• Staffed by 100 Highly skilled professionals.
• Utilizes the most current scientific and technological advancements in chemistry, physics and material science.
• Helps customers develop improved materials, products and manufacturing processes, and reduce cost.

Capabilities: - Failure mode and effect analysis, and finite element analysis - 3D modeling, and mechanical and electrical design - technology and chemical analysis testing - sound and vibration analysis - weather durability testing - full service metallurgical lab - developing the proper material for a given application - developing products and processes that are environmentally responsible ITW Highland in-house Capabilities: - In-house Tool Room - In-Die Sensors - CAD/CAM - Wire and Conventional EDM - Full Service Machine Rebuilding Shop

Pat Cerullo and Phil Froese of Highland's Engineering Department

• Our CAD/CAM system is directly linked to machine tools located in our tool room.
• The ITW Highland tool room offers Highland as well as our customers many advantages, listed below are a few of them.

A. Ability to react instantaneously to "crisis" situations
B. No need to rely on outside sources to develop and produce tooling
C. Ability to control all aspects of tool manufacturing, from design to its final destination in the press
D. Support group for the prototype department
E. Build replacement tooling, required by our preventative maintenance program, for high volume parts
F. Carbide dies can be altered, to match raw material variations
G. Assist Machine Shop in producing spare transfer press components

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