short information about POM GROUP company

COMPANY
The POM Group, Inc. is a full service provider of services and technologies for rapid product development. POM specializes in the design and build of mission critical tooling systems used to cast, stamp, or injection mold high volume products. POM's mission is to assist our clients in bringing new products to market with the shortest lead-time and lowest possible cost. We are a minority owned and operated business, certified by the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC)

DMD™ (Direct Metal Deposition

DMD™ is a revolutionary additive metal process that fabricates fully dense, highly accurate molds and dies … in record level lead times. DMD is a laser-based fabrication technology that produces 100% dense metal products “from the ground up” using powdered metal. The first major advance in metalworking in decades, DMD produces tooling with superior material properties … in less time … and at a lower cost than is possible with traditional fabrication technologies.

The POM Group, Inc. is the winner of the 2002 PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contributions to Excellence) Award for its Direct Metal Deposition (DMD)® technