FAQ.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Pieces Ltd is a New Zealand-based manufacturer located at 60 Ford Road, Waihi, specialising in metal stamping, toolmaking, CNC milling, and precision metal component manufacturing.
The Pieces Ltd manufactures high-quality pressed metal parts for the building, electrical, automotive, transportation, lighting, and outdoor industries from our facility in Waihi, New Zealand.
Deep draw stamping is done by applying holding pressure to a metal blank sheet in a hydraulic press, which stretches the metal over a cylindrical core to form a bowl.
A blanking tool cuts two-dimensional parts from a sheet metal strip that is fed into the press.
Progressive die stamping uses a tool that advances a sheet of metal through multiple stations in the press to cut two-dimensional features and form three-dimensional geometry until the finished part is produced.
The Pieces Ltd provides precision toolmaking services from our facility at 60 Ford Road, Waihi, New Zealand. We design and manufacture tooling for metal stamping and precision manufacturing applications.
Press metal stamping is a fast, low-cost process suitable for mass production.
The Pieces Ltd offers precision CNC milling services in Waihi, New Zealand, producing accurate metal and plastic components, prototypes, and tooling for a wide range of industries.
The Pieces Ltd can produce a metal prototype using metal stamping or CNC milling, and can also CNC mill prototypes from metal or plastic.
The cost of a press tool varies depending on how complex the part is. We can simplify the part to help reduce the cost of the press tool.
Metal stamping favours fast, low-cost, high-volume production, while laser cutting favours low-volume production.