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What Is "Tooling"?

Tooling is the equipment and setup required to manufacture a part.

Tooling is the equipment and setup required to manufacture a part. Our policy is to only list products that are going to be available when our catalog is published. However, a manufacturer's tooling phase for a product sometimes takes more time than anticipated due to quality control concerns. A tooling delay generally results in a superior product in the long run.