Roper Whitney Tooling

As a reminder to all of our current and prospective customers, The Cleveland Punch and Die Company manufactures tooling for all Roper Whitney Machines.

Whether you have a large press Roper Whitney or a small hand punch, CPD is the preferred manufacturer of tooling for all Roper Whitney Machines. We ship standard items in as little as 24 hours and can manufacture any special application punch and die for the Roper Machines.

There is no job too big...or too small! Cleveland Punch recently manufactured a Roper Whitney punch and die for a customers special application. This rectangle was manufactured to hold a .001" tolerance on a rectangle dimension of .039" X .157". Give us a call regarding any Roper Whitney tooling, we have experienced engineers eager to help you.

Picket Tooling and Residential Fence

Cleveland Punch and Die manufactures standard and custom Picket Tooling for the Ornamental Iron and Residential Fence Industry.

Our stock tooling generates a 60 degree picket on square tubing, but we can manufacture any specific degree per our customer's request. We stock picket tools for use with 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" and 1" square tubing. It is important to remember when you are punching a hole for a square picket to pass through, you will need a hole slightly larger than the picket itself. For example, if you are trying to pass a 1/2" square picket through a piece of material, we recommend you punch a 17/32" square hole to allow the picket to pass through the material adequately.

Cleveland Punch has also recently manufactured a custom picket tooling set for fabricating aluminum residential fence. This tooling package was customized to fit the customer's machine and specific job specifications. Call your Cleveland Punch representative today for any picket tooling needs.

Keyways and Notches

Lately we seem to have customers inquiring about the use of keyways and notches. As a introduction for new customers and a review for our customers already using these features, lets discuss the purpose of furnishing keyways and notches on your shaped punches and dies.

The use of a keyway on a shaped punch is crucial to proper alignment. A keyway is a groove or slot cut into the head of the punch; which when used with a piece of "keystock" will align the punch properly with the stem of the machine, thus keeping the punch from rotating during the punching operation. Each machine takes a different keyway and consequently a different piece of keystock. When ordering a shaped punch and die, make sure to let your CPD customer service rep know the type of machine you are using. Also, it is very important to use a piece of "soft" or unhardened keystock to avoid punch breakage.

Ordering shaped dies with notches will keep the die aligned properly with the punch. A setscrew on most ironworker die blocks will hold the die into place. A notch, sometimes referred to as locator or flat, will allow this setscrew to properly keep the die from rotating or pulling out of the die holder. Ultimately, the use of keyways and notches on shaped punches and dies will extend the life of the punch and die.

Tooling Performance - Quality Assurance

At The Cleveland Punch and Die Company, Quality Assurance is a way of life. We begin with incoming inspection and testing of our proprietary Tool Steel. The Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer (SEMQ) is a useful tool in observing grain structure as well as determining the alloy constituents quantitatively and qualitatively. The SEMQ is utilized to closely analyze microstructure. Stress, Strain and Tensile testing verify Tool Steel characteristics and are an integral Quality Assurance procedure. There really is a difference with tooling manufactured by The Cleveland Punch and Die Company.

Tooling Performance - State-Of-The-Art Equipment and Processes

The Cleveland Punch and Die Company employs the latest Lean Manufacturing techniques and processes to optimize quality, delivery and value for our customers. We utilize the latest state-of-the-art machine tools and well trained, experienced journeyman machinists. Every manufacturing process is tightly controlled and monitored to ensure consistent quality and repeatability on every tool we make. With 130 years of experience, we have not only perfected the best practices for making each tool, but we have also worked to optimize our business efficiency, which maximizes value to our customers.

Tooling Performance - Heat Treatment

Here at The Cleveland Punch and Die Company, we do our Heat Treating in house under tightly controlled quality standards. This process is something we take very seriously because it provides us with a competitive advantage over our competition. Our Heat Treat cycle adds more quality and value to our tooling...thus achieving "More Holes Per Dollar".

The following diagram refers to what metallurgists call the TTT diagram. This diagram depicts heat treat optimization. These three simple steps display precisely what takes place in the heat treat process. Heat treat is indeed a science and not a guessing game or process to be taken lightly. Tool life and performance is materially affected by proper Heat Treating. There really is a difference with tooling made by The Cleveland Punch and Die Company.

Tooling Performance - Highest Quality Steel & The Pursuit of Excellence

At Cleveland Punch and Die Company, we apply a systems approach to continuous improvement. Our criteria for continuous improvement demonstrates our commitment to the finest quality products and the best service in the industry.

Our punches, dies and shear blades are manufactured from our own propriety tool steels made from, and certified exclusively for The Cleveland Punch and Die Company. Metallurgical specifications of our material are carefully controlled, checked and certified to ensure consistent quality. We have tested, evaluated and improved our Tool Steel for over 100 years. This process have improved and refined our Tool Steel to ensure reliable, consistent quality in every tool. There really is a difference with Cleveland Punch and Die!