West Salem Tool & Die
With over half a century of experience in precision tool and die services, West Salem Tool & Die designs and builds the highest quality custom equipment and tooling to industrial customers across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and beyond.
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Custom Machines & Systems Integration
West Salem Tool & Die (WSTD) now offers custom machinery design and systems integration services. Our turnkey solutions bring together fluid, electrical, and control systems to meet the unique needs of our customers. Most of our machines end up in American production lines in the automotive, energy, and heavy equipment industries.
The clear advantage of getting a custom-designed machine from WSTD is the ability to specify each technical aspect of the machine so that it fits the application perfectly.
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For a closer look at our products and capabilities, look at our youtube channel, where we post short clips of new machines.
In addition to custom equipment, WSTD has a lineup of standardized machines for a variety of tube operations. These include end sizing, slotting, work-holding and welding.
The purpose of this website is to give potential customers a sense for our products. If you have a job that needs thoughtful engineering, intricate machining, or extensive design collaboration, WSTD is the best in the region. Head over to the contact page and get in touch, we should reply shortly.
History
In 1974 West Salem Tool & Die started as a small shop specializing in industrial tooling, dies, and fixtures. Wisconsin tool and die companies had ups and downs as the automotive industry in Detroit went through its boom and bust. Of those companies, many don’t exist now. However, we survived and grew, and don’t plan on going anywhere. So you can rely on us to be around for the next job. The company has grown to employ many expert tool and die makers and machinists with decades of experience. Located near La Crosse, WI, the company conveniently occupies several buildings right off I-90.
our products and services
Capabilities
We recently increased our CNC milling capabilities with a Milltronics BR6150, which allows the milling of parts up to 60″ x 150″ in a single setup. As a result, we can build bigger equipment at a faster speed than. If you visit our shop, you will see a lot of machining capacity – but our strengths as a company are the intelligence and experience of our people. In other words, West Salem Tool’s main asset is a core of experienced and skilled machinists, toolmakers, and designers.
Machining Capabilities
West Salem Tool has capacity to do production runs of parts. For the express purpose of increasing our production speed, we acquired new CNC milling machines, specialized for rapid machining.
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Production Runs
Our expertise in jigs and tooling gives us the ability to achieve efficiency even with runs of complex parts. Unlike many other shops that struggle with tricky parts (such as long, thin parts that vibrate when being machined, or gummy stainless steel or aluminum that sticks to cutters and leaves large burs on every edge), we’ve done it all before.
