Tooling,
printed then cut.
Fixtures, jigs, trim and layup tools, and work-holding printed near-net in durable polymers, then CNC machined to tolerance. Faster and lower-waste than cutting the same tool from a solid billet.
The near-net advantage, applied to your tooling.
Cutting a large tool from billet means paying for the material you throw away and the hours to remove it. Printing the tool near-net, then machining only the surfaces that need tolerance, cuts both. The same print-then-machine flow behind our composite molds shortens production tooling, fixtures, and large one-off parts, so the shop floor gets the tool it needs sooner and at lower material cost.
Jigs and fixtures
Locating, holding, and assembly fixtures printed to shape and machined where it counts.
Trim and drill tools
Contoured guides that index parts for trimming, drilling, and routing.
Layup and forming tools
Contoured tools for composite layup and forming operations.
Work-holding
Custom soft jaws, nests, and holding tooling for the machines already on your floor.
Printed in durable pellet-fed polymers such as ABS-CF and PETG-CF, plus Dahltram T-100GF where a tooling resin is called for, and machined to tolerance. Grade confirmed on quote.
Near-net, low waste
Printing close to final shape means the machine cuts only what needs tolerance, so you pay for the tool, not the billet you would otherwise scrap.
Machined where it matters
Datums, locating faces, and mating surfaces are CNC machined to tolerance, while the bulk of the tool stays as an efficient near-net print.
Durable pellet polymers
Filled polymers like ABS-CF and PETG-CF give tooling the stiffness and durability to earn its keep on the floor.
Common questions
- What kinds of tooling do you make?
- Fixtures, jigs, trim and drill guides, layup and forming tools, and work-holding for the machines you already run. If it is large and needs a machined surface, it fits the cell.
- Is printed tooling durable enough for production?
- Filled polymers like ABS-CF and PETG-CF give real stiffness and wear resistance, and machining the working surfaces means they locate accurately. The right grade for your duty cycle is confirmed on quote.
- What tolerance can you hold?
- Tooling is printed near-net, then CNC machined on the surfaces that carry tolerance, so datums and mating faces are true machined surfaces. The specific tolerance is confirmed on quote per part.
- Why print tooling instead of machining it from billet?
- Near-net printing means you are not paying to cut away and scrap most of a solid block. You get a durable tool sooner, with less wasted material, and machined accuracy where it matters.
Have a part
or a mold?
Send the geometry and we will tell you the fastest way to make it and what it costs.