Tooling designed and built in-house, around the part, the machine, and the print.
Shawnee Specialties designs and builds die casting dies, CNC machining fixtures, and trim tooling. Every tool starts with the part print and the machine it will run on, so each casting is formed and located the same way, every cycle.
Tooling We Design and Build
CNC Fixtures
Workholding that locates the casting from its datums and holds it rigid through every operation, built for our 4 axis CNC machines with pallet changers.
Die Cast Dies
The two hardened steel halves that close to form the cavity molten metal fills, designed around the part and built to fit the machine it runs in.
Trim Fixtures
Trim tooling and nests that seat the casting in the trim press for clean, repeatable removal of gates, runners, and flash.
Why In-House Tool Design Matters
Built Around the Print
Dies and fixtures are designed from the part's datums and critical features,
so the dimensions that matter are the ones the tooling controls.
Designed for the Machine
We design for the equipment the part will actually run on.
No adapting someone else's tooling. No guesswork at setup.
Faster Changes
When a part revision or worn tooling calls for a change, our own team makes it.
Customers see fewer delays and faster turnaround.
Repeatable Results
Tooling that forms and holds the part the same way every time protects part consistency across long production runs.
From Design to Production
- Review of the part print, datums, and operations
- Die and fixture design around the part and the machine
- Build and fit in our toolroom
- Verification on the floor and in our quality lab
Tooling stays with the program, and our toolroom keeps it in condition for the life of the job.
Talk to Us About Your Tooling
If you have a casting that needs a die cast die, machining fixtures, or trim tooling, Shawnee Specialties can design and build them with the part.
Contact us to discuss the part, the volumes, and the operations involved.
