Custom Tooling & Fabricating Services
As a full-service one-stop-shop, Manor Tool & Manufacturing Company designs and builds custom tooling in-house. Our engineers develop tooling for our precision metal stamping services using our AutoCAD & Unigraphics software for tooling design operations and our MASTERCAM software for CNC machining and wire EDM operations.
Custom Metal Stamping Dies for Stamping Services
Our tooling equipment and capabilities allow us to build single and multi-station progressive dies ranging from 48 to 96 inches with a 400-ton press capacity. In addition to designing and building new tooling, we can run and repair existing tooling.
A stamping die is a precision tool used in press equipment to cut and form sheet metal into a particular shape or profile. It contains cutting and forming sections that are typically made from tool steel—a special hardenable steel—or wear-resistant materials, such as carbide or other hard metals. Depending on the part and process specifications, the die or dies employed vary significantly in size and design.
Equipped with over 60 years of stamping experience, the team at Manor Tool and Manufacturing Company has the knowledge and skills to design and create custom dies for a variety of purposes, including for the following:
Cutting
Cutting is one of the most common processes performed with a stamping die. The machine operator feeds the sheet metal between the two sections of the die through a small gap referred to as the cutting clearance. The application of force to the die by the press equipment decreases the cutting clearance, ultimately stressing the metal to the point of failure and producing a cut edge with a portion referred to as the fracture zone (i.e., or break line) and a shiny portion called the cut band (i.e., shear).
