Tool Fabrication

Tool Fabricating Services

With hunderds of tools in various stages of production, it's vital to have facilities to maintain molds and be able to modify tools to meet customer's requirements.

Sterling continually works on existing molds to make modest alterations or repairs. Tool maintenance is essential during long run production cycles to keep molds in operation. This includes welding, filling and grinding cracks or scratches in molds, repairing the fasteners to ensure a positive seal or to the frame structure.

Mold modifications include retexturing the interior surface often with shot blast; adding text, logos or graphics by adding to or removing metal to make a recessed or elevated mark.

In House Machine Shop

In house machine shop facilities ensures proper mold maintenance and machine uptime. The fab shop has a wide range of metalworking equipment to handle most needs.