carlson tool & manufacturing corp.

plastic open-Ended containers & covers

Built to specifications. Engineered for performance.From heavy industry to consumer products, the demand for unique plastic open-ended con-tainers and covers is unrelenting. You depend on high precision injection molding equipment to meet your customers’ exacting requirements. And to ensure your own profitability, you must reap the most productivity from that equipment as possible.

At Carlson Tool and Manufacturing, we understand that accuracy, speed and mold durability are key to your success. That’s why our approach to mold building goes beyond capturing mission-critical specifications. Every mold we build is engineered to reduce waste, improve cycle time – and extend the life of your mold.

Built to specifications, Engineered for performance...that’s carlson tool and manufacturing.

customizEd solutions for uniquE containEr rEquirEmEnts

No matter what industries you serve, Carlson Tool will apply more than fifty years of plastic injection mold-building expertise to your requirements.

Serving North America’s leading rigid plastic container manufacturers, Carlson Tool engineers molds to meet a wide range of material and end user specifications – including those for highly regulated industries.

Our plastic injection molds are built for 70 to 3,000 ton presses and include the following technologies:

Prototype and verification molds 2-, 3- and 4-level stack molds Unscrewing molds Gas assist molds Spin stack molds Multi-shot molds

analysis guidEs our procEss – from art to part

When you choose Carlson Tool, you are assured a complete set of product development services to streamline your process and get you up and running faster.

Our “Carlson 360” process begins with the initial mold design and extends throughout the lifecycle of your project – through installation, operation, mold refurbishing and redesign.

To ensure the most accurate, durable and cost-effective solution, we incorporate finite element analysis (FEA) and molding simulation techniques in our design process. And thanks to our state-of-the-art mold sampling capabilities, we can test our solutions in house.

Throughout your projects, you can rely on Carlson Tool for timely design support, cost-saving alternative proposals, prototyping and production tooling.

carlson tool incorporates mold flow, warp, cool and shrink analysis as part of the mold development process.

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accelerating your productivity with mold refurbishingIn the open container and cover industry, just a one second improvement in cycle time can translate into millions of dollars of profit. To accelerate the productivity of your current plastic injection molds, Carlson Tool offers a mold analysis and refurbishing program. Our engineering team will analyze your existing molds and provide detailed recommendations outlining how mold enhancements could boost performance.

To learn how quickly a small investment to refurbish could impact your bottom line, visit the Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator link on our website: http://carlsontool.com/plastic-molds-roi.php

carlson tool & manufacturing corp.

plastic open-Ended containers & covers

quality control EnsurEs succEss

Quality control at Carlson Tool begins at the very first meeting with our customers – and is incorporated through all critical steps of the mold-building process. Certified to the ISO 9001 quality standard, our quality control strategy includes:

Advance Quality Planning (AQP) Comprehensive design reviews & design

change control Tooling material optimization Master Computer Aided Design

(CAD) strategy First Time Correct methodology

a proactivE partnEr

Chances are you won’t find a more proactive partner than Carlson Tool and Manufacturing. We are passionate about providing a high level of responsiveness to customer needs from concept through delivery and beyond.

Our service offerings include:

Phone support In-field technical support Turnkey solutions, including In Mold

Labeling (IML) system set-up

Simply put, our dedicated focus on customer needs is second to none. In fact, we hope you consider us your most valued “employee.”

carlson tool and manufacturing operates the largest tooling and manufacturing facility of its kind in north america.

contact us

Achieve a higher level of quality and performance on your next project. Contact us.

phone: 262.377.2020Email: sales@carlsontool.comWeb: www.carlsontool.com

Carlson Tool has extensive knowledge of metallurgy and engineering. Carlson engineers each mold for appropriate performance and life expectancy. Carlson’s engineering ability turns ideas into reality.

W57 N14386 DOERR WAY • P.O. BOX 85CEDARBURG, WI 53012 USAwww.carlsontool.com