Tools are required for
manufacturing various kinds of machines in our day to day life. Some of the
tools are used for cutting while others are used for moving certain part of
machine. Even shaping and fastening tools are used during manufacture of
machines. Therefore, tool manufacturing industry is increasing day by day.
These companies provide various services of vacuum forming and tool making.
The machines required for
vacuum forming should have sizes ranging from 500mm and 300mm to 2m and 1.2m.
This is because small machines produce smaller mouldings which can be used in
multi-impression tools. The machining centre always offers complete service of
providing traditional and modern tools. Apart from this, they try to provide
cost-effective solutions for manufacturing a product.
Services
Provided by Tool Making Companies
Some of the important
services provided by these companies are prototyping, production, assembling
and CNC machining. Most of the companies aim at providing prototyping, moulding
and production of good quality. The factor which can provide good moulding is
good industrial vacuum forming
capabilities and good product design.
They provide advices the
customers so that the product meets their requirement. They even provide sample
moulding from CAD data for the benefit. These samples are perfect for forming
and fitting the products. The prototype
machining services also ensure correct capability and finish for its
application. The tool making facility help in 3D laser scanning especially when
CAD data is not available.
Tools are produced in model
boards or wood. These are then coated with cast aluminium or aluminium filled
resins. Processing and production is
completed through plastic CNC services.
This ensures accurate finishing of the product. Manufactures of multiple tools
are possible depending upon production volumes.
Process
of Manufacturing a Tool
For manufacturing a tool,
material is clamped at first. Then, the material is heated and pre-inflated. This
helps in raising the tool. At last, the tool is vacuumed over and cooled. For
moulding, clear materials such as polycarbonate, extruded acrylic and PETG are
required. The additional parts can be screen printed and painted. Even wide
range of materials like acrylic capped ABS, ABS, HIPS and FRABS can be matched
according to colour and exact requirements can be met.
There are different types of
finishing processes like riveting, moulded inserts, embossing screen printing,
threaded pillars, RFI shielding, painting, ultrasonic welding and solvent
binding. Variants used for plastic fabrication and assembly are usually solvent based. Latches, hinges and catches of
machine are fully integrated according to designs chosen by customers and are
then assembled.
