Cliff's background in the precision engineering field
I have been in the precision engineering career for the past 28 years. Here's my background experiences in the tool & die field since 1979.
Company : NVT Technology Pte Ltd - http://www.nvt.com.sg
- 1979-1981 Tata Government Training Centre
- Joint Ventured between the Singapore Government & excellent Tata Group from India.
- Full 2 years of thorough grounding in precision engineering skills covering Benchwork, Turning, Milling, Grinding & Tool Design.
- Certificates : NTC3 (Precision Machining), NTC2 (Tool & Die Making), Craftman's Certificate.
- 1981-1984 Mechaneer Precision Industries Pte Ltd
- 2 years in-plant & 1 year bond in this precision die making company.
- One of the pioneers in Fine Blanking tool & production.
- Worked on lathes, milling, grinding, toolmaking & die assembly
- Position : Precision Machinist
- 1984-1985 General Electric Hermetic Motor Pte Ltd
- GEHMO produces Hermetic Motors (Rotor & Stators)
- Precision machinist & toolmaking.
- Experience 1st hand on precision Rotor/Stator Carbide Lamination Dies
- Position : Toolmaker
- 1985-1987 German Singapore Institute
- Joint Venture between Singapore Government & Germany.
- Full 2 years thorough grounding in wide aspect of Precision Engineering field covering practical & theory on Die Design, Automation, Plastic Mould design, Materials. Heat Treatment, Production Engineering, Mechanics.
- Diploma in Production Technology
- 1987-1988 Cosamold (S) Pte Ltd
- Cosamold specialises in Precision Plastic Injection Mold Making & Precision Die Making (including Multi-slide tools)
- Design precision dies & multi-slide tool for in-house mass production.
- Position : Die Designer
- 1988-1992 Davidson Carbide Tooling Pte Ltd
- Davidson fabricates precision carbide parts for connectors, semicon, trim & form dies.
- Set-up Die Design Section and was trained in Molex Singapore on connector die design and assembly techniques.
- Assist in setting up Connector stamping production line.
- Position : Engineering Manager
- 1992-2001 Matsushita Technology Pte Ltd (Mastec) - Die & Mould Section
- Mastec produces various kind of dies & moulds for Matsushita/Panasonic group of companies.
- Started out as Engineer-Die Design section, promoted Section Leader
- Design precision dies for Shimano, SMC, Panasonic group of companies.
- Transferred to Sales Section after 3 years
- Last Position : Sales Manager
- 2001-Present NVT Technology Pte Ltd - http://www.nvt.com.sg
- Started out in business as a one man show supporting various clients in die design & spare parts trading.
- Procured first machines in 2004 (Seiki Milling x 1, Okamoto/Kent Surface Grinder x 2, Chin Fong 110T Press Machine x 1)
- Rapid growth in 2005 with high customer's demand for design, parts fabrication & die making
- Bought Sodick AQ535 CNC Wirecut, YCM High Speed CNC Machine in 2005
- Bought Charmilles 240cc CNC Wirecut, Moore Jig Grinding, Smartscope, Superdrill & Troop Wirecut in 2006
- Brought Kent Surface Grinding Machine, Toyoda Cylindrical Grinding Machine & Hitachi Seiki Milling Machine in 2007.
- Design Section runs on 4 units of Autodesk Inventor, AutoCad Mechanical & LT versions.
- Current workforce strength : 21
- Business focus : Design & fabricate precision carbide progressive dies, jigs & fixtures, precision machining services, spare parts making & metal stamping services.
- Distributor : Motoyama's precision carbide parts (http://www.motoyama-gokin.co.jp)
- Turnover : SGD $2,000,000
Employment opportunities
Press Stamping Die Designer
We are expanding our design department.We have 2 vacancies for Press Stamping Die Designer.
The candidates should have the following qualifications.
1. Miniumum 2 to 3 years in tool & die making field.
2. Added advantage for those with tool assembly experience.
3. Good knowledge of AutoCad 2008 / Inventor
4. Team player & can communicate well with toolmakers, clients and vendors.
5. Independent and willing to take up challenges.
Here are the links to contact us.
NVT Website
Adpost website
Jobmarket website
Let's talk about the machinery in NVT's factory
The first machine I bought after being in business for 3 years was the brand new Seiki Milling Machine, Kent Surface Grinding Machine & a 2nd hand Okamoto Surface Grind Machine.So let's talk about these 3 machines and the others that follows,
Seiki Milling Machine bought from Ichi Seiki (S) Pte Ltd
5hp little brute that performs as you would expect.
Body is basically weak that trembles and shakes when you take heavy cuts
Great for small jobs and virtually problem free since we started using it 3 years ago.
Cost me S$14,000.00
Kent Surface Grinding Machine (also from Ichi Seiki)
800 x 400 table size
Great sturdy machine made in Taiwan
Used mainly to grind plates to a thickness of an accuracy within ±0.01 mm
3 years of usage and a couple of things have gone kaput, like auto-feed not functioning & noisy motor - all repaired.
