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Custom profile CNC tooling is a straightforward process when you partner with GDP Tooling. We design and manufacture high-precision custom tooling and profile cutting tools for woodworking, plastics, composites and other industrial applications, with typical turnaround from design to completed tooling in six weeks or less.
From Your Profile to a Finished Custom Tool
Getting started is simple. Provide us with a sample profile, CAD file or dimensioned drawing, along with application information (machine type, flat table or pod & rail, clamping interface, desired feeds/speeds, material information etc.) and our tooling specialists will create a detailed tool design for your review. We’ll make any necessary modifications and, once the drawing is approved, your custom tooling moves into production.
Every tool is engineered with safety, accuracy, cutting performance and long tool life in mind. Our goal is not simply to reproduce the requested geometry, but to develop tooling that performs reliably in your actual production environment.
Custom Profile Tooling for Virtually Any Application
When it comes to custom profile CNC tooling, the possibilities are extensive. If the profile can be safely and effectively machined on your CNC router, moulder or other production equipment, there is a good chance we can design tooling to produce it.
Common custom tooling applications include:
- Tongue-and-groove tooling
- Cope-and-stick / stile-and-rail tooling
- Raised-panel tooling
- Round-over and quarter-round profiles
- Finger-joint tooling
- Custom moulding and millwork profiles
- Custom insert tooling and profile cutters
- Specialized CNC router tooling
We also develop tooling for unusual or challenging applications where an off-the-shelf cutting tool simply isn’t available.
Custom CNC Tooling for Different Materials
The right cutting tool depends not only on the profile being produced, but also on the material being machined, the CNC equipment, feed speeds, production requirements and desired finish quality.
GDP Industrial Tooling provides custom cutting solutions for applications involving solid wood, MDF, particleboard, plywood, laminated panels, plastics, composites and other engineered materials.
Depending on the application, tooling can be engineered using carbide, PCD (polycrystalline diamond) or other cutting materials to provide the appropriate balance of cutting quality, tool life and productivity.
Why Use Custom Tooling?
Standard tooling works well for standard applications. But when a manufacturer needs to produce a unique profile, improve an existing machining process or combine multiple cutting operations, a custom-designed tool can provide significant advantages.
A properly engineered custom tool may help manufacturers reduce machining steps, improve profile consistency, increase production efficiency, improve edge quality and reduce tooling changes.
For high-volume production, combining operations into a single custom tooling solution can also reduce cycle time and simplify CNC programming.
Custom Tooling Designed Around Your Production Needs
Every custom tooling project begins with the application.
Our team considers the required profile, material, machine capabilities, spindle specifications and production requirements before developing the tooling design. This application-focused approach allows us to recommend a solution that is both technically practical and appropriate for the way the tool will actually be used.
The examples shown in our gallery demonstrate just some of the custom profile cutting tools GDP has produced for specific customer applications.
Need Custom Profile CNC Tooling?
If you have an upcoming project requiring custom profile CNC tooling, send us your sample profile, CAD file, dimensioned drawing or application requirements.
Our tooling specialists can review your application and help determine the best tooling solution.
Call GDP Tooling at 800-544-8436 or email sales@gdptooling.com to get started.
