Center Dowel Regular Punches - Metric XN DayTride® Coating

Center dowel punches are used in injection mold tooling to establish repeatable alignment between die components during each press stroke. This regular center design supports stable punch location in progressive and transfer tooling, where center accuracy and reduced locating wear directly affect part-to-part dimensional consistency.

• Automotive connector and terminal molds: The metric shank options (D 10–32 mm) let you match the dowel interface size to existing die layouts, helping maintain concentric punch/locating alignment under high cycle loads.
• Electronics housings and inserts: Using an XN DayTride® coated punch helps reduce frictional wear at the spotting interface, supporting consistent cavity positioning during repetitive cycling.
• General-purpose multi-cavity housings: Select tip shapes (e.g., X, R, K, O, H, L, J, N, V, Y, Z) to tune spotting behavior for your specific material flow and part features.

The standardized geometry and coating combination make this variant suitable when locating stability and long service intervals are critical.

The provided data specifies a DayTride® (XN) surface coating applied to a regular center dowel punch. While the exact base steel grade and heat treatment state are not listed in the input, this type of coating is selected to improve surface durability and wear performance at the locating interface.

• Wear resistance vs. toughness: Coatings such as DayTride® typically enhance wear resistance and help maintain fit consistency under repeated press cycles; however, very high impact conditions may still require careful alignment control and compatible backing steel selection.
• Heat treatment: The input does not provide a quench-and-temper, pre-hardened, or nitrided specification. Confirm the base material temper and hardness requirements with your Axiom Molds tech team for your press load and spotting depth.
• Coating-related trade-off: Higher surface hardness at the interface generally improves abrasion resistance, supporting longer intervals between regrinds or replacements.

If multiple material/coating options are available for this series, selection should be based on cavity pressure, abrasion level, and required spotting stability.

To select the correct center dowel regular punch dimensions, match the metric shank and point geometry to your die’s locating and spotting requirements, then verify clearance/fit at assembly.

• Shank diameter (D): Choose from 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, or 32 mm to align with the dowel hole diameter in your die block(s).
• Overall length (L): This series lists L = 71–150 mm (fixed range). Select the length that provides adequate engagement without bottoming in the mating assembly.
• Point length (L1): Available ranges are 19–25 mm and 25–30 mm. Use the shorter range for shallower spotting needs; use the longer range where deeper, more stable initial location is required.
• Tip/geometry parameters: Tip shapes are selectable (H, J, K, L, N, O, R, V, X, Y, Z) and geometry dimensions include P = 4–16 mm, W = 4–10 mm, and R radius options from 0.2 up to 12.475 mm depending on the configuration.

Tolerance/fit: Use these dimensions to select nominal size, then confirm your die hole tolerances and assembly clearance so the coated surface maintains stable location during repeated cycles.