But machine is still churning out precision plates consistently every day.
Cost : S$36,000.00
Okamoto Surface Grinding Machine (2nd hand from ESG Stamping)
Manual controlled reciprocating table.
Still in great condition even after more than 10 years of use.
Was the main workhorse for small precision ground parts until I bought another surface grinding machine to complement it.
Cost me a measly S$2,000.00 (great deal .. lots of thanks to Mr Schulte for giving me a great deal)
Other machineries ... coming soon.
http://www.nvt.com.sg
Precision Machines
Precision Machineries in the factory to serve your needs.
We have invested in many precision machines to cater to our client's requirement for high precision parts making.
Charmilles 240cc Wirecut Machine
Sodick AQ535L Wire-EDM Machine
Troop Fast-Wirecut
Moore Jig Grinder
Moore Jig Grinder in action
Jig Grinding Plate
Precision Checking Pins for Jig Grinding
Toyoda Cylindrical Grinding Machine
Toyoda Cylindrical Grinding in progress
Cylindrical Grinding Machine
Kent Surface Grinding Machine
Kent Grinding Machine
Grinding Process
Okamoto Surface Grinding Machine for all the precise grinding work.
Kent Grinding Machine
Kent Grinding Machine
Smartscope - QC Dept
Profile Projector
Super Drilling Process
YCM CNC Vertical Milling Machine
CNC Milling Process
CNC Milling Work
Seiki Milling Machine - Simple Sturdy workhorse for general Milling jobs
Milling Work
Lathe Turning Works
Precision Parts Making
Photos of the various precision machined parts fabricated in NVT
Provide all kinds of precision & engineering machining services. From General Milling, Lathe, CNC Mill to Precision Grinding, CNC Wirecut, Jig Grinding services.
Precision Micro-Grained Carbide Lancing Punch & Die Insert
Carbide Piercing & Forming Punches & Die Inserts
Precision Machined Plates
Bicycle Gear Die Plate - Wirecut to Size
Shim Packing Plates for Punch
Precision Forming Punch for UM-3 Battery Die
Profile Grinding & Precision Wirecut
TIN coated Punches
Precision Wirecut Services
Precision Ground Parts
Matching Parts Ground To Close Fitting Tolerances
Metal Parts - Strip Layouts
Layout of Dies we have designed & fabricated in NVT Technology
Photos of various product's strip layout designed by us.
Strip Layout for Sleeve - Pneumatic Parts
Close-up shot of the Sleeve product
Strip Layout
Layout for Pneumatic Part - Chuck
Deep Drawn Product
TV Tuner Part
Audio Parts Strip Layouts
Stamped products
Strip Layouts - Electrical Parts
Stator Yoke Lamination Part
Stacked Motor - Lamination
Motor Lamination Part
Motor Core Layout
Motor Lamination Layout
Battery Part Layout
Strip Layouts - Battery Parts
AA-Top Cover Layout
AA-Size / UM-3 Top Battery
C-Size / UM-2 Battery
Battery Part Layout
AA-Size / UM-3 Bottom
Bicycle Gear Product - M415 32T Gear Product
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Bicycle Chain Guide
Press Stamping Dies
All Kinds Of Press Stamping Dies - Precision, Progressive, Transfer & Single Stage
We design and build all kinds of press stamping dies. Here are some of the photos of the dies that we have designed & fabricated.
AA-Top Cover 5-up Progressive Die
AA-Top Cover 5-up Progressive Die- Showing both top & bottom assembly
Lamination Die
Lamination Die
Motor Core Lamination Die
Carbide Die
Precision Carbide Press Die
Progressive Die Set
Car Exhaust Die
Pack Spring Die - Audio Part
Reed Discharge Carbide Die
Reed Discharge Die - Compressor Part
Compressor Part Die
Bracket Die
Dia Blade Die - Camera Part
Side Cam Die
Bicycle Gear Die
Chain Guide #7 Station Die
Chain Guide #8 Station Die
Die Assembly Process
44T Alu Gear Top Die
44T Alu Gear Die
CNC Milling Section
YCM FV-102 CNC Milling MachinesThe brochure literature says "Vertical Machining Centers are specially designed for industries that demand high precision, high productivity applications, such as automotives, aerospace, electronic, and job shop industries".
Well its a good precision CNC machine that performs well and does what it was supposed to do. But do not use it to take heavy cuts as it was not designed to do it.
We fabricated lots of plates for the Die & Mold industries ... so parts like Die Plates, Stripper Plates, Die Shoes (within 1 metre) and all sorts of parts that requires CNC Mill can be done here.
We also use it to do lots of milling modifications of hardened parts that is 50-55 Hrc or lower without problems.
High Speed CNC Milling Operations
Video showing a CNC Milling Operation
High Speed Machining
Pocket roughing operation on Fadal 4525 VMC. 700SFM / 200 IPM.
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