Breather Plates

Breather Plate for a Tomahawk Manufacturing Breather Plate

How it works

Breather plates are made from stainless steel with industrial hard chrome plating.  The hard chrome plating provides excellent wear resistance.  The type of breather plate used is determined by the type of product that is being formed.  Tomahawk Engineers can help determine what tooling combination is best for your needs.
The breather plate allows air to escape from the mold plate cavity during the filling process to ensure the right size and shape is  produced.  The size and layout of breather holes is determined by the geometry of the cavity, type of product, and fill method.

Getting It Right the First Time Around!
Here at Tomahawk Manufacturing we work closely with our customers to ensure we get it right the first time around. Attention to detail is vital for your success as well as ours, and essential in the food forming industry. We are a vertically integrated company that controls the manufacturing process form start to finish; ensuring our customers receive quality tooling every time.
Dedicated tooling engineers will assist you through the design and quoting process by providing you with detailed drawings to help assist in the decision making process. Your initial inquiry will be confirmed by our engineers and have a quote delivered within 24 hours of the request. We ship all standard tooling orders in 3-5 business days, or sooner if needed.

Tomahawk's Machine Shop

We our able to provide our customers with a quality product and quicker lead times because we don’t have to rely on outside vendors. From start to finish the process is completed at Tomahawk.
Any Former, any breathing method, Tomahawk Manufacturing is the right choice.

Rework Breathers, Save Money

Most breather plates can be reworked to like new condition at substantial cost savings compared to buying new. Tomahawk reviews all breather plates during tooling audits to continuously improve tooling. 

Industry Leading Software

We utilize our software to supply our customers with robust, industry leading solutions. The software allows Tomahawk to save our customers time and money by performing simulation tests in house instead of costly factory based production tests.

EXPERIENCE the success that comes with Tomahawk tooling!

Maintenance: Maintaining breather plates in top condition is very important. Breather plates should be inspected for any damage, nicks, burrs, etc. Any damage found can be removed by applying water to the damaged area then using generous pressure to slide a diamond whetstone over the area until it is repaired. Contact Tomahawk for more information regarding proper tooling care.
Inspection: Inspecting breather plates is critical to ensure optimal tooling and machine performance. Inspecting a breather plate for damage should be done routinely and repaired as needed. Common damage on breather plates can be missing chrome, bowed incorrectly, dents, grooves, cracked holes, etc. Customers can send breather plates to Tomahawk for evaluation and rework.
Ideal Working Surface: Breather plates wear against the mold plate as the mold plate cycles through the filling and knock out processes. The breather plate should have a gentle concave bow (0.015” max.) on the working surface of the breather plate. The working surface is the surface that contacts the mold plate.

Main Office

1204 Pilgrim Rd., Plymouth, WI 53073 United States

Contact Us

+1 (920) 458-8008
sales@tomahawkmfg.com

EMEA Office 

Nijverheidsstraat 14-16, 2288 BB Rijswijk,
The Netherlands

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+31 70 222 7800

sales@tomahawkmfgeu.com

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