Keats Manufacturing Co

350 Holbrook Drive Wheeling, IL 60090

Tooling

Tooling has been a valuable resource in the fabrication and metalworking industry since the advent of powered and special-purpose machines during the industrial revolution. Tooling is a general term used to refer to items that cut, shape, and form metals or other materials. Tooling types vary widely and perform a wide range of functions depending on the metal part or component being manufactured.

High-quality tooling is crucial to the success of the fabrication process. Despite the initial investment, proper tooling facilitates the manufacture of durable goods, making an it an essential cost. In addition to superior product quality, high-quality tooling allows manufacturers to significantly increase production quantities with enhanced precision and repeatable accuracy—and the larger the production run, the more the tooling cost is mitigated. Mass production also facilitates the bulk purchase of materials, resulting in substantially lower material and labor costs.

The Best Tooling Provides Quality Assurance

High-quality tooling is usually equipped with several protection measures to ensure the longevity of the equipment. Load tonnage monitors help protect the tooling and dies from excessive impact forces, overloading, and other associated damage. They can also simplify tooling setup since planning for a known tonnage results in fewer equipment adjustments. Load tonnage monitors allow manufacturers to produce quality parts with the least amount of tonnage, thus reducing wear and tear on the tooling equipment.

Other essential protective measures, such as proximity sensors, which detect the distance of the tooling from various surfaces to help reduce the risk of crashes, heavy impacts, and damage due to equipment malfunction.

Protective measures for tooling guarantee long tooling life as well as manufacturing precision and accuracy. Quality assurance is essential in numerous fabrication methods and tooling types including: