May 13 - 16, 2008
Gaylord Palms
Orlando, Florida USA

Extrusion/Die Practical

136 PR 
Friday, May 16 - 8:30am

Exponential Die Life and Consistent Weight Per Foot Using BC-115 Inserted Tooling

Paul Nolting -- VIP Tooling, Inc., USA;
Gary Dion -- GW Dion Co., USA

Development of an inserted extrusion die that runs up to eight times more billets than other type tooling is discussed. Weight per foot does not increase over inserted tooling life, increasing productivity, reducing die changes and rework time, and holding tighter tolerances over tooling life. Insert manufacturing uses proprietary substrate materials, processes and coatings. Extruder results, along with hard and soft cost savings are demonstrated.