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Roberts Tool & Die Company Precision Machining , Stamping and Tooling for Manufacturing

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–: ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ & ๐ƒ๐ข๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ!From massive stamping dies that weigh several tons to electrical ...
10/15/2026

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–: ๐“๐จ๐จ๐ฅ & ๐ƒ๐ข๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ!

From massive stamping dies that weigh several tons to electrical sparks that cut hardened steel, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ !

๐Ÿ”น Some dies weigh more than a car.
๐Ÿ”น Wire EDM uses electrical sparks to cut hardened steel.
๐Ÿ”น Simple metal parts can require complex tooling.
๐Ÿ”น Proper lubrication helps prevent wear and defects.
๐Ÿ”น Regular die maintenance keeps production running smoothly.

Behind every precisely manufactured part is the engineering, expertise and attention to detail that make it possible. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

๐Ÿ’ฌ Which fact surprised you the most? Share your thoughts in the comments!

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–: ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐“๐’.In modern manufacturing, additive technology is inc...
10/01/2026

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–: ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐“๐’.

In modern manufacturing, additive technology is increasingly being used to produce custom tooling, jigs and fixturesโ€”especially when a tool is needed in small quantities or with complex geometry.

The future of tool & die isn't necessarily CNC vs. 3D printing.

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก.

#๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐Š๐๐Ž๐–?At Roberts Tool and Die, we donโ€™t just make toolsโ€”๐ฐ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ .Our c...
09/17/2026

#๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐Š๐๐Ž๐–?

At Roberts Tool and Die, we donโ€™t just make toolsโ€”๐ฐ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ .

Our custom tooling, progressive and transfer dies, and production support are designed to improve efficiency, part quality and uptime.

๐Ÿ”ง Custom tooling
๐Ÿ”ง Progressive & transfer dies
๐Ÿ”ง Production support
๐Ÿ”ง Better parts. Greater efficiency.

Looking for a tooling partner that understands production? Letโ€™s build something better.

Proud moment for our family of companies.๐‘ด๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’‡ ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’๐’„๐’Œ๐’” ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’•...
09/16/2026

Proud moment for our family of companies.

๐‘ด๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’‡ ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’๐’„๐’Œ๐’” ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ญ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ช๐‘ฏ 2026 ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ฝ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“.

His session, ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ, lays out how small manufacturers compete with and beat companies several times their size.

We've been building dies since 1984. Four decades in, what keeps customers coming back isn't the press list. It's the people who've seen the problem before and know how to solve it.

That kind of knowledge doesn't come from a bigger budget. It comes from a culture that keeps good people and gives them room to own the work.

Congratulations, Mike. Go get 'em.

๐…๐€๐๐“๐„๐‚๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ยท ๐‹๐š๐ฌ ๐•๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ยท ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐‚๐จ๐๐ž ๐’๐๐„๐€๐Š๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.

09/09/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐…๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐„.

Accurate, repeatable metal parts donโ€™t happen by chance. They start with precision tool and die built for the job.

At Roberts Tool & Die, we turn engineering requirements into tooling designed for real production. We support manufacturers with:

๐Ÿ”ง Tool & Die Manufacturing
โš™๏ธ CNC Machining
๐Ÿญ Metal Stamping
๐Ÿ“ Precision Tooling & Inspection

Have a tooling need? Letโ€™s talk.

Proud to celebrate the hardworking workforce that powers manufacturing every day.๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!
09/07/2026

Proud to celebrate the hardworking workforce that powers manufacturing every day.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!


๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐กThereโ€™s an old piece of manufacturing lore about a toolmaker who designed a die capable of stampi...
09/01/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐žโ€ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก

Thereโ€™s an old piece of manufacturing lore about a toolmaker who designed a die capable of stamping an entire metal toy car chassis in "๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐ž".

The idea was simpleโ€”but the engineering behind it was anything but. By combining multiple forming operations into a single die, the process dramatically reduced handling, cycle time, and production steps.

According to the legend, the design was so efficient that it made the shop owner a millionaire almost overnight.

Whether every detail of the story is true or not, the โ€œmagic single-stroke dieโ€ became the kind of manufacturing legend apprentices still dream about:

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐ž. ๐Œ๐š๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ.

Thatโ€™s the beauty of great toolingโ€”๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐๐Ž๐— ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐€๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„ that in traditional tool & die shops, an apprenticeโ€™s toolbox could be more than just a pla...
08/21/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐๐Ž๐— ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐€๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„

that in traditional tool & die shops, an apprenticeโ€™s toolbox could be more than just a place to store toolsโ€”it could be a ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

In some traditional shops, apprentices spent their first year building their own precision tools and even a custom tool chest from scratch.

Every file, fixture and finished tool represented hours of learning and attention to detail. It wasnโ€™t just about having the right toolsโ€”it was about ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ.

Thatโ€™s the kind of hands-on craftsmanship that built generations of skilled toolmakers.

๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌโ€”๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ? Tell us in the comments.

: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐†๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.At Roberts Tool & Die, production metal sta...
08/18/2026

: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐†๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

At Roberts Tool & Die, production metal stamping is built around the flexibility to handle projects from ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

With ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, progressive coil feeding, manual transfer capabilities, and large bed sizes up to ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ–" ร— ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”", our team can produce a wide range of stamped metal components.

Our stamping capabilities include:
โ˜‘ Progressive stamping
โ˜‘ Transfer stamping
โ˜‘ Draw operations
โ˜‘ Pierce, blank, form & trim operations
โ˜‘ Specialized draw die production
โ˜‘ Low- to high-volume production

And because successful stamping starts with the right tooling, our Tool & Die team can design and build everything from simple tooling to complex progressive dies.

Need stamped componentsโ€”or the tooling to produce them?

Talk to us about your next production project.
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: Even something as simple as handling a polished die with bare hands can affect its long-term condition?In precision m...
08/06/2026

: Even something as simple as handling a polished die with bare hands can affect its long-term condition?

In precision manufacturing, the smallest details often make the biggest difference.

At Roberts Tool & Die, quality starts long before productionโ€”because precision is built into every step.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more about our precision tooling and manufacturing capabilities at https://www.r-t-d.com

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