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Business
Units
CAST
METALS TOOLING
Speed.
Quality. A complete set of services at a
lower total cost. Nobody delivers
cast metals tooling
like Carlson.
It wasn’t too long ago that suppliers of cast metals tooling could get by on craftsmanship alone. Today, delivering the high-performance tooling manufacturers demand is about much more than building the tool.
It takes people, ideas, advanced equipment and technology to deliver tooling on time that works the first time. Our customers appreciate our complete set of services that take time and cost out of every phase of their product development cycle.
Whether you take advantage of our Carlson 360 suite of integrated services or leverage our services and expertise on a more limited basis, we’ll help you get to market faster, at a lower total cost, with the quality you and your customers demand.
Consider a few of the benefits Carlson delivers:
A Broad Range of Production Tooling View Our Detailed Capabilities (PDF Format)
- Gravity cast permanent mold Overview
- Precision Sand CMM Services
- Low- pressure permanent mold Permanent Molds
- Squeeze casting Sand & Core Box
- Semi-solid casting
- Die casting
- Patterns & coreboxes for sand casting
- Lost foam
Production-Ready Quality The First Time
Carlson has earned a reputation for delivering production-ready permanent molds and die cast tools on time. Our rigorous Quality system is key. We design quality into our tooling upfront. We focus on prevention of problems with the following systems and capabilities:
- Project and Capacity Management programs
- Formal data management system
- In-process dimensional verification
- CMM audits of die steel
- CMM inspection and report of parts produced
Confidentiality
Your secrets are safe with Carlson. To ensure your highly sensitive design data remains confidential, we execute confidentiality agreements with our customers, our vendors and every Carlson employee. CAD data is transferred via password-secured FTP sites. And, to ensure the confidentiality of your projects, we cover all parts and tooling during on-site visits by potential competitors.
Product Design Expertise
- Model 3D production-ready part from 2D drawing
- Reverse engineering from existing part or tool
- 10 seats of Unigraphics for state-of-the-art 3D CAD-CAM
- “Master Model” concept used throughout process
Comprehensive Prototyping Services
- Part Models SLA, LOM and CNC-machined prototypes
- Rapid Tooling – SLS, CNC-machined tooling designed for limited production runs
- Prototype tools for all production processes listed below.
Advanced Die Design Capabilities
- 3D solid model die design capability a critical input for detailed solidification analysis of cast part
- All cavities, cores and partings are fully 3D solid modeled for accuracy and use in programming
- 2D detailed drawings of all die components can be supplied
- Unigraphics, IDEAS, Pro Engineer, SolidWorks and AutoCad capability
Professional Post-Delivery Services
- PPAP/FAI documentation support
- Engineering changes and master-model archiving
- Scheduled maintenance and refurbishment of tooling
Next Generation
- Our full-circle approach means we leverage information to carry improvements forward into subsequent projects
We are a phone call or e-mail away. We would welcome the chance to speak with you about your projects and demonstrate what we can do.
| Phone: | (262) 377-2020 |
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Nationwide: |
(800) 532-2252 |
| Mold Faxes: | (262) 377-1751 or (262) 376-2395 |
| General Fax: | (262) 377-1751 |
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