SLM for Tooling
Tooling hubs serve mold inserts, jigs, check fixtures, and conformal-cooled additive tools when SLM children appear. Hardened or maraging paths differ from soft aluminum prototype brackets — keep language on shutoffs, wear, and fixture repeatability. This industry page exists so tooling does not inherit aerospace or medical chrome.
Batch1 industry tooling.
Process
SLM / DMLS powder-bed metal for this industry’s complex or consolidated parts — industry overlay covers use-cases and material mix; keep full powder-bed essays on SLM material hubs.
When tooling uses this route
- Soft prototype molds and insert trials in aluminum
- Check fixtures and GO/NO-GO nests
- SLM conformal cooling inserts in maraging when on SLM process hubs
- Drill jigs and weld fixtures for production cells
- Wear pads and stripper plates in appropriate steels
Typical parts
- Mold cavity/core prototypes
- Electrode holders and EDM fixtures
- Assembly check fixtures
- Conformal-cooled SLM inserts (SLM hubs)
- Press brake and forming guide blocks
Industry DFM
- Shutoff edges need explicit finish and hardness plans per material
- Aluminum soft tooling wears fast — set expectation vs steel
- SLM tooling children require heat-treat and CNC shutoff notes on material leaves
- Fixture datums must match the production gauging story
- No fake mold-flow certification badges
Material mix
DFM on industry hubs is application-framed (environment, sealing, weight, cleanability, thermal path). Do not paste the full process capability essay or the material-hub alloy DFM list verbatim.
Industry hub bands aggregate across child materials. Qty10 mid often sits between soft aluminum floors and higher titanium/stainless/PEEK leaves — explain the span as a material mix, not as a fake “industry surcharge.” Never invent dollar deltas beyond hub_price_ranges.json.
One-liner only: powder-bed metal. Defer support/orientation essays to SLM material hubs.
Public price range
Aggregated from Batch1 child leaves for this hub (1 page). USD, rates v1.1, public ±12% on the 50×50×20 mm sample. Compare qty 10 $4177.43 ($3676.14–$4678.72).
| Qty | Low | Mid | High | Status | Leaves priced | Lead days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $573.31 | $651.49 | $729.67 | priced | 1 | 8–12 (mid 10) |
| 10 | $3676.14 | $4177.43 | $4678.72 | priced | 1 | 8–12 (mid 10) |
| 100 | — | — | — | needs_manual | 0 | — |
| 500 | — | — | — | needs_manual | 0 | — |
Tooling aggregates can jump when maraging SLM or steel children sit beside aluminum soft tools — publish hub_price_ranges only. Industry hub bands aggregate across child materials. Qty10 mid often sits between soft aluminum floors and higher titanium/stainless/PEEK leaves — explain the span as a material mix, not as a fake “industry surcharge.” Never invent dollar deltas beyond hub_price_ranges.json. Some child leaves are mixed, so a band uses only children that published a number. Not a confirmed order price.
Process comparison
Qty 10 public mid is the median of process×material hub mids, with the span of those mids in parentheses. Tolerance labels and finish names come from the hubs-enrich pack. The machine-rate column is the rates card, not a part price.
| Process | Qty 10 price band | Tolerance | Finishes | DFM | Machine rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC 3-axis (CNC 三轴) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | On 3-axis mills, walls thinner than 0.8 mm (2V/A proxy) chatter and deflect under end-mill load — thicken or add ribs before quoting as production. | $25/h, setup $30 |
| CNC 5-axis (CNC 五轴) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | 5-axis simultaneous moves need clearance for spindle/holder; long stick-out past thin walls under 0.8 mm risks collision and chatter — shorten tools or thicken local stock. | $55/h, setup $60 |
| CNC Turning (CNC 车削) | $117.92 median ($80–$290.74) | ISO 2768-m; ±0.05 mm; ±0.025 mm; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Anodize, Hard Anodize, Black Oxide, Passivate | Turned bars with length/diameter above ~3–4× without a tailstock or steady rest chatter; thin tubular walls under 0.8 mm amplify ovality under chuck pressure. | $22/h, setup $20 |
| SLM / DMLS (SLM / DMLS) | $4022.82 median ($2800.17–$4177.43) | ISO 2768-m; tighter needs manual | 8: Bead Blast, Powder Coat, Polish, Nickel/Zinc Plate, Black Oxide, Passivate, Anodize, Hard Anodize | SLM thin-wall proxy under 0.8 mm (same threshold family as CNC) risks incomplete melt tracks and warp — thicken or orient flat to plate. | $45/h, support removal min $15/part |
Tooling material leaves under this process list soft Al, steels, and SLM alloys when applicable — open the leaf for process-correct detail.
Child pages
Questions
What price does SLM for Tooling show?
Tooling aggregates can jump when maraging SLM or steel children sit beside aluminum soft tools — publish hub_price_ranges only. Aggregate across 1 Batch1 materials: qty 10 mid $4177.43 ($3676.14–$4678.72) (USD, public ±12%, rates v1.1). Open a material child for one alloy. Nothing is invented. This hub is authorized for index, follow (not a ranking claim).
Are typical Tooling parts listed?
Named production parts are not in the hubs-enrich pack. The page lists DFM one-liners and Batch1 material children for this industry. Empty means not loaded.
When can this page be indexed?
Not from this pack. SPEC §15.1 keeps process hubs index, follow, and out of the sitemap even when indexable_hint is props_ready. Indexing stays a quality-gate decision on combination pages.