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Progressive Die

A supplier of parts used on recreational vehicles wanted to reduce their cost per part. We developed a new way to put external threads on a part to eliminate secondary machining operations, saving the customer time and money.

Industry Recreational Vehicles
Location Iowa
Volume 300,000 EAU

Why it mattered

  • Elimination of secondary operation

How we built it

Equipment Used

  • Entire Shop

Expertise

  • Process Development
  • Design
  • Die Building

Technical specs

Part dimensions
.200" x 2.750" x 3.00"

Materials

  • A-2
  • D-2
  • 5-7
  • 4140PH
  • CRS
  • HRS

Inspection / testing

  • CMM

Production & delivery

Delivery / turn-around

  • 14 Weeks