As more and more of our customers adopt lean manufacturing techniques, American Punch is taking definitive steps to ensure we continue to meet their punch and die needs. With our customers’ move to lean manufacturing, we’re now filling smaller punch and die orders on a more frequent basis. Customers no longer order hundreds of [...]
FABTECH 2018 proved to be another great experience for American Punch, with interest in our precision tooling capabilities running high. Of particular interest were our standard and made-to-order headed, ball lock, ejector and pilot punches, as well as press fit, shoulder and ball lock buttons. Booth visitors also were impressed with the accuracy and [...]
FABTECH 2018 is nearly here, and we’re getting our ironworker tooling ready for the show. The expo is billed as North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. FABTECH is the perfect opportunity for you to see firsthand the great tooling we design and manufacture for our customers. We’ll be at Booth [...]
When an American Punch customer realized it needed a design change, the request for special tooling came at the last-possible minute: The shop had already completed punching all 48,000 units for the project. Only as assembly was about to begin, it became clear that the 26mm round hole indicated in the original print needed [...]
See our tooling up close and personal at NASCC 2018! We look forward to two things in early April: Opening day and the annual NASCC Steel Conference. American Punch is excited to once again exhibit at this year’s conference, set for April 11-13 in Baltimore. We’ll be spotlighting the products and services that engineers [...]
Metalworking shops are busy places – orders coming in, orders going out, tooling changes, design issues, machine capabilities, set up procedures, maintenance and safety concerns. So, when a problem pops up about your ironworker tooling, we understand you don’t always have the time to stop what you’re doing and do a Google search or [...]
