Mold repair that gets you back in your press.Evansville, Indiana
A tool that is down costs money every hour it sits, so the first thing you need is not a sales process. It is someone who can look at what failed and tell you the fastest honest route back into the press.
Any make: the tool does not have to be one we built
Start here
Which of these does your tool need?
Tell us what broke.
How a repair actually starts.
That starts with an evaluation, not an invoice. The tool gets opened, the cause gets found, and you get the options and what each one involves before anything is cut. Any make, whoever built it, and it does not have to be one of ours.
Some repairs are a weld and a polish. Some are a component machined new because the original is past saving. Some are engineering changes where the tool is fine and the part has moved on. All three begin the same way, with the tool open on a bench and someone telling you what they actually see.
Preventive work belongs in the same conversation. A tool already out of the press is the cheapest time to deal with wear. Fixing it then costs you no extra downtime.
Capability
What we can fix.
No two failures are the same, so nothing here is a fixed price list. What it costs and how long it takes depends on what failed and why, and you get both numbers before any work starts.
Whose tools come in
- Makes repaired
- Any, regardless of who built the tool
- Typical repairs
- Worn sealing faces, damaged parting lines, small cracks, worn details
- Reverse engineering
- Yes, from the physical tool when prints no longer exist
How the steel goes back
- Laser welding
- HTS 160 and HTS 300 mobile welders
- Heat-affected zone
- Minimal; the surrounding steel keeps its hardness and dimensions
- Finish after welding
- Machined or stoned back to dimension, then polished to the original SPI grade in-house
What re-cuts it
- Machining
- The full Mikron and Hermle 5-axis fleet, thru-spindle coolant
- EDM
- Charmilles sinker (6) and wire (3); Current CNC hole poppers for broken drills and taps
Proof before it ships back
- Finish restoration
- Two full-time polishers, all SPI grades
- Verification
- Zeiss Eclipse DCC C90 CMM before the mold goes back
What makes a fast repair possible.
Every machine, by name and count →Everything a repair needs is already in the building. Welders to rebuild worn steel, EDM for detail a cutter cannot reach, grinders for flat and form work. And the design seats to reverse engineer a component when the prints are gone. Nothing is subcontracted out and nothing waits in another shop's queue.
What people ask when a tool is down.
Will you repair a mold you did not build?
Yes, any make. Most of the repair work here was built somewhere else. The tool does not need any history with us.
What should I send first?
Whatever you have: photos of the damage, the mold or part name, and what happened in the press. None of it is required to start, but each piece speeds up the first real answer you get back.
What if the prints no longer exist?
That is routine. Components get reverse engineered from the physical part or the tool itself, measured here and rebuilt from that.
How do I know whether to repair or rebuild?
That is what the evaluation is for. You get both routes, what each one involves, and an honest view of how long the repair should last. All before anyone cuts anything.
Tell us what broke.
It goes straight to the people who do the repairs, not a sales queue. CAD files are welcome but never required, and an NDA is there for the asking if you want one first.
A tool down cannot wait for a form
(812) 422-8046