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

15.06.2023

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

The trophies are much desired across the globe. More than 100 companies from 20 countries have competed for it over the years.

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

Winning tools #MadeonANCA 2018-2022.

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
• $10,000 AUD worth of ANCA parts, accessories or software
• VIP access to exclusive opportunities with ANCA experts

Category “Most Innovative Tool Design”

The category „Most innovative Tool Design“ was introduced 2020 to showcase what tool designers can do with ANCA’s software suite. 

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.

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

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/

More information: https://machines.anca.com/