation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USA HockeycoreOthers · 1 January 2022USA Hockey was among the first organizations to receive EdgeHone machines in fall 2022 as part of the initial deployment group, providing feedback that helped refine the product.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ISCAR: Major metalworking cutting tool manufacturer (IMC Group) producing inserts, end mills, and drills. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose customers overlap with Conicity and which could integrate edge prep into its own tooling portfolio.
• Kennametal: Large industrial tool manufacturer producing metalworking inserts, drills, and tooling. Comparable as a buyer-channel overlap: Conicity sells edge prep services and machines that improve Kennametal-type tools used by manufacturers.
• Sandvik Coromant: Global leader in metal cutting tooling and digital manufacturing solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose end customers overlap with Conicity's industrial edge prep customer base, with potential to bundle competing capabilities.
• United Grinding: Broad-based grinding machine manufacturer (Studer, Walter, Schaudt, etc.) for industrial precision machining. Comparable as a larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in tool and component grinding, though broader in scope than Conicity's edge prep focus.

Direct peers

• Rollomatic: Swiss manufacturer of precision tool grinding and cutting tool preparation machines. Directly comparable as a specialist in tool edge preparation and cutter geometry machinery, with similar end customers in tool manufacturing and sharpening.
• Walter Maschinenbau: German builder of tool grinding machines and measurement systems for metal cutting tools. Directly comparable as a specialist in cutting tool preparation, serving industrial customers needing precision edge geometry.
• EWAG: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision grinding machines for cutting tools and inserts. Comparable as a niche specialist serving tool manufacturers and sharpening operations needing edge geometry control.
• ANCA: Australian maker of CNC tool and cutter grinders used to produce and re-sharpen cutting tools. Closely comparable in addressing the cutting tool preparation workflow with precision, automated machines for industrial manufacturers and regrinding shops.
• Vollmer: German manufacturer of machines for grinding and sharpening cutting tools, including circular saw blades and drills. Highly comparable as a specialist tool preparation equipment maker serving tool manufacturers and sharpening shops.

Regional players

• Lapmaster Wolters: Precision surface finishing and grinding equipment maker serving industrial manufacturers. Comparable as a maker of finishing/preparation equipment for cutting tools and components, though focused more on surface lapping than cutting edge geometry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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