Cost Savings

Using the Varbros stamping process, this company saved time, weight and money over their existing cast part.

VARBROS stamping

• Reduced part weight: stamping .75 lbs vs. casting 1.05 lbs
• Saved material cost: steel vs. aluminum
• Saved manufacturing time and money: in-tool clinching studs vs. machining

Varbros always works hand-in-hand with the customer to successfully reduce part costs.

Planning

New tooling is built at TrimLine, 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, particularly 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!

Transfer Tooling

As well as “progressive tooling”, Varbros also offers “transfer tooling” production that maximizes raw material utilization. Many of our customers have saved up to 11% in material cost using this process.

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 18 high volume drilling and tapping centers including multi-station gravity fed units with capacities up to 4" diameter threads. All machines are equipped with automatic cleaning and rust inhibiting application units. Thread quality is checked constantly to meet all customer specifications.