Thick Turret Dies eliminate slug pulling.
Press Release Summary:
Designed with lean visual management technology that allows user to assign visual identification to tool to signify specific feature or use of tool, Thick Turret EasyView(TM) Slug Free® Dies come with colored O-ring designed to provide clear and instant identification. Dies are available as option for thick turret ½ in. A through 4½ in. E station dies. Colored identification rings come separately in red, green, yellow, white, and black for each thick turret station.
Original Press Release:
Mate Introduces New Thick Turret EasyView(TM) Slug Free® Dies for Fast and Easy Tool Selection
Slug Free Dies Eliminate Slug Pulling
Featured In New Brochure
Anoka, Minnesota: Mate Precision Tooling announces the launch of Thick Turret EasyView(TM) Slug Free® Dies - the first tooling system designed with lean visual management technology.
The new EasyView Slug Free design, allows the user to assign visual identification to the tool to signify a specific feature or use of the tool. This is accomplished with a colored O-ring designed to provide clear and instant identification of the specific feature or use of the tool. Examples include: material type the tool is to punch, machine the tool is to be used on, die clearance, etc.
To use the EasyView Slug Free die system, the user simply installs an O-ring by color that identifies the assigned feature for that die. The O-ring is easily positioned in the special grove on the outside diameter of the die. The simple operation speeds up tool selection and setup in keeping with maximally efficient, lean visual tool management processes.
Slug Free® dies eliminate slug pulling. Slug pulling is a condition where the slug returns to the top of the sheet during the stripping portion of the punching cycle. The slug comes between the punch and the top of the sheet on the next cycle. This causes damage to the piece part and the tooling. Mate's Slug Free dies eliminate this problem promoting improved piece part quality and increased tool life.
"The time saved with EasyView Slug Free dies improves profitability," reports Andy Spence-Parsons, VP Operations. "By eliminating the wasted motion of searching for the correct tool, setup time is reduced. The tool pays for itself within the first month of use."
Mate's EasyView Slug Free dies are available as an option for thick turret ½ Inch A through 4-½ Inch E station dies. The colored identification rings are available separately in: red, green, yellow, white and black for each thick turret station.
Mate is a world-leading supplier of superior high quality punch press tooling providing best in-field technical support and friendly, helpful factory customer service, sales and technical support.
Interested in more information on Mate's new Thick Turret EasyView(TM) Slug Free® Dies, go to http://mate.com/easyview
Call for FREE brochure in USA and Canada 1-800-328-4492. Outside USA and Canada, call 1-763-421-0230. Email: marketing@mate.com
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write to
MATE PRECISION TOOLING,
1295 Lund Boulevard,
Anoka, Minnesota 55303.
USA and Canada, Fax 1-800-541-0285.
Outside USA and Canada,
Fax 1-763-421-0285.
SEE MATE AT:
FABTECH, Las Vegas, Oct 6-8, 2008, Booth 5039
EuroBlech, Hanover, Germany, Oct 21-25, 2008, Hall 12 Booth D80
