I know exactly what I need in tooling. In that case isn my in-house tool room or local job shop a better bargain than Bend Tooling?
Usually the primary consideration in using an in-house tool room or local job shop rather than a specialty supplier such as Bend Tooling is cost. However, that cost savings can be more apparent than real. First of all, if you require high enough quantities of a particular rotary-draw bending tool that makes in-house or job shop production practical, you should have us quote that tool. You will probably find that Bend Tooling is actually less expensive part for part, period. If not, we’ll be close. Second, these tools are our bread and butter. We know how to make them, and we make them more precisely than any of our competitors, let alone a tool room or a job shop making them on the side. This is not to denigrate the quality of such operations, but to emphasize the importance of a consistently achieved level of precision not previously associated with tube-bending tools, especially inserted mandrels and wipers. This precision improves tool life, repeatability, and process control, all o
