Addition Mfg. Technologies expands capabilities

Addition Mfg. Technologies has expanded production capabilities by adding a manufacturing cell for consumable bending tools at its facility in Preston, U.K.

The investment includes Haas and Mazak machines for manufacturing tooling components such as wiper inserts and mandrel balls and noses. This production cell can machine parts made of aluminum bronze and tool steel with chrome, both common materials for these tools.

The firm produces CNC bending machine tooling for tubing diameters from ¼ to 10 in. and single-stack or multistack, multiradius bend dies. In addition to wiper and mandrel components manufactured in the U.K., the company also offers bend dies, bend die insert and clamp dies, pressure dies, collets, mandrel assemblies, wiper dies, and wiper die holders as individual components or complete sets from its tooling manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Ohio.