Industry / Automotive

Automotive

From the design and manufacture of progressive and transfer dies to plastic part molding, insert molding and production systems for mass production, Kataken Seiko supports automotive parts production in both metal and plastic.

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Requirements

Automotive Industry Requirements

Automotive parts manufacturing must achieve high production volumes, consistent quality and lower costs at the same time.

In stamping, it is important to choose the die structure according to the product shape, production volume and material yield. Progressive dies, which offer high processing speed, and transfer dies, which offer better material yield and are suited to drawn and tall products, have very different production characteristics.

Kataken Seiko designs and manufactures both progressive dies and transfer dies. Our strength lies in proposing the right die structure for each product and its production conditions.

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Solutions

What We Cover

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Progressive & Transfer Dies

Press Die Design and Manufacturing

A progressive die uses a material feeder to advance the workpiece through the die with each press cycle, processing the material continuously while it remains connected as a strip. With its high processing speed, it is well suited to mass production.

A transfer die consists of single-function dies arranged in process order, with separated workpieces transferred from stage to stage as they are processed. It offers excellent material yield and helps keep unit production costs down. It is suited to tall products involving drawing and to stamping processes that significantly change the part shape. Kataken Seiko handles both progressive dies and transfer dies.

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Plastic Molding

Molds and Molding for Plastic Parts

Many plastic parts are used in automotive interiors. For example, a glove box lid uses a damper as an opening and closing component so that it opens slowly. Kataken Seiko designs and manufactures plastic molds for such automotive plastic parts and produces injection molded parts.

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Insert Molding

We also produce insert molded parts that integrate metal stampings with plastic. Because we design and manufacture both press dies and plastic molds in-house, we can handle parts combining metal and plastic from start to finish.

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Production Systems

Production System Proposals and Integration

Kataken Seiko also proposes and builds production systems for the mass production of automotive parts. We built a system in which parts completed in the first press stage are loaded into the die by a feeder and transferred by our in-house high-speed servo transfer system, while staking and stamping are performed continuously. Finished parts are automatically discharged into storage boxes, and the storage boxes are also changed automatically. We can provide similar production systems.

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Products

Example Products

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Progressive and Transfer Dies for Automotive Parts

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Interior Plastic Parts such as Glove Box Dampers

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Automotive Plastic Parts (Injection Molded Parts)

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Metal and Plastic Insert Molded Parts

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Continuous Production System for Pinion Parts

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We welcome inquiries about die and mold manufacturing and quotations.
You can consult us even before your specifications are finalized.