Progressive or composite? Choosing a tooling strategy
The volume, part size and press decide more than the tooling price does.
Power press
Power press tools
Blank, pierce, form and draw dies for conventional and hydraulic presses.
Start with what you need to make.
A tool, a part, a drawing that does not exist yet, or a process that will not behave. Pick the nearest description and we will take it from there.
Choose a starting point
What do you need today?
01
I need tooling
Turret punch, press brake, power press, composite, progressive, special tools or molds.
02I have a part, not a drawing
Send the sample. We will measure it, rebuild the specification and make it manufacturable.
03I need a process answer
Machine selection, tooling compatibility, capability and cost — reviewed with a written action list.
04I need parts made
Prototypes, tool components and job work across VMC, CNC turning, wire EDM and grinding.
One accountable partner
The drawing, the tool and the part in one conversation.
Most tooling problems are not isolated to the tool. They sit between the part design, the press, the material and the maintenance routine. Keeping engineering and manufacturing together means those interfaces get examined, not passed around.
TAC PAL handles the engineering and precision manufacturing. TOOL PAL handles the sheet metal tooling. The same team answers for both.
- Design and build under one roof
- Tooling trials before production release
- Reverse engineering and localisation support
- Inspection with a full range of precision equipment
TOOL PAL
More of the tooling range.
Every family is built around a production requirement — not a catalogue page. Tell us the press, the material and the feature.
Composite
Composite tools
Several operations in a single station, where one hit has to do more.
Progressive
Progressive tools
Multi-station progression for parts where volume justifies the tool.
Molds
Molds
Cavity and core work with design and build support for component production.
Capabilities at a glance
One team, five ways in.
You do not have to arrive with a fully formed brief. Most engagements start with a drawing, a sample, a photograph or a production problem.
01
Design & development
Product and tool design, feasibility and drawing support.
02
Reverse engineering
Sample to CAD to a documented, repeatable specification.
03
Machine consultation
Machine and tooling selection, process review, action list.
04
Prototyping
Samples and first-off parts before production commitment.
05
Precision manufacturing
Tool components, prototypes and production job work.
Insights
Read before you quote.
Short technical notes from the people who build and trial the tools.
When to call a machine consultant
Four symptoms that usually mean the process, not the operator, needs a review.
From a worn sample to a drawing
What we measure first when a part arrives with no drawing and years of wear.
No wrong starting point
Send what you have.
A drawing, a photograph, a sample or a sentence about the problem. We will ask for the rest.