SELECTED PROJECTS

Our Work

Eight builds, start to finish — the design in Creo, the steel on the machine, and the finished tool ready to ship. This is how a Mier mold comes together.

01 — COSMETIC CLOSURE

Two-Cavity Compact Closure

Designed in PTC Creo · deep-draw cavity · polished parting line

Creo model of a two-cavity compact closure

CREO DESIGN

Machining the closure cavity block

CAVITY MACHINING

Matched core and cavity halves for the compact closure

CORE & CAVITY

Finished two-cavity closure mold

FINISHED TOOL

02 — MIRROR-FINISH LID

Four-Cavity Lid Mold

SPI №1 polish · four cavities · hardened tool steel

Creo model of a round hinged lid

CREO DESIGN

Four mirror-polished lid cavities in the mold plate

POLISHED CAVITIES

Finished four-cavity lid mold

FINISHED TOOL

03 — HINGED FLIP CAP

Twelve-Cavity Flip-Cap Mold

Twelve cavities · integral living hinge · EDM detail

Creo model of a hinged flip cap

CREO DESIGN

Twelve-cavity flip cap cavity block

CAVITY BLOCK

Core plate with twelve flip cap cores

CORE PLATE

Finished twelve-cavity flip cap mold

FINISHED TOOL

04 — HIGH-CAVITATION CLOSURE

Forty-Eight-Cavity Closure Mold

Forty-eight cavities · hot runner · production tooling

Creo model of a deep-draw closure

CREO DESIGN

Machined array of closure cores

CORE ARRAY

Forty-eight cavity plate on the bench

CAVITY PLATE

Finished forty-eight-cavity closure mold

FINISHED TOOL

05 — LARGE STRUCTURAL PART

Structural Panel Tool

Large-format tool · multi-slide action · Makino PS95 machined

Creo model of a large structural panel tool

CREO DESIGN

Roughed mold steel for the structural panel tool

STEEL ROUGHED

Slide detail in the structural panel mold

SLIDE DETAIL

Finished structural panel mold

FINISHED TOOL

06 — LONG-FLOW HANDLE

Lift Handle Mold

Long-flow cavity · balanced runner · two-plate design

Creo model of a long lift handle

CREO DESIGN

Machining the long-flow handle cavity

CAVITY MACHINING

Balanced runner layout for the handle mold

RUNNER LAYOUT

Finished lift handle mold, open on the bench

FINISHED TOOL

07 — MULTI-PORT FITTING

Cross-Fitting Slide Mold

Four-way slide action · wire EDM cores · pressure-tight seal

Creo model of a multi-port cross fitting

CREO DESIGN

Slide assembly for the cross fitting mold

SLIDE ASSEMBLY

Wire EDM core pins for the cross fitting

CORE PINS

Finished cross fitting slide mold

FINISHED TOOL

08 — BRANDED INSERT

Logo Engraving Insert Plate

Graphite electrode milled on the Makino E33 · ram EDM engraving

Customer logo artwork prepared for engraving

ARTWORK

Logo engraved into a polished mold cavity

ENGRAVED CAVITY

Engraving insert set up on the machine

ON THE MACHINE

Finished mold with branded engraving inserts

FINISHED TOOL

WHERE IT ALL STARTED

Blast from the Past

Cayuga Tool & Mfg. Corp., where this shop began — over 40 years of mold building in Auburn.

Cayuga Tool & Mfg. Corp. — early mold building, Auburn NY
Cayuga Tool & Mfg. Corp. — early mold building, Auburn NY
Cayuga Tool & Mfg. Corp. — early mold building, Auburn NY
Cayuga Tool & Mfg. Corp. — early mold building, Auburn NY

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