Molds and dies are tools that are essential to mass production in present-day manufacturing. Both are key elements in manufacturing―for example, molds are used in injection molding to shape resin as well as in casting, and dies are used in stamping. Today’s techniques are able to create micron-order precision molds and dies, contributing to the mass production of products with the same shape and quality in a wide range of areas.
Dies and molds are both tools for shaping.Dies are used to shape sheet metal and other metal forms. A typical application is the making of automobile body parts. On the other hand, molds are used in injection molding such as with melted resin or casting molten metal.