Mate Precision Technologies has launched the 52/96 line of workholding technology for CNC machining operations. This line of vises, bases, and mounting systems maximizes holding power in a compact, quick-change modular design that helps reduce setup time and process variability, the company states....
Mate Precision Tooling offers modified standard and custom press brake tools in American Precision style, European Precision style, and Wila TRUMPF style. While the standard tools fulfill the requirements of most fabricating operations, bending variations may require modifying the angle of a...
Using Mate’s Rollerball™ tooling, punch press operators can create stiffening ribs and decorative beads in sheet metal without secondary operations. The tool forms the rib by pinching the metal between two omnidirectional ball bearings in the upper tool assembly and a single ball bearing in the...
Mate offers the Versadie HD™ thick-turret insert slitting die. It accommodates lengths up to 4.560 in. for E stations and 3.560 in. for D stations, offering improved slitting in thicker materials that require more than 0.016-in. total die clearance. The base incorporates a hat die feature to...
Anoka, Minn.-based Mate has launched https://portal.mate.com as a hub of critical information for customers. Users can manage their tooling library, special shapes, forming tool drawings, purchase history, and service subscriptions on the mobile-friendly site. After setting up an account, users...
Proper alignment, correct die clearance, treatments and coatings, sharp tools, and lubrication are five factors that will ensure fabricators get the most out of their punching tools, avoid tool wear, and punch proper shapes.
Mate’s new SuperMax™ is a hard, wear-resistant, lubricious coating for punch press tooling. It acts as a barrier between the punch and sheet metal to help improve stripping, reduce galling and slug pulling, and extend tool life.
The proprietary coating outperforms currently available...
Eliminating secondary processes in a fabricating operation is a way to reduce labor costs, which is good news for both the metal fabricator and, potentially, the customer.
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, Minn., a manufacturer of CNC punch press tooling, has opened a new sales office in Shanghai, China. Wei Sun has been appointed the sales manager for this new office.
“[This] appointment and this new office demonstrate Mate’s ongoing commitment to the...
Turret punch press uptime will increase if you know your process capability, manufacture products within that capability, and optimize the layout of your tooling. It also will increase if you optimize programming, design, and tooling. It also is important to maintain proper die clearance and alignment of the press station.
