The quality of the die modelling can make a lot of difference to the ease with which the die is machined or manufactured. It can also make a difference to the life of the tool and often to the appearance of the final product .

Moulds with awkward, curvy or intricate split lines need thought from an experienced designer to avoid introducing problems at a later stage. Common problems include:

• Dies split at the wrong place leaving weak upstands or "knife edges"
• Split faces that are poorly modelled and have ripples or tight curves that are difficult to machine.
• Large curved shut-off areas that are difficult to bed off.
• No consideration for steel machining so the the split face needs to be spark eroded.
• Vertical drops with no shut-off angle.

Slide entries need to be constructed in a way to avoid wear at the moulding edges that would start to flash during the life of the tool.

Draft angles need to be checked so the the moulding will release correctly and scuff marks are avoided. 

Undercut areas need to be checked for and corrected.

There is no substitute for experience when modelling die blocks and slides. 

At Alphatech we make sure that anyone involved with the modelling of mould dies has considerable toolmaking experience (over 20 years in some cases) so you can be reassured that costly re-work or a sub-standard end product can be avoided.

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The software we use for creating die models has been specifically designed for working with toolmakers. Some of the features that make it particularly well suited for our purpose are:

• The ability to import data from almost any other CAD system with total reliability (even systems that are renowned for being difficult eg: Catia)
• Great tools for repairing poor original data.
• Tools and wizards to speed up the splitting of the data into core and cavity etc.
• The ability to work in solids or surfaces and swap quickly between them.
• Automatic tools for identifying undercut or minimal draft areas.
• Tools to help identify badly created surfaces and the smoothness of surfaces.

This software and lengthy experience at using it along with our toolmaking experience enables us to off a top class service at very little cost to you.

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