BDS/05 — Tool room
Dies, tools and fixturesfor every line
Forging quality is decided in the die. We design, cut, harden-finish and maintain our dies in-house, and use the same tool room to build the machining, inspection, assembly and test fixtures that production lines run on.
BDS/TR — What we build
Tools for our presses, fixtures for any line
The same tool room serves the forging shop and our customers: dies and trim tools for our own presses, and fixtures and gauges built to your drawing.
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Hot forging dies
Closed-die impressions for the screw, knuckle joint and crank presses, designed against forging simulation before the die steel is cut.
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Cold forging dies
Net and near-net shape tooling where the die, not the machine shop, holds the dimension.
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Trimming tools
Trim and pierce tools that take the flash off straight from the forging line.
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Machining fixtures
Workholding for turning and VMC operations, built so the part locates the same way every cycle.
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Inspection fixtures & gauges
CMM holding fixtures and go / no-go gauges that put a part in the same datum frame every time it is measured.
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Assembly & test fixtures
Press-fit and assembly jigs, OTA and end-of-line test nests, in metals and engineering polymers.
BDS/TR — Equipment
What the tool room runs on
Die and fixture work draws on dedicated tool-room processes and on the main machine park across the aisle.
- Wire-cut EDM
- Die inserts, punch profiles and fixture plates with sharp internal corners
- Spark (die-sinking) EDM
- Forging impressions and deep cavities in hardened die steel
- Surface grinding
- Flat, parallel die faces and fixture plates
- CNC turning & VMC milling
- Die blocks, bolsters and fixture bodies, from the main machine park
- CMM inspection
- Die and fixture verification against the CAD model
- QForm & CAD / CAM
- Forging simulation, die design and toolpath programming
BDS/TR — How a tool is made
From part drawing to approved die
01
Part & process review
Forging drawing, parting line and draft agreed; the process is simulated in QForm.
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Die & fixture design
Impressions, trim tools and fixtures designed in CAD, with machining allowances matched to the part.
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Die steel & machining
Die steel procured to grade, rough and finish machined on the CNC and VMC park.
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EDM, wire-cut & grinding
Impressions sparked, profiles wire-cut and faces ground to size.
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Trial & first-off approval
Trial forgings and first-off parts measured before the tool is released to production.
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Maintenance log
Every die tracked for shots and refurbishment, so wear is managed before it shows on the part.
BDS/RFQ — Start a project
Need a fixture or a die?
Send the part drawing and tell us what the fixture has to hold, locate or test. We come back with a design approach and a quotation.