Toolmaking

Forgecast ToolmakingForgecast's toolroom has facilities for modelling (Powershape), CAM (Powermill), EDM, CNC Machining and manual capabilities.

A vast majority of the forging tools used have been manufactured on-site.

Having tooling capability on-site results in shorter lead-times on new products and faster resolution of tooling related issues.

 

 

CNC starts with a piece of metal, sometimes called a "billet" (lump of metal) which is put into a fairly standard machine tool, that has had position sensing and motors on the control knobs installed. This is basically just a robot machinist. You use a rotating cutting tool to cut away all the metal that isn't your crank.