Toolmaking
Toolmaking is the backbone of any production process involving molds or forming tools. This Lexicon section helps buyers understand tool design and manufacturing techniques—so they can identify capable partners and define requirements more clearly.
Follow on composite tools
Woodening tools are manufactured in and are used to manufacture sheet metal components for industry. A follow-up composite tool usually comprises a plurality of stations on which a processing step or an operation on the component is carried out in each case.
> Learn moreInjection molding tool
The injection molding tool is a continuous mold used to produce components with an injection molding machine. The injection molding tool usually consists of metal and has a cavity which determines the shape and surface structure of the produced part. During injection molding, the injection molding tool is filled with plasticized plastic under pressure. Subsequently, the material cools down in the injection molding tool and thereby hardens. After the tool has been opened, the molded part can be removed. Injection molding tools are used to produce various components with weights of a few tenths of grams up to 150 kg. The process enables economical and efficient series production and therefore enjoys great popularity in the plastics processing industry.
> Learn morePunching tool
The punching tool is one of the typical industrial needs and is usually manufactured by a . Stamping tools consist essentially of a die, a die and the scraper.
> Learn moreTool making
In the case of tool construction, high-precision tools are produced which serve to produce workpieces in mass production. The tools must be made of a suitable material and produced in the highest quality. Most manufacturers of such tools work in the machine park with modern CNC machine tools, by means of which precise and detailed contours can be realized. In this case, the production technology is frequently chosen to mill in order to machine a workpiece from which the finished tool emerges.
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Lexicon Themes
- Metalworking (31)
- Plastic processing (8)
- Parts (8)
- Surface treatment (8)
- Welding (7)
- Machining (6)
- Sheet metal processing (6)
- Cutting (6)
- Turning (5)
- Manufacturing (5)
- Milling (4)
- Tool making (4)
- Suppliers (4)
- Casting (4)
- Procurement (4)
- Contract manufacturing (3)
- Profiles (3)
- Automation technology (2)
- Gearing & Thread (1)
- Forging (1)
- Wire processing (1)
- Heat treatment (1)