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Tool and Gauge

Name: Tool and Gauge
Address: Ballina Road, Tubbercurry, F91Y303, IE
Telephone: +353719185063

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Tool & Gauge provides end-to-end engineering and manufacturing solutions, taking projects from initial design and tooling through to injection moulding and full-scale manufacture.

12/11/2026

Planning a new mould for your components? Here is what helps us most when you get in touch.

Send your drawing or CAD model. Tell us the material requirements, or if the resin is still undecided, what the component needs to do. Give us the expected volumes.

If you already know about processing or component issues with the part, include those too. They belong in the review from day one.

We will go through the DFM with you, and how the polymer will behave in the tool, before you commit to steel. Our team in Ireland provides component DFM advice to medical device design teams, so manufacturing questions are resolved while changes are still straightforward.

Send it to [email protected]

11/11/2026

Our view from the engineering team is that acceptance criteria belong in the conversation before the prototypes are made, not after. Agree the critical features, the measurement methods, the sampling approach and what counts as acceptable. Then the prototypes have something to answer.

For a multi-cavity tool, that includes how cavity-to-cavity differences will be evaluated. For features that are hard to measure, it means planning fixtures or vision system requirements early, not improvising.

It also means being clear on who owns tool approval, process validation and component release, so nobody is guessing at each handover.

09/11/2026

A proper DFM process is a detailed discussion between the customer’s design team, the toolmaker and the moulder. It is backed up by mould flow analysis as standard, so challenges are solved on paper and not in the steel.

We’ve put the key points from our own DFM process into a two-page Medical Moulding DFM Checklist, free to download.

Download link in the comments.

05/11/2026

A medical device mould isn't just a tool. It’s part of the manufacturing strategy.
When developing a new medical device component, mould design decisions can have a significant impact on the manufacturing process, from repeatability and consistency to cycle times, tolerances and the ability to scale production. That’s why we believe tooling and manufacturing considerations should be part of the conversation early.

At Tool & Gauge, our experience spans mould making and injection moulding, giving us a practical understanding of the journey from component design through to manufacture.

For medtech companies, that means looking beyond: “Can we make this component?”
and asking: “How can we make it consistently, efficiently and at the required scale?”

Good manufacturing starts with good engineering decisions.

05/11/2026

Many of the challenges seen on medical parts can be avoided at the design stage, long before any steel is cut. A gate in the wrong place. A tolerance that isn’t realistic once it is stacked up.

Our two-page Medical Moulding DFM Checklist sets out the key points from our own DFM process, so they can be addressed early.

Download link in the comments.

04/11/2026

Before cutting steel for a medical mould, we would work through these five points. Click through to see each critical point.

1. Function. Start with the design intent and the components' form, fit and function requirements. Discuss polymer options and where flash or a gate vestige may be unacceptable.

2. Design for manufacture. Review the resin, wall sections, gate position, cooling, ejection and inspection access together.

3. Acceptance. Agree critical features, measurement methods, sampling and acceptance criteria.

4. Multi-cavity tools. Decide how cavity-to-cavity differences will be evaluated. Plan fixtures early for features that are hard to hold or measure, and define any inspection system requirements, such as a CMM or vision system, before trials begin.

5. Ownership. Be clear who is responsible for tool approval, process qualification and component release at each handover.

Full blog linked in the comments.

02/11/2026

A complex medical component can leave very little room for manufacturing deviation.

So before a mould is commissioned, engineering and design teams need to understand how the polymer, the component geometries and the tooling will function together in production.

Our new blog covers some of the key considerations before steel is cut. Four takeaways.

1. Start with the design intent and the components' form, fit and function requirements. Discuss polymer options and where flash or a gate vestige may be unacceptable.
2. Identify critical features and understand any challenges in terms of inspection and measurement, the acceptance criteria and the sample sizes before prototyping begins.
3. Consider manufacturing and scaling requirements to ensure the mould is capable of meeting commercial demand.
4. Ensure your tool is future-proofed. Think about preventative maintenance.

Full blog linked in the comments.

30/10/2026

Duplicate moulds build capacity, de risk supply, and keep production moving through demand surges or capacity constraints, without putting the whole programme on one piece of steel.

It’s one part of how we think about the full tooling lifecycle, alongside new and replacement moulds built ahead of transfer and validation, so supply and project timelines stay protected.

With a 35 to 1,000 tonne machine range and up to 64 cavity moulds in-house, we can scale a programme as it grows.

28/10/2026

Vascular intervention, drug delivery, structural heart, respiratory and nebuliser, endovascular, surgical, electrophysiology, and endoscopic, our team has experience and supported tooling and contract moulding projects across each of these application areas and more. Every programme runs under ISO 13485, in Class 8 cleanroom manufacturing, with the same process control whether it’s a pilot build or high volume production.

Looking for a single source tooling and moulding partner? Start a conversation with Tool & Gauge.

26/10/2026

From concept and design collaboration, through DFM, prototype and pilot tooling, to production tooling, FAT, DV stock builds, mould transfer and repair and maintenance, we support the entire tooling lifecycle, under one roof, with one point of contact.

That’s the value of working with a single source toolmaker and moulder. No handovers between suppliers, no gaps in ownership, just one connected process from the first concept conversation through to parts in production.

Looking for a trusted tooling partner? Start a conversation with Tool & Gauge.

Address

Ballina Road
Tubbercurry
F91Y303

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

Telephone

+353719185063

Website

http://www.tag.ie/, https://tag.ie/quality/, https://tag.ie/quality/

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