Toolmaking

TOOLMAKING

THE BASIS OF COMPONENTS

Tool making, also called mould making, is the prerequisite for plastic injection moulding. Depending on whether we are producing prototypes or full series, we use our own tool concepts – which we make through our customised tool development with mould inserts. In this way, wall thicknesses, injection points and the material are selected in a target-oriented manner in order to avoid sink marks and warpage. Our tool design department will gladly support you in this.

We offer:

  • In-house toolmaking
  • Inserts made of aluminium or steel
  • Hardenable up to approx. 52–54 HRC
  • Production based on 3D data or 3D data and drawing
  • Additively manufactured tool inserts for tempering – ensuring improvement of component quality through targeted heat extraction and shortening of the cycle time
  • Option of injecting centrally, decentrally, via hot runner or through the parting line

DIE-SINKING EDM

At HENNgineered, a fully automated plant for die-sinking EDM is available both for internal and external projects. We use this facility to process your components – whether these have been supplied by you or manufactured by us. We offer you the full package. From designing the electrode and making it out of graphite, to producing the component including die-sinking EDM.

  • Component sizes up to 320 x 320 mm; larger upon request
  • From quantity 1 to series production
  • Economical production with graphite electrodes
  • Assembly production, including combination plastic and metal parts

Possibilities


THE WORLD OF TOOLMAKING

Hardenable up to

approx. 00 HRC

Tool size

00 mm

Materials

aluminium or steel

Manufacture from

3D data and/or drawing

Hardenable up to

approx. 00 HRC

Tool size

00 mm

Materials

aluminium or steel

Manufacture from

3D data and/or drawing

USE CASE

Technology

FROM CLASSICAL TO INNOVATIVE

Conventional mould making: production of injection moulds from the solid using conventional methods such as milling, wire-cut EDM, die-sinking EDM, laser cutting, waterjet cutting or grinding.

Additive toolmaking: Use of metal 3D printing to produce printed injection moulds and 3D printed mould inserts.

Die-sinking EDM uses electricity and spark discharge to remove material. In conductive materials such as hard metal, steel, aluminium, copper alloys and titanium, three-dimensional geometries can be introduced and components manufactured with the highest precision. We achieve a surface quality of up to VDI 18 (Ra 0.8) without creating stresses in the workpiece.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
We are pleased to support your project.
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