Prema Precision Machining, Inc.

Prema Precision is a Ceres shop with more than 30 years in the industry. It combines CNC machining with precision grinding and heat treating, and much of its work is tooling for can-making, capping and packaging machinery.

Capabilities

• 4-axis vertical and horizontal CNC milling
• 3-axis CNC lathes with live tooling
• Precision grinding
• Heat treating
• EDM and precision ground tooling
• Punch and die tooling
• Can seaming, can bead and capping tooling
• Engineering

Industries served

Aerospace, winery and beverage, tool and die, packaging machinery, labeling machinery and R&D.

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Machining Tooling and Wear Parts in Ceres: Prema Precision Machining

Packaging lines, can makers and similar machines depend on small parts that wear out. A punch, a die, a guide or a forming tool can be replaced many times over the life of a machine. Plants in and around Ceres that keep such equipment running often need a shop that understands tooling as well as general machining. Prema Precision Machining, Inc. is listed here under precision machining, CNC turning, EDM, grinding, tool and die, heat treating and packaging machinery parts. This page explains how those services relate to each other.

Why tooling is different

Tooling parts are made to do work, not just to sit in an assembly. They are pressed, rubbed and struck, so material choice, hardness and surface finish matter. A tool steel part may be machined soft, hardened, and then ground to final size. That sequence is why grinding and heat treating often appear next to machining on a shop list.

Where EDM fits

Electrical discharge machining removes metal with controlled sparks instead of a cutting edge. It can make sharp inside corners and thin slots in hardened steel, shapes that are hard to cut in other ways. Wire EDM is common for punch and die profiles. Sinker EDM is used to form cavities. Buyers who see EDM on a shop’s list can expect it to be used for tooling and tight profiles.

Heat treating and grinding

Heat treating changes how hard and tough a steel is. Hardened parts last longer in service, but heating can change their size slightly, so a finishing pass is usually planned. Precision grinding then brings the part to its final dimension and surface. If a quote for a tooling part leaves out grinding, ask whether the final size will be reached another way.

Live tooling and horizontal milling

Lathes with live tooling can mill a flat or drill a cross hole without moving the part to another machine. Horizontal mills present several faces of a part in one setup. Both ideas reduce handling, which can help accuracy on parts with several features.

Information that speeds up a tooling quote

• The machine the part belongs to, and where it sits in that machine
• A drawing, or the worn part itself if no drawing exists
• The material and hardness you need
• How many sets you will need and how often
• Whether the part must be a match to an existing part

Replacement versus improvement

When a part wears out quickly, replacing it with an identical copy repeats the problem. Some buyers ask whether a different steel or a different hardness would last longer. It is fair to ask this question when you request a quote, although the answer depends on the application and the shop’s judgment.

Planning ahead

Tooling for packaging and can-making equipment is often needed on short notice when a line stops. Keeping a spare set, or at least a current drawing, shortens the delay next time. Prema Precision Machining in Ceres is one of the shops listed for this kind of work, and sending a clear request is the first step.

If you have a tool, die or wear part to replace, send the details through the Request a Quote form and we will send your details on to the shop.

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