Punches and die sections
Matched profiles for stamping dies, cut after hardening for accuracy.
Wire EDM.
Clean, accurate profiles in hardened steel.
Wire electrical discharge machining cuts precise profiles through hardened material, which makes it essential for die work.
04 · Wire EDMDetail
HardenedMaterial cut after heat treat
SharpInside corners and fine detail
No forceNo cutting load on thin sections
In houseFor our dies and your parts
Overview
The wire goes where cutters cannot.
Wire EDM uses a thin, electrically charged wire to erode a path through conductive metal. There is no cutting force, so it can produce intricate shapes and very sharp corners in material that is already hardened.
That makes it a toolroom workhorse for punches, die sections and form steels. We use it on our own tooling and for customer parts that need the same accuracy.
Complex profiles
Intricate contours and fine features that would be difficult to mill.
Hardened materials
Cutting after heat treat avoids distortion from hardening a finished shape.
Prototype parts
Small quantities of flat parts cut directly, before tooling exists.
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.
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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.
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Build the tool
Our tool and die makers build and tune the tooling in house.
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Run
Parts run on our equipment, then get machined, welded or assembled as the job needs.
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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.
Why use wire EDM instead of milling?
When a part is hardened, needs sharp inside corners or has thin, delicate features, wire EDM is usually more accurate and puts no cutting force on the part.
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More capabilities
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Tool & Die
All types of stamping dies, fixtures, prototype tooling and special machines, designed and built in house.
03Precision Machining
Precision machined parts and tooling components from CNC milling, turning and grinding.
08Prototyping
Prototype parts and tooling to design, produce and test a part before it goes into production.
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.