Rock River Tool & Die — Progressive Dies & Toolroom Work in Janesville, WI

Built to the print, measured before it ships.

Rock River Tool & Die builds progressive dies and runs short-run stamping, CNC surface grinding, wire EDM and weld fixtures in Janesville, Wisconsin. Every job ends with a first article documented against your drawing.

Toolroom

Progressive die construction, repair, surface grinding and wire EDM

Press

Short-run stamping on the same tooling as production work

Inspection

First articles measured feature by feature against the print

Progressive dies

Multi-station dies built so the strip carries itself through the press, station by station, from first pierce to final form.

Short-run stamping

Low-volume runs held to the same tooling discipline as long ones: the die sets the part, not the operator.

CNC surface grinding

Flat, parallel and square surfaces taken down in controlled passes, with the finish checked against the print.

Wire EDM

Sharp internal corners, tight radii and hardened material cut without loading the part with heat or stress.

Weld fixtures

Fixture plates and locating details that hold a weldment where the drawing puts it, so the assembly repeats.

First-article inspection

The first part off the tool, measured feature by feature and documented against the dimensions you sent.

Die, grind, wire, press — one address.

Toolroom and press sit close enough that a change to a die comes back with a number attached to it. Work moves from the bench to the grinder to the EDM to the press without leaving the building.

Toolroom

Progressive die construction and repair

Precision

CNC surface grinding and wire EDM

Press

Short-run stamping

Fixtures

Weld fixtures and locating details

Verification

First-article inspection against the print

From print to first article.

Four steps, in order. Nothing moves to the press until the first part has been measured.

Send the print

PDF or STEP, with tolerances and material noted. Quantity and target date help us place the job on the schedule.

Review the work

We go through the drawing for tooling, material and the features that will need a second operation — then come back with questions before anything is cut.

Build and run

The die is built, ground and wired, then it runs. Short-run quantities go on the same tooling as production work.

First article

The first parts are measured against the print and documented before the run continues.

Send the print. We will come back with a number.

Tell us what the part is, how many you need and when you need them. The more the drawing says, the fewer questions come back.

What to send

Drawing or model — PDF, DXF or STEP
Material and thickness
Quantity and target date
Tolerance callouts and finish
Any feature that needs a second operation

Built to the print, measured before it ships.

Six services, in the order they usually run.

Progressive dies

Short-run stamping

CNC surface grinding

Wire EDM

Weld fixtures

First-article inspection

Die, grind, wire, press — one address.

From print to first article.

Send the print

Review the work

Build and run

First article

Send the print. We will come back with a number.

What to send