MACHINING & MACHINERY
PRECISION BENDING TOOLS
ADDITION MANUFACTURING
ADDITION MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
EXPANDS BEND TOOL PRODUCTION
CAPABILITIES IN PRESTON, UK OPERATION
World-leading tube bending and end
forming technology specialist Addition
Manufacturing Technologies is expanding
production capabilities by adding a
manufacturing cell for precision bending
tools. not limited to, expanding, reducing, sizing,
beading, notching and slotting, parting and
endtrimming, and flaring.
Addition Manufacturing Technologies
recognizes that the integrated world
demands that companies operate
seamlessly on a global scale, while delivering
locally in customers’ markets. Addition’s
European customers have requested local
manufacturing of precision tooling used in
the bending and end forming processes;
Addition is delivering on our commitment
to meet customer needs locally by adding
a manufacturing cell for precision bending
tools made from hard steel, which will
be fully operational by January, 2019.
This production expansion is in addition
to the work cell added earlier in 2018 for
consumable bending tools. Addition’s complete range of muffler tooling
solutions include, but are not limited
to, tooling for lockseamers, SRSW’s, ram
and “FLO” style flangers, baffle stuffers,
ridgelocking equipment, cap assembly and
cap seaming machines.
Nicolas Dunand, General Manager of
European and Asian Sales, states “It is
important that we grow with the constantly
evolving needs of our customers. By
installing another tooling production cell
in our Preston, UK location, we will reduce
logistics costs and time in transit for our
European customers. Precision tooling is at
the heart of every manufacturing process
and, at Addition, we understand the critical
role quality tooling performs in every
bending process.”
Addition’s investment includes Hurco and
Mazak machines that will manufacture
bend tool components and are capable of
producing single or multi-stack bend tool
sets up to 80mm diameter.
Precision tooling is at the heart of every
manufacturing process and, at Addition, we
understand the critical role quality tooling
performs in every bending and endforming
process.
THE ADDITION ADVANTAGE
Addition has the most experienced
application engineering staff in the industry
to evaluate and provide the best solutions
for your needs. In addition to tooling that
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MUFFLER-MAKING MACHINE
TOOLING
TOOL STOCKING AGREEMENTS
Addition offers Tool Stocking Agreements in
order to meet our customers’ demands for
shorter lead times, reduced stock, and lower
prices.
suits equipment in all Addition product lines,
our knowledgeable design team provides
innovative solutions for all equivalent
competitor models.
We use only the highest quality materials
and state of the art equipment to ensure
the manufacture of quality parts while
optimizing tool life. Addition also offers
in house tool try-out capabilities and
prototype and part development for special
applications.
CNC BENDING MACHINE
TOOLING
Addition offers a full range of CNC
bending machine tooling solutions, for
tube diameters from 6mm to 250mm and
single-stack or multi-stack multi-radius bend
dies. In addition to the wiper and mandrel
components already manufactured in the
United Kingdom, we also offer bend dies,
bend die insert and clamp dies, pressure
dies, collets, and mandrel assemblies (ball
segment and cable style), as individual
components or complete sets.
END FORM MACHINE TOOLING
Addition offers a comprehensive range
of endform tooling solutions for tube
manipulation operations including, but
Under tool stocking agreements, high-
usage consumable tools are manufactured
in the most economical batch quantities
and stocked at an Addition facility or at
an Addition partner facility nearest to the
customer point-of-use to ensure extremely
competitive pricing and rapid response.
Addition currently has multiple stocking
facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.
Addition Manufacturing Technologies is a
global manufacturing technologies company
specializing in machines and tooling for
tube bending, end forming, measuring
and silencer making. Among others, the
company’s products serve the automotive,
aerospace, HVAC, and energy market
segments.
With manufacturing facilities in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom,
France, and China, Addition currently
employs approximately 250 associates. In
time this additional production will increase
the company’s workforce in the United
Kingdom.
For more information, please visit
go.additionmt.com/bendingtools
or contact Jennifer Rankin, Global
Marketing Manager: Tel: +1 513 228
7079 or Email: [email protected]