Metal Tooling

DURABLE, HIGH CYCLES, INVAR, STEEL, ALUMINUM

Janicki Industries metal tools are your solution if your project requires high production runs or high pressure curing.  Using metals selected to match the CTE’s of your project, we will fabricate long-lasting hard tooling. Our large-scale facility and high-precision mills can handle metal tools up to 100 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft.

Invar, Steel, Aluminum are all a Janicki core capability.  These tools can be produced quickly for you because the face sheets and frames are made simultaneously.  Our experienced process engineering team can adjust CTE’s of these tools to specific needs.

Janicki’s resident engineering staff support unique designs to customer specifications. We utilize CATIA V5 and NX CAD/CAM system integrated with our SAP ERP system.

And our in-house research and development lab can simulate tool longevity, using thermal mass analysis, differential scanning calorimetric and heat deflection tests for customers.

Metal Tooling Equipment

Our metal fabrication facilities include state of the art
equipment to produce tight tolerance, large tools.
Fabrication equipment includes:

  • Large Water Jet: 14’ x 42’
  • 500T Press Brake
  • 1000 ton Ship Building Press
  • Multiple High-Tolerance Welding Tables (16ft x 70ft)
  • Alpha Laser weld system
  • Annealing Furnace – 24ft wide x 12ft tall x 72ft long
  • Variety of CNC 4 and 5-axis mills and lathes
  • Leica laser trackers
  • Faro Arm
  • 50’ long x 12’ diameter Autoclave

Metal Tooling Process Capabilities

Janicki routinely performs the following services in-house for metal tooling:

  • Cutting / Weld Prep
  • Forming
  • Weld Fab (TIG, MIG, Hot Tip TIG)
  • Annealing / Stress Relief
  • Machining
  • Sandblast / Paint
  • Surface Finishing / Benching
  • Assembly
  • Metrology Inspection
  • Repair

Welding

In support of Janicki’s Tooling competency we employ many certified welders for a variety of welding specifications including:

  • AWS Specification D1.1, D1.2 and D17.1 (Aerospace)
  • ASME Pressure Vessel Code (Section IX)
  • A variety of Military Standards
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Gas metal Arc Welding
  • Flux Cored Arc Welding
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Janicki has over:

  • 1,500 qualified weld procedures/specifications
  • employs 3 CWI (Certified Weld Inspectors)
  • 5 CDIs/QC1 Qualified Welding Inspectors

Metal tools and parts

For high pressure, high volume processes

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  • INVAR
  • Steel
  • Aluminum

Composite Cauls

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  • Use Temperature: RT, 250° F, & 350° F
  • Materials: Carbon, Fiberglass, and Hybrid’s
  • Processing: Infused or Pre-Preg
  • Mastering: Cast off low temp patterns and post cured. Or, optional high temp imide based composite caul systems produced from high temp composite or steel molds.
  • Finish: Machined; 32 rms typical, as high as 8 rms