Contract Manufacturing of Tools and Dies
India, because of the readily available engineering talent and tool making skills, has evolved ahead of China in the field of pattern, tool and die design and build
The Tool and Die industry offers services such as CAD-CAM support, design assistance, initial tool tryout, production facilities and rapid prototyping. There are plenty of experienced tool and die design and manufacturing personnel for making quality patterns and molds using 3D modeling software package like Solid Edge and Unigraphics. Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) is used to fabricate products directly from CAD outputs. Tool and die makers provide design assistance with concepts, manufacturing costs, manufacturing techniques and material considerations. They are usually able to assist with upgrading, redesigning, reevaluating or modernizing existing products to increase performance and reduce manufacturing costs.
Once again, the key is in finding the right company to work with. Every company is not a star performer. One has to perform due diligence in vendor selection and qualification.
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