Figure 3: The Approve system to check, validate and measure tooling. Theory into practice. One company, AstraZeneca (Macclesfield, UK), has for many years taken exceptional care of its tablet ...

Experience tells us that approximately 80% of damage to punches and dies is usually caused accidentally when handling the punches during the production and tool-care processes. Damage can occur, for ...

The punch and die set were strong enough to form 14-gauge sheet steel in a press brake, which is pretty impressive. The tool wasn’t used to cut the metal; the blanks were precut with a laser ...