TOOLING
- Pondy SG utilizes a system of tooling standards to ensure uniform high quality design and fabrication of wax injection dies which are guaranteed for the life of the part.
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Type of tooling:
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Manual
Prototype or low volume production work.
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Automatic
High volume, Parts that are too large or fragile for manual operation
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Configurations that do not allow metal cores in tooling to be drawn due to undercuts or complicated internal shapes must be treated in one of the following ways:
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Collapsible Cores –
Lowest piece price..
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Loose Inserts –
Best for low volume parts.
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Multi-Piece Wax Assemblies -
Best for certain configurations, with wide tolerance.
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Soluble Cores & Pre-Formed Ceramic Cores –
Provides excellent flexibility during shell building process at a moderate additional cost.