Plunkett Associates

Bridge Tooling

Bridge Tooling

Bridge tooling came about initially to ‘bridge’ the gap between prototype and production, however today we commonly use this as a low volume production tool with great success.

Addressing the need for a cosmetic finish, injection moulded materials and a short leadtime, bridge tooling can be invoked due to the leadtime associated with the production tooling, programme slippage, market research, or often as a low volume production tool.

Manufactured from a large range of aluminiums and steels, tool life can run into tens of thousands of parts, effectively deliver many of the advantages of production tooling without the long leadtime!