Zhadman Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Before I get into specific questions... does anyone here have any die experience? We're looking to introduce some die sets to a few of our pressing operations (assembly) and I'm looking at demountable guide pins. Also, does anyone make standard die and punch-holders (i.e. only bored holes for guide pins) that can be purchased outside of a set? Thanks! Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 The guy you want to talk to is Detlev Gottschalk in Detroit. If you want I can find his #. He makes dies for GM, Ford, Chrysler and a host of other specialty manufacturers. Truly world class german craftsman that used to make dies by hand for BMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhadman Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 Thanks dr hunt. Our press operation is extremely light... we don't need over 300 lbs of pressure. I'm going to look into Hasco or DME plates (for injection molding). My main factor of concern here is location (common centers between the tool and fixture). To ensure the proper guide pin fit I need to find plates (or, rather, die shoes) that hold flatness and parallelism to .0005 and [the bored holes] hold perpendicularity to .0013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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