Tooling Advantage Group Capabilities

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TOOLING ADVANTAGE GROUP

The Tooling Advantage Group coalition has a broad range of experience in the tooling industry. Through our collaborative Engineering & Design services we can assist customers in optimizing design for manufacturability from data or protoypes. With over 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space at our disposal, we can handle projects from start to finish.

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Snapshot of TAG Capabilities	Total	Capacity (in.)
Square Footage:	118,700	square feet
Skilled Workers:	36
Laser Scanner:	1	40 x 26 x 30
Die Size:		84 x 48
Mold Size:		40 x 40
Blanchard Grinder:	4	42"
Boring Mill:	2	72 x 60 x 60
CNC Mills:	23	30 x 60 x 30
	1	80 x 55 x 20
CNC Lathes:	3	16 x 40
EDM - Wire:	13	24 x 17 x 15
EDM - Sinker:	4	13 x 10 x 8
ID/OD Grinder:	2	9" ID / 10" OD
Presses:	18	400ton: 84 x 48
Surface Grinder:	25	12 x 60 / 16 x 24

Certifications:	ISO9001:2000
	WBE Certification

Software:	Translators:
Autocad	CATIA
Cimatron	DWG
Esprit	DXF
Mastercam	IGES
Solidworks	Parasolids
Surfcam Velocity	Stepfiles
WorkNC	Unigraphics

ENGINEERING & DESIGN:

We, as a collaborative, have the capabilities to help with any and all of the aspects of your projects. From concept and design, to prototyping and production, we can make your project happen. We possess the knowledge to help in about all areas of the trades. From new concept, to reverse engineering, we have you covered.

Also, our members have extensive experience in engineering changes in the tool and die, as well as mold making, fixturing, machining, and prototyping areas as well.

To do this requires high end computer aided design systems, as well as the equipment and manpower to achieve it. Click here (or scroll up the page) for a list of capabilities of the equipment and manpower, as well as the CAD-CAM systems in use by our members. Also included are the more popular CAD translators.

MOLDS:

We provide prototype part and build from data or prototypes.

Plastic Injection Molds and Mold Repairs

Die Cast Molds

Investment Casting Molds

DIES & FIXTURES:

Die Design, Die Build, Die repair, Incorporation of engineering changes to existing dies

Our area of expertise includes:

Metal Stamping Dies
- Progressive
- Line
- Blank
- Rollform
- Cutoff
- Low volume production
- Prototype

Traditional and Robotic Fixturing, Specialty Tooling.

Test Fixtures
Assembly Fixtures
Weld Fixtures
Check Fixtures

PROTOTYPES:

Stampings

Spring Wire Form

Metal Assemblies

Weldments

3D Laser Scanning Reverse Modeling

3D Parametric
3D scan data reverse modeling
3D Laser Scanning

With our collaborative buying power and large stock inventory we can accomodate many "no wait" hot jobs.

Between the TAG TEAM members we have extensive back ground in the metal stamping and close tolerance machining, roll forming, bearing manufacture, pattern, and in fixtures.

PRODUCTION SUPPORT:

Prototypes and product development
Low Volume
- Laser
- Press Brake
- Universal Tooling
Rework
- Deburr
- Buffing
- Pierce
- Trim
Specials
- Cutoff
- Pierce
- Trim
High Volume – Progressive Dies
Robotic Welding – TIG, MIG, Hand
Painting, Plating, Deburring

WELDING & FABRICATION:

MIG, TIG, Robotic & Production.

CONTRACT MACHINING:

Component details, Production and “one of a kind”, 3-D surfacing and Reverse engineering.

	Total	Capacity (in.)
Blanchard Grinder:	3	42"
Boring Mill:	2	72 x 60 x 60
CNC Mills:	17	30 x 60 x 30
CNC Lathes:	3	16 x 40
EDM - Wire:	13	24 x 17 x 15
EDM - Sinker:	3	13 x 10 x 8
ID/OD Grinder:	2	9" ID / 10" OD
Surface Grinder:	1	12 x 60

Certifications:	ISO9001:2000
Certifications:	WBE Certification

General Machining including milling, turning up to 17" O.D. by 50" length, surface grinding of 10" thick x 12" x 60", and blanchard grinding of up to 46" diameter. Boring Mill capabilities of 72" x 60" x 60".

Our team uses several high end software packages as described in the Engineering & Design section to program solid and surface models to your specifications.

Production Machining (milling, drilling & rigid tapping) is another of our specialties.

Precision OD Grinding of 8" O.D. x 18" length and small openings machined to a depth of 4" (depending on ID).

Polished Surfaces of 4 micron (mirror finish) are possible if required.

Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge) Machining is applicable for aerospace, automotive, furniture, medical, renewable energy and the defense fields and is used in the production of punches, dies, mold components, gage details, tooling components, prototype details and more.

Over ten wire machines offering both submerged and non-submerged capabilities with travels of 15.7 in. thick and 24.6 X 15.75 inches in the
X and Y axis.
30 degree taper is possible on parts up to 15.7 in. tick.
Our equipment operates in climate controlled environments to ensure tight tolerances (±0.0001 in.) over the entire travel of our machine tools.
4 axis tapering work cut via solid, surface and wireframe models. Our equipment is capable of fine surface finishes desired for cutting carbide and titanium.