Design for manufacturing
Print reviews that catch problems before tooling is cut.
Engineering
& design.
Engineers who design the tool and stand at the press.
Our engineers turn your print into a process: they design the dies and fixtures in 2D and 3D CAD, then program the machines that build them.
07 · Engineering & DesignDetail
2D + 3DCAD for dies and fixtures
MastercamCNC programming
EspritProgramming, including Wire EDM
EarlyDesign feedback before tooling
Overview
Design for the press, not just the print.
The cheapest time to improve a part is before the tool is built. Our engineers review your print for manufacturability and point out changes that would make a part easier to stamp or less expensive. Your design stays yours; we build what you approve.
Dies, fixtures and machining programs are designed here in 2D and 3D CAD, with Mastercam and Esprit for CNC and Wire EDM programming.
Die design
Strip layouts and progressive die designs in 2D and 3D.
Fixture design
Welding, assembly and inspection fixtures designed alongside the tool.
CNC and EDM programming
Mastercam and Esprit programs written from your models.
How a job runs
Print to part,
under one roof.
One team takes your job from the first look at the print to parts on your dock.
- 01
Review
Send a print, a model or a sample part. We check it for manufacturability and quote it.
- 02
Engineer
Tooling and process are designed in 2D and 3D CAD, with Mastercam and Esprit for the machine work.
- 03
Build the tool
Our tool and die makers build and tune the tooling in house.
- 04
Run
Parts run on our equipment, then get machined, welded or assembled as the job needs.
- 05
Ship
Checked against your print and shipped, ready for your production line.
Industries
Where these parts go
Questions
Good questions,
straight answers.
Something else on your mind? Call 716-217-6800 and talk to someone who knows the shop.
Do you design the product itself?
You own the part design. We engineer the tooling and the process to make it, and we will suggest changes that make a part easier or less expensive to produce for you to approve.
Can you help if my design is not finished?
Yes. Bring us in early. A short conversation about how a part will be made can save a lot of tooling cost later.
Keep exploring
More capabilities
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Prototyping
Prototype parts and tooling to design, produce and test a part before it goes into production.
02Tool & Die
All types of stamping dies, fixtures, prototype tooling and special machines, designed and built in house.
01Precision Stamping
Progressive and single-hit stampings, from prototype runs to high volume, on presses from 15 to 600 tons.
Let's build it.
Drawings, models, a sample part or just an idea. Tell us what you need and our team will follow up with questions, options and a quote.