PRESSES

This 1.000 ton 156" x 60" bed Minster press, like all Varbros presses, was purchased new. This press is equipped with an electronic feed capable of feeding materials up to 3/8" thick.

Varbros has a preventative maintenance program in place as recommended by the Minster Press Company. This keeps our presses in an as new condition, resulting in more parts per die grind, more "up" time on the presses, and therefore increased productivity per man hour.

With our aggressive on-going capital expenditure program, we can supply mass production industries with cost effective, high production stampings that are world class in quality and delivered J.I.T.

PLANNING

New tooling is built at Trimline Die Corporation, our wholly-owned facility in nearby La Grange, Ohio. Trimline engineers work closely with Varbros in advanced quality planning to ensure compliance to all customer requirements.

The Varbros engineering team creates master control plans, establishes proper die station sequences, and closely coordinates die construction with Trimline engineers.

TOOLING

All new tooling is guaranteed for the life of the part, when production parts are produced by Varbros. As long as your part is in production, you never pay another die charge. Our modern 8,000 square foot tool and die repair department equipped with CNC turning and machining centers ensures our ability to maintain tooling in an as new condition.

With over 15,000 square feet dedicated to the design and manufacturing of tools in our TrimLine facility, Varbros offers innovative, cost cutting procedures to keep tool and die costs low. For example, a unique innovation of Varbros engineers is the extensive use of die carriers requiring tool inserts only. In many

cases, particulary when a design change occurs in a part, this concept reduces tooling costs by avoiding the cost of an entirely new die.

Varbros guarantees its tooling for the life of the part!

WELDING

A Varbros' specialty is high-speed spot/projection welding. Six station automatic assembly line welders weld at high of production rates. The company's own tool and die center produces the tooling for our battery of 150 and 250 KVA welders.

TAPPING

The Company operates a battery of 16 high volume drilling, reaming and tapping centers including multi-station gravity fed units with capacities up to 4" diameter x 12 threads per inch. All machines are equipped with automatic cleaning and rust inhibiting application units. Thread quallity is checked constantly to meet all customer specifications.