Reddit user [thetelltalehart] has been making brake press tooling with 3D printed PLA, and recently shared an interesting picture of a hybrid brake press punch, shown here on the right, in blue.

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Inspecting punches and dies can be time-consuming and costly for tablet manufacturers. Advances in technology, however, have greatly improved in-process inspections. The author examines improvements ...

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Across global manufacturing, the treatment of production tooling has long been viewed as a narrow accounting decision rather than a strategic lever. Yet under both US Generally Accepted Accounting ...

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Poor condition of tablet tooling. Poor tooling condition, in particular, can cause many problems. These problems can be minimized or eliminated, however, by adopting a simple, seven-step, tool-care ...

Kroskey added that the folded radius forms as the metal is forced upward, in contact with the nose of the clamping tool, ...