The main objective of broach tool design is to increase the number of parts produced while maintaining quality and lowering tool costs. To this end, the broach tool designer must realize the following objectives or goals:

1. Broach tools will be designed for which quality and reliability can be defined and measured in quantitative terms.
2. Broach tools will be designed with quality parameters that reflect customer needs and usage conditions.
3. Broach design engineers will provide technical assistance to suppliers and customers for the purpose of promoting tool quality and the quality of the resultant parts.
4. Broach design engineers will present new products or designs to the market only if the overall quality is superior to that offered by the competition, or if no similar product exists.
5. Broach design engineers will design tools which reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining the stated quality and reliability objectives.
6. Broach tools will be designed that allow customer production rates to increase while still producing acceptable parts.
7. Broach tools will be designed that require no (or as little as possible) special tooling, thus making the tool more cost effective.
8. Broach tools will be designed that are safe to operate.