Progressive dies
Multi-station dies that pierce, form and cut parts in a single pass through the press.
Tool & die.
Where Arro started. A die shop since 1952.
We design and build all types of stamping dies, fixtures, prototype tooling and special machines.
02 · Tool & DieDetail
1952Founded as a two-man die shop
All typesOf stamping dies, designed and built here
Wire EDMFor hardened die components
In houseDesign, build, tryout and upkeep
Overview
Good parts start with a good tool.
Arro began in 1952 as a two-man die shop, designing and building tooling for the automotive, hardware and appliance makers around Jamestown and Buffalo. Tooling is still the heart of the business.
Our tool and die makers build progressive and secondary dies, fixtures, prototype tooling and special purpose machines. Since they also support our own press room, every die is built by people who know exactly how it will run.
Secondary and single-hit dies
Dies for single operations, larger parts and follow-up features.
Fixtures
Fixtures for welding, assembly and machining that hold parts consistently, every time.
Prototype tooling
Lower-cost tooling to prove a design before you commit to production dies.
Special machines
Special purpose machines built for jobs that standard equipment does not cover.
Tryout at the press
Dies are tried out and tuned on our own presses before production begins.
Toolroom
What supports the toolroom
- Design
- 2D and 3D CAD
- Programming
- Mastercam and Esprit
- Cutting
- Wire EDM and CNC machining
- Hardening
- Heat treating
- Tryout
- In-house presses, 15 to 600 tons
- Builds
- Dies, fixtures, prototype tooling, special machines
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.
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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.
Will you build tooling that runs somewhere else?
Talk to us about your job. Most of our tooling runs in our own press room, and our sister company Rowley Tool & Die also builds progressive tooling and offers die design and Wire EDM work.
Can you work from an existing part with no drawing?
Often, yes. Send us the part and what you know about it, and our engineers will tell you what it takes to reproduce it.
Do you maintain the dies you build?
Yes. Dies that run in our press room are maintained by the same toolroom that built them.
Keep exploring
More capabilities
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Precision Stamping
Progressive and single-hit stampings, from prototype runs to high volume, on presses from 15 to 600 tons.
04Wire EDM
Wire EDM for hardened die components, punches and fine profiles that cutting tools cannot reach.
07Engineering & Design
Tooling and process design in 2D and 3D CAD, with Mastercam and Esprit for CNC and Wire EDM programming.
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.