SERVICES AND RESOURCES
Discover all the services that Linamar Tooling Spain can offer. Contact us without obligation if you would like more information or need a quote. You can download our catalogue here.
DESIGN
Our designers have extensive knowledge in the most advanced design systems, , such as Catia, Unigraphics or Creo (Pro-Engineer), as well as in I-DEAS, Solidworks, AutoCAD…, adapting in each project to the working system of our clients. We are also able to carry out complete simulations with Magma and ProCAST.
In addition, the engineering department has extensive experience in the design of tooling and has first-hand knowledge of the needs of a foundry. Throughout the design phase, we maintain a proactive attitude with our customers with proposals for improvement being commonplace. Adding value in this phase is crucial to achieve a satisfactory result.
We are aware of the importance that our clients attach to confidentiality and security in data transmission, so we make extensive use of different platforms and protocols (ftp, dcx, gcx, odette, c3p, oem, kvs…).
HIGH-SPEED MACHINING
At the heart of our manufacturing process is the CAM department which optimises machine resources, mainly through programming in Powermill.
Every year we invest in new machining centres in order to respond to the new challenges presented by our customers, simultaneously increasing machining accuracy and part size.
EDM AND OTHER RESOURCES
As a complement to milling, electro-erosion allows the creation of more complex figures, for example with deep ribs. We have one wire EDM machine and four die-sinking EDM machines using graphite electrodes.
One of these machines is also used as a key element in the core box fitting process.
Our facilities are well equipped to ensure the transfer and handling of large and heavy parts in a controlled manner, e.g. by means of 10T, 20T and 25T cranes.
The deep-hole drilling operation is carried out in-house, as its precision is of vital importance: any deviation puts the validity of the entire part at risk. Lengths can reach 1600 mm in the case of complex cooling systems for structural parts.
There is also a special welding area equipped with a pre-heating furnace, which allows many of the modifications proposed by the customer to be carried out safely and accurately. Our welding techniques include TIG, MIG, plasma and laser welding.
FITTING AND ASSEMBLY
Casting is a world at the service of detail.. The adjustment and assembly phases are what provide the necessary precision in the closing and coupling of the different parts that make up our tools. To a large extent, it is still a manual process, in which the care of a master craftsman is essential.
Our teams of fitters are specialised by product type and each one of them has the necessary expertise to tackle the most difficult challenges.
Our press, with a closing pressure of up to 200 bar and up to 20 tons in each half, was designed and manufactured by ourselves to guarantee a complete setting of the molds.
QUALITY CONTROL
The best manufacture is one that exactly replicates what is envisaged in the 3D model. Using high-precision photometry technology, the actual part is compared to that defined by the design department, and any deviations are flagged up. The software confirms whether all surfaces are within tolerance and displays this in an intuitive way, which facilitates the validation task for our customers. The control reports are delivered together with the final product and are a useful reference throughout the life cycle of the tooling.
We also have a CMM machine (for measuring deep areas, flatness, and casting parts for example).
Tests
Our test area is a small-scale foundry, where versatility is assured: our facilities allow us to cast core boxes of all types (cold, hot, inorgánicas inorganic, vertical, horizontal opening…),and to cast parts on gravity, tilting gravity, low-pressure or injection test benches…
The processes are controlled by the necessary equipment to ensure that the cycle parameters are close to those required by our customers.. The resulting parts are then dimensionally analysed.. In this way, the fine-tuning is carried out before the tooling leaves our facilities and our customer receives his product in optimum condition.
