A switch from 2D die design to 3D solid modeling enables Hess Industries Ltd. to build accurate tooling the first time, reduce turnaround time, and synchronize with customer design systems and its own shop-floor CNC equipment. Hess Industries Ltd., a 10-employee tool and die shop, builds and repairs progressive and transfer dies. Working out of an 11,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mansfield, OH, the company supplies tooling to makers of appliance, automotive and motorcycle parts. A switch from 2D die design to solid modeling has enabled Hess to build accurate tooling the first time, reduce turnaround time and synchronize with customer design systems.
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