I solve the toughest metal forming problems™
+1 (936) 777-5670
Email: solved@thedieguy.com
THE DIE GUY, LLC
TESTED • PROVEN • READY™
FEASIBILITY
Industrial Designers need to push through barriers to create innovative products.
I help bring those products to life by using tradecraft to find the forming limit for feasible processes that are production capable.
FORENSICS
Forming failures in the press are caused by a number of interactive variables.
I determine root causes and respond with corrective action to solve metal forming problems and get the dies into reliable service.
FREELANCE
Sometimes you just need a quiet professional to solve problems. Freelance services include:
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BLOWN DEADLINES
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BUDGET OVERRUNS
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FAILED LAUNCHES
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UNPLANNED REWORK
FLAWLESS EXECUTION
Tim Stephens is a battle-tested bona fide journeyman with 20+ years of success solving the toughest metal stamping problems with 99%+ first hit pass outcomes to protect $100M - $1B product development investments for Fortune 100 companies.
He has a proven track record of flawless execution in:
- Automotive Body-in-White
- Major Household Appliances
- Computer Hardware
- Energy Structures
- Military Vehicles
- Beverage Containers
- Medical Devices
- Consumer Products
Master-level user of AutoForm, FTI Forming Suite, and Microsoft Office.
OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE
Tim is uniquely qualified with cradle-to-grave, hands-on experience with metal fabrication "soft" tooling, progressive dies, stage tools, tri-axis and crossbar transfer presses, and robotic automation in servo, hydraulic, and mechanical presses running from 1 - 1,000 Strokes Per Minute and annual volumes from 50 to 50,000,000 for Class A and Class B cosmetic surface finish quality standards.
Materials experience with sheet thicknesses ranging from 0.016 to 12 mm in the full range of:
- Low carbon steel
- High strength low alloy steel
- Dual-phase steel
- Stainless steel
- Aluminum
Operational experience in 13 countries with valid US Passport.
TESTIMONIALS
A consistently proven leader, Tim is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced stamping engineers in the automotive space.
Tim is an exceptional professional who is clearly the master of New Product Introduction, Innovation Implementation, and Manufacturing Engineering.
Tim is the most knowledgeable metal stamping professional I ever worked with. I never saw a problem he couldn't solve.
We were apprehensive of Tim's stamping process for the most complex forming operation we ever saw. When it ran flawlessly in production, his critics were silent.
FIRST STEPS
STEP 1: CONFIDENTIALITY
If NO conflict of interest with other clients, we first execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement to protect your intellectual property
STEP 2: SCOPE
We collaboratively determine project scope, execution risks, pass / fail criteria, budget, and deadline expectations
STEP 3: ENGAGEMENT
We greenlight select projects and work as quiet professionals in-house to solve the problem through to completion
