Manufacturing stamping dies requires very specialized metalworking skills – direct machining in cast iron, ductile iron and hardened steel as well as advanced cutting techniques. These require optimizing your machining processes to reduce machining costs and shorten lead times. We can provide you with a wealth of knowledge about products and applications in the field of tooling to help you increase your bottom line. The mold field covers stamping dies, plastic molds, forging dies and die casting molds.
steel and pre-hardened steel
The mold industry uses different types of steel depending on the type of mold to be manufactured. Usually they are divided into two categories: hot-work steel (molds for injection molding, rubber, forging, die casting); Cold-work steel (dies for shearing and plate deformation) In the latter type of die, cast iron is also used frequently. The tooling industry needs the right partner to process a wide range of different pre-hardened materials
aluminium
Aluminum alloys are often found in the production of prototype molds, low-volume molds, and some accessories. The properties of these alloys require special attention to adequate preparation of tools to avoid gluing and allow adequate and high cutting speeds. Due to the specific range, suitable geometry and coating of aluminum alloys.
Highly hardened steel
Widely used in the tooling industry to manufacture parts such as jet turbine blades, high-hardening steel poses significant machining challenges that require the strongest tools.
stainless steel
Molds are increasingly becoming a complete production system, and at the same time, complex components mean that their components have different characteristics, including corrosion resistance (e.g. for hot runners and manifolds)
copper
Copper molds are widely used in precision injection molding, die-casting and other fields, and their high thermal conductivity and ease of machinability put forward strict requirements for the tool's anti-stick ability, surface finish, and processing stability
graphite
Graphite molds are widely used in EDM electrodes, glass forming and high-temperature casting due to their high thermal conductivity, high temperature resistance and ease of processing, but their brittleness, dust and easy edge chipping put forward higher requirements for the wear resistance, chip removal ability and processing accuracy of the tool