Capability 02 · In-house tool design & manufacturing
Tooling
In-house tool design and manufacturing, supported by VMC, CNC, EDM, grinding and milling capabilities. Multi-cavity moulds and dies are designed and manufactured, with T0–T1 trials carried out entirely on-site, ensuring precision, quality and faster turnaround.
Overview
Tooling is where part quality is decided. Our in-house tool room designs and manufactures precision injection moulds using Autodesk® PowerShape, PowerMill and Fusion 360, complemented by Siemens NX for advanced CAD design and engineering.
Our machining capabilities include Haas VMCs, CHMER CNC EDM, wire EDM, surface grinding, milling and turning, enabling us to handle complex and multi-cavity tooling in-house.
With the tool room located alongside our moulding floor, trials, corrections, modifications and mould maintenance are carried out on-site with minimal external dependency—ensuring faster turnaround, tighter process control and better cost efficiency for every project.
Process
Concept to validation — twelve steps, one tool room
- 01
Concept
Part data, volumes and requirements reviewed.
- 02
DFM
Design-for-manufacture feedback on draft, walls, gates and parting line.
- 03
Tool design
3D mould design in PowerShape / Fusion 360.
- 04
CAM
CNC toolpaths programmed in PowerMill.
- 05
Machining
Core, cavity and plates on the Haas VF2 VMC.
- 06
EDM
Fine features by CNC EDM.
- 07
Grinding
Surface grinding for flatness and fit.
- 08
Fitting
Bench fitting of inserts, slides and ejection.
- 09
Assembly
Mould assembled and checked.
- 10
Trial
Tool trial on our own presses.
- 11
Correction
Dimensional corrections from trial results.
- 12
Validation
Tool released for T1 samples and production.
CAD / CAM stack
Machines + thinking — built in-house
CAD design, mould modelling and CNC programming software used across our tool room.
- 01
PowerShape
Surface & solid modelling
- 02
PowerMill
CNC toolpath
- 03
Fusion 360
Integrated CAD / CAM / CAE
- 04
Hexagon Visi
Dedicated Tool Design Software
- 05
Siemens NX
Advanced CAD design and engineering
- 06
AI Integration
AI-assisted research, analysis and workflow support
Benefits
Why tooling with Solutech
No external dependency
Design, machining, fitting and trials stay in-house.
Faster to T1
Tools designed, made and trialled on site, so new parts reach sampling faster.
Lifetime support
The team that built the tool maintains it through production.
Equipment
Machining capabilities
- 01
Vertical Machining Center
- 02
CNC EDM
- 03
Surface Grinding Machine
- 04
Wirecut
- 05
Universal Milling Machine
- 06
Lathe Machine
Applications
- Single and multi-cavity injection moulds
- Insert-moulding tools
- Tool modifications and corrections
- Mould maintenance and repair
Die & finished products
Multi-cavity moulds and dies from our tool room
Let's build together
Have a part, a drawing or a programme in mind?
Share your drawings or CAD data. Our engineering team reviews every RFQ for feasibility, tooling and moulding before we quote.