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Custom Metal Stamping Die Manufacturing

Whether you’re creating a 3,000 lb. assembly with tight tolerances or producing parts for a mission-critical application, tooling matters. Building custom metal stamping dies is a very manual, skill-driven process – one that’s critical to your project’s success.

From detailed schematics to runoff testing, MAINWAY hosts complete services for building new dies. Using our state-of-the-art CNC equipment, you can achieve production-ready results – at any volume – for a variety of applications.

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How We Work – Sheet Metal Stamping Dies

The outcome of a die stamping project is highly dependent on the original tool maker. That’s why we’ve spent nearly 45 years refining our expertise in a wide variety of dies:

  • Progressive dies
  • Transfer stamping dies
  • Hand transfer dies
  • Draw dies
  • Deep draw dies
  • Line dies
  • Compound blank
  • Fine blanking

We also offer custom machine builds. And as a full-service stamping die manufacturer, we can guide and support your project in many other ways:

  • Die design & prototyping
  • Die fabrication
  • Production stamping
  • Value-added services – i.e. welding, fixtures, sub-assembly
  • Die repair

Materials We Build Dies With

Even if your requirements call for a high-end or specialty die material, MAINWAY can work with it. We build dies from the following tool steels:

01  
4140  
A2  
D2  
Vanadis  
M2  
P20  
H13  
S7  

Range of Capabilities – Die Building

Our experience in complex die making, plus our strategic location near major North American highways, means your project will come to life correctly and quickly. Here are some key specs to consider about MAINWAY:

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Low, medium, & continuous

  
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40-800 tons

  
Slice 1 - 2023-07-25T110717.621 Space:

50,000+ sq. ft. across our facilities

  

Customers in automotive, appliance, and other heavy-duty industries lean on us to handle the jobs they – or other tool and die manufacturers – cannot:

Our Precision Die Specs

Brands

Since we also stamp in-house, we invest in only the top makers of die-making machines and software (and we’re flexible on which software you’d prefer). We rely on top press brands like Dahlih, Robocut, Hartford, Blow Press, and others.

Tonnage

Thanks to the size and diversity of our array of presses, we can match your specs and material properties to the right machine.

Feedlines

Our systems run large volumes at maximum efficiency. What’s more, they provide enough dimensional accuracy to meet tolerance requirements for aerospace, auto, and other mission-critical industries.

 

Metals

We build metal stamping tools in a variety of steel types to suit your demanding application. We understand exactly how your end product’s high-performance and exotic materials will hold up against our tooling.

Bed Sizes

MAINWAY’s largest bed is 72” front-back and 132” left-right. Our largest bed with a feedline is 60” front-back and 96” left-right.

Servo Press Sizes

Your operation is all about efficiency, so our presses specialize in cutting maintenance and energy costs. Their sizes range from xxx.

The Die-Building Process:

You + MAINWAY

1
Discuss Goals & Challenges

To ensure both sides understand the project’s requirements and opportunities, we review the die’s design and the needs of the part you’ll ultimately produce. We talk to you designer-to-designer, establishing how your fabricated die parts will come together successfully. 
2
Optimize the Design Here’s where we actually check whether the die will perform as advertised in the press. To ensure precise results on the first try, we may ask our machinist to change xxx or have our designer adjust your drawing.
3
Manufacture the Die

We take your die fabrications and build the tooling! Our state-of-the-art CNC, waterjet and/or wire EDM machines do their thing.
4
Verify

The custom die won’t get our final OK until it’s passed quality and dimension checks and has run off ~100 parts on the press. Some clients visit on-site at this stage to see the amazing results in person.