Standard die components make things comfortable

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Using standardisation

To be competitive, the company buys prefabricated standard parts and die sets from Meusburger. The Austrian expert in standard components has developed a modular system of die sets, enabling the usage of standard die sets for even more applications – including progressive dies. Drazen Karalic, a Hettich project manager, talks about the advantages of standardisation: “By using Meusburger die sets, we can focus on the essential issues of a tool. This is where we are strong and dealing with what we know. The convenient software enables quick and easy configuration of the die sets. This saves a huge amount of time.”

Suitable selection plays a role, too. “In addition, Meusburger offers a wide range of products that is continuously extended with sophisticated solutions. This helps us minimise our number of suppliers and saves a lot of time through simplified processing.”

Tools made quickly

Using a Meusburger die set, Hettich was able to make a double-action progressive die set with four in-feeds and two variants in seven weeks. An important consideration was the short lead time for the die sets: the plates and guiding elements arrived four days after the order had been placed, allowing Hettich to start machining plates without first disassembling the die set. The tight tolerances observed in machining the bore pattern, the guiding holes and the alignment edge allowed for fast and easy plate-clamping.

In addition, the plates had been heat-treated for stress relief at Meusburger, enabling low-deformation processing.

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