DMI has an in-house complete tool and die shop capable of building casting tooling for our customers. Each of our foundries maintains a mold/pattern shop with the capabilities to maintain pattern equipment. DMI also has a complete cutting tool manufacturing site.

Casting Tool Design

• Solidification modeling with Capcast® and Magma® software
• Design of draft angles and mold parting lines
• Gating and risering design
• Core box design for hollow castings
• Integrated mold cooling design
• Design of pouring time and fill rates

Machining Tooling Design

• Machining clamp force analysis
• Tool clearance
• Cutting tool design for each application
• Cycle time analysis