National stocks an extensive inventory of the primary holder plate grades. 4140 Pre-hard, P20, 420 Pre-hard stainless, and A36 hot roll. Catering to the mold and die industry, our inventory is carefully selected for perfect yields and minimal scrap loss.
Traceabililty
Each order comes fully traceable back to the melting mill source to ensure quality metallurgy.
From large plate saws to multiple cut off saws, National’s cutting department can expedite any material only job quickly. Combining pre-hardened tool steel and hot roll grades offers a single source solution.
Saw or flame cut to size for the fastest delivery available.
Custom six-sided plate preparation is completed at industry leading speed. Both Blanchard (rotary) ground and fine milled surface processing are combined with pristine edge milling.
Blanchard ground material
Trademark swirl pattern ensures flat material ready for production
National offers fully CNC gun drilling to your model on any plate job. Deep lines and complete machined side-work and engraving. No prints needed and minimal added lead time. Remove the need for outsourcing, have National provide plates ready for production.
Dual spindle
Gun drilling allows for both deep lines and side machining in one set up - to your solid model!
National’s Mold Base facility has numerous horizontal and vertical machining centers to offer both rough machining and tight tolerance finish machining. Knowledgeable pros with decades of industry experience ensure the form fit and function of your design is what you receive.
Horizontal machining
Allowing roughing efficiency, and perfect alignment on side-locks and additional side machining.
Our two facilities utilize the latest in plate processing, vertical and horizontal CNC milling technology. From industry leading plate preparation through duplex milling and grinding, to rough machining and finished pocket work, to fully customized projects with installed components— has a solution to every projects demand.
Every project has a dedicated project manager available for direct support on all aspects of your job from engineering changes to delivery updates. Through our customized ERP software, real time job tracking offers complete visibility throughout the manufacturing process.
