Benefits of RSP Tooling
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RSP Tooling can produce a tool or insert in two hours. The first production machine design will produce inserts or tools up to 6 inches in diameter and 4 inches thick.
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Any commonly used tooling alloy can be used, and special steel materials can be tested as well.
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The sprayed insert cavity requires no finished machining, polishing, or engraving.
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Timing to a production ready insert is no longer then most prototype processes and significantly less then other production ready processes.
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Tools made of H13 do not require heat treat. As sprayed they are at 59 rockwell and can be aged to 62 rockwell.
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Tools made of H13 appear to have a 25% increase in life expectancy over standard machined tools from high grade forged H13.
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The process is extermely repeatable and the cost for additional inserts is 50% of the cost of the initial one making it an ideal process for multi-cavity dies and replacement inserts.
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It is believed that scrap tools can be melted and reused without loss of material properties.