Capabilities & Production

Fast Fast Fast Prototyping!

First things first: you don't always have a final design when you call us. Even the best designers need to prove out a concept first before giong to hard tooling. 

So we are structured to turn your prototypes quickly. We stock a wide range of raw materials to turn your ideas into reality, fast. We use our precision waterjet prototyping center to make blanks as soon as we receive your CAD file. The blanks are then formed on our electric brake presses.

Beyond prototyping, some types of parts never justify the expense of hard tools. We have a variety of options to produce your lower-volume parts without high capital costs. How about a tool for $500, delivered in one week? Our "quickie die" program lets you get some of the cost advantages of hard-tooled parts. This program is also ideal for ramp-to-production quantities before hard tooling. 

Progressive stamping to 150 tons
and 20 inches wide

We are specialists in stamping thin-gage spring materials. Scandic operates straight sided presses up to 150 tons, with precision roll feeders and, where appropriate, carbide tooling. We also offer in-die tapping and staking, with tremendous cost savings. High-volume parts can be reeled up on a carrier strip for later automatic placement. 

One of our strengths is that we can tool a part to where fits best, on a fourslide or a punch press. 

Fourslide stamping

Our extensive group of fourslides can handle your intricate stampings and wireforms. 

Fourslide presses make parts from wire or strip materials. Unlike a punch press with a single downward motion, a fourslide has a press area, a slide forming area, and a vertical motion area. The press area is like a punch press, with a die to perforate the metal and produce simple forms. Next, the slide area has left/right/front/back slides to bring tooling in contact with the work piece. Each slide is activated by a cam, with its own timing. 

1. centerform
2. right slide
3. sample part
4. front slide
5. cams 

Last, the vertical motion can add another form or strip the part away from the tooling. 

Fourslides excel at making forms that are over 90 degrees, and in producing parts that need forms in different planes. Ask us about the many other advantages of fourslide forming, including lower cost tooling; more economical material usage; and inclusion of secondary operations (welding, staking, assembly) in the forming process. We can tap your part automatically at high speed inside the tooling! 

Coiling and CNC wireforming

Scandic started out making coil springs, and remains a leader in precision wireforming. We operate machines with a wire capacity of .005" to .187". 

Scandic has the largest group of coiling and CNC wireforming machine in Northern California. This technology gives the designer new options, such as design on the fly, low-cost tooling, and easy modification to fit changing sheetmetal or plastic. Our CNC equipment also does 100% part checking on key features, keeping SPC data and ejecting nonconforming parts. 

Ask us for examples and case histories of how CNC wireforming equipment can help you save money.