Systematic Tooling – The Foundation for Precision and Production Quality
Toolmaking is a central component of Graepel’s manufacturing strategy. This is where the tools are created that will later determine the entire sheet metal processing process: blanking patterns, drawing geometries, embossings, fastening points, and functional surfaces.
By handling development and manufacturing in-house, Graepel ensures maximum precision, stability, and repeatability—from single-part production to high-volume series. Each tool is precisely tailored to material behavior, component geometry, hole patterns, and subsequent process steps.
Close integration with punching, drawing, and profiling systems ensures that components can be manufactured efficiently, economically, and with process stability.
Scope of Services in Toolmaking
Tool Manufacturing
- Manufacture of stamping, drawing, bending, and forming tools
- Prototype, pre-production, and production tools
- Complete machining on CNC, EDM, and grinding machines
- Repair, modification, and comprehensive maintenance
- Storage of customer-specific tools for future production runs and spare part requirements
Process Integration
- Tailored to machinery and production facilities
- Optimization for long service life and minimal setup times
- Validation during production runs
Through this level of vertical integration, Graepel ensures that tools are reliable, robust, and designed for a long service life—a critical factor for customers who rely on repeatability in the millions.
Precision achieved through state-of-the-art machinery and experienced professionals
Tool manufacturing relies on a combination of state-of-the-art machinery and skilled toolmakers. CNC milling machines, EDM machines, heat treatment processes, and measurement technology enable extremely tight tolerances and perfectly finished functional surfaces.
The result: tools that operate reliably and stably even with complex hole patterns, deep draws, or tight edge radii.
Advantages of Tooling at Graepel
- In-house tool development and manufacturing
- Storage of customer-specific tools for series production and spare parts processes
- Perfectly tailored to stamping, drawing, and forming processes
- Close integration with sheet metal processing & surface technology
- Long service life and maintenance-optimized design
- Quick adjustments, repairs, and optimizations
- Ideal for prototypes, small-batch production, and mass production
Quality Standards & Process Reliability
Graepel tools meet the highest quality standards and are continuously tested:
- Dimensional and functional testing
- Surface and contour measurements
- Test runs on production lines
- Documented tool acceptance
Regular audits in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001 ensure reproducible quality at an international level.
In addition, Graepel offers secure storage of customer-specific tools—documented, inspected, and ready for use at any time for production runs, product changes, or spare parts manufacturing.
FAQ
Graepel designs punching, drawing, bending, and forming tools for perforated sheets, sheet metal parts, and sheet metal grating—customized to suit the material, geometry, and load requirements.
Through CAD/CAM, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, laboratory and functional tests, as well as trial runs on production machines.
It enables precise alignment with manufacturing processes, reduced setup times, high stability, and quick response times when adjustments are needed.
Yes. Custom tools are stored securely, documented, and are available at any time for production runs or spare parts manufacturing.
