When the prints are gone but the mold isn't
Plenty of working molds have no usable documentation. The original drawings were lost or never made, the overseas builder never handed over the internal data, the tool came in through an acquisition, or years of hand-fitting and shop-floor tweaks left the steel bearing little resemblance to any print on file. Reverse engineering rebuilds that missing record from the tool itself, so the mold's design data exists again, and stays yours.
What we reconstruct
We capture the mold's actual as-built condition, including the field modifications that never made it onto a drawing, and turn it into a clean, complete engineering record. The result is reproducible tooling data any shop can work from directly.
- 3D CAD models of the part and mold components
- Complete, dimensioned 2D manufacturing prints
- Bills of Materials for the build or rebuild
- A full engineering documentation package you own going forward
Why manufacturers reverse engineer a mold
Most projects fall into one of these situations:
- Lost, incomplete, or never-created drawings on aging tooling
- Re-shoring production and needing domestic engineering data
- Molds acquired without prints, or from a builder no longer in business
- Worn cores, cavities, or inserts that need accurate replacements
- Duplicating a proven mold for added capacity or a backup tool
How a project runs
We work from whatever exists, whether that's the physical mold, a known-good molded part, or both. When a tool has to be measured in place, we can travel to your facility to capture it on site; in many cases we can coordinate remotely. From there we reconstruct the geometry and document it to production standards. Before release, we review the full package with you. Where it helps, we can correct flaws baked into the original tool, such as draft and uneven wall thickness, rather than copying them forward.
Industries we serve
We work with manufacturers across automotive, consumer products, medical devices, industrial equipment, and packaging. Based in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, we serve clients nationwide and travel for on-site measurement when a project calls for it.