Capabilities

Tool Room

In-house jigs, fixtures and tooling built for repeatable, superior results.

24–48h

Typical fixture turnaround

EDM

+ surface grinding in-house

NPI-first

Built for new product speed

Overview

Our in-house tool room builds and maintains the jigs, fixtures and dies that every other capability in the building depends on — which is why our new product introductions move faster than a program relying on an outsourced toolmaker.

When a machinist and a toolmaker can have the same conversation about a fixture, revisions that would take a two-week outsourced cycle happen in an afternoon.

Process Overview

How a part moves through tool room

1Step 1 of 5

Tooling Design

Jig, fixture or die concepts are designed alongside the process engineer who'll run the part.

2Step 2 of 5

Fixture / Die Build

STS fitting, grinding and EDM work builds the tool to design intent.

3Step 3 of 5

Fit & Trial

The tool is trialled against real parts before it's signed off for production.

4Step 4 of 5

Handover to Production

The tool moves to the floor with full documentation and revision history.

5Step 5 of 5

Ongoing Maintenance

Running tools are maintained and refurbished through their production life.

Quality Checks

What we verify at every step

Fit trials against real parts before production handover

Dimensional verification of tooling datum features

Full tooling revision and maintenance history retained

Case Studies

Tool Room in Practice

We're still writing up our published case studies for tool room. Talk to our team about programs we've run with similar requirements.

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