Dies, tooling and tool room
What is a progressive die and when is it economic?
Answer
Question What we tell you Which tool type? Single-hit, progressive or transfer - recommended from the annual volume and the number of operations, including the volume at which the cheaper route would have been right What does the tool cost? Quoted per project, split into design, build and tryout, with tooling ownership and storage stated How long? Common single-operation or deep-draw programmes: 15–30 days in-house design and build;
Sources
- Custom Metal Stamping Services | Tooling & Quotation | BalfordQuestion What we tell you Which tool type? Single-hit, progressive or transfer - recommended from the annual volume and the number of operations, including the volume at which the cheaper route would have been right What does the tool cost? Quoted per project, split into design, build and tryout, wi...
- Custom Metal Stamping Services | Tooling & Quotation | BalfordTool build and tryout - on Balford production presses, so the sample comes off the process you will be supplied from. First article inspection - dimensional results against the confirmed drawing. PPAP-aligned documentation - at the level your quality department specifies. Series production - with lo...
- Lead Time and MOQ | Deep Drawn PartsThere is no fixed MOQ. The practical minimum follows from the process: a single-operation die makes a small first batch economic, a progressive tool only pays back at volume, and an externally applied finish can carry its own batch minimum. Send the target quantity with the drawing and the review wi...
- Motorcycle Sensor Housing Data | BalfordGrades and forming 310S appears heavily in this family for the same exhaust-side reason as larger parts, with 304 and 316 where the location is cooler or wetter. Because the parts are small, a single-hit die can be economic at volumes where a larger part would need a progressive tool. Measurement At...
- Progressive Die Metal Stamping | BalfordProgressive Die Metal Stamping We run coil-fed progressive die stamping with tight tolerances and repeatable quality. Energy-efficient, low-waste production. Contact us for a quote. Progressive dies and progressive stamping dies are the same tool seen from two sides: the die is the tool, and the pro...
- Progressive Die Stamping Manufacturer | BalfordHome › Capabilities › Progressive Die Metal Stamping Progressive Die Stamping Capability Progressive Die Stamping for OEM Metal Parts Coil-fed progressive stamping for repeat-production metal parts, combining blanking, piercing, forming, drawing and secondary operations within one indexed tooling sy...
What an engineer still needs from you
- material and material condition (grade, temper)
- material thickness, plus the key diameter, height and wall thickness
- tolerances, burr direction and the visual acceptance standard
- annual volume - it decides whether tooling is single-hit, progressive or transfer
- surface finish, and any secondary machining, annealing or plating
Next step. Send the drawing for a manufacturability review, or send the part data for a process and cost route.
Submit a drawing / RFQDFM review
Submit a drawing / RFQDFM review
Related questions
- Progressive die vs compound die vs transfer die: which should I specify?
- Can a progressive die produce a deep drawn part?
- What is in-die tapping and when should it be used?
- How is a stamping die designed, step by step?
- What tool life and maintenance cost should I expect from a progressive die?
- Do you design and build the tooling in house?
This page is an engineering answer, not a quotation and not a dimensional acceptance. It is generated from Balford's published material and held to the verified company fact sheet.