Electroformed Nickel Tooling

IAC is the only Tier 1 auto supplier who can electroform precision-crafted tools, then use the tools to manufacture components. This uniquely allows IAC to optimize and control quality from the tool to the part.

IAC Iowa City has designed and developed a wide array of tools for a variety of industries – ranging from the high-precision standards of the automotive industry, to the vastly different specifications of the recreation and medical industries. With this experience, IAC stands ready to meet our customers’ tooling needs, no matter how complex.

The benefits of IAC’s electroforming tooling include:

• Electroforming offers one-to-one grain duplication off OEM master model
• Nickel shell tool uniformity is controlled to less than half a millimeter thickness through a proprietary mask and measuring process
• Dimensional accuracy is controlled internally with modeling and mastering process
• Iowa City uses .999 pure nickel in process
• Electroplating deposition rate is 25mm/500 hours
• Unique copper laminating capabilities for improved thermal conductivity
• In-house laboratory controls to maintain and control nickel bath solution