Manufacturing Technology

It is in the DNA of RLS Tooling Ltd to strive for continual improvement and investment throughout the organisation, whether it be in machinery or the development of its people, which is why the company is considered to be a prominent thread rolling die manufacturer worldwide.

For RLS Tooling, spending time and effort on the development of its staff is just as important as investing in the latest new machinery and technology. It is necessary to have well trained staff to operate and maintain the latest machinery in order to take full advantage of it.

“Our high performance thread rolling dies are used worldwide by manufacturers of fasteners for the construction, automotive, rail, white goods, aerospace and wind turbine industries. We make a full range of flat dies for standard threads, many special thread forms and licensed thread forms. RLS hold licences to manufacture thread rolling dies for the Taptite® range, MAThread® and Excalibur Screwbolt® products,” explains Markus Smith, managing director at RLS Tooling.

To complement its extensive range of flat dies, RLS Tooling also manufactures a range of circular thread rolls. It makes rolls for most two roll machines up to a maximum diameter of 315mm and the Fette three roll system. In the interest of maximising tool life, RLS also offers a regrind facility for a large part of its range.

The trend towards rolling tougher and more demanding materials has continued, and this has in turn made RLS review its steels used to produce rolling dies. The company now offers dies made from D2, a range of traditional high-speed steels, and a range of powder metallurgy type steels. Tool life can also be further enhanced using a variety of coatings.

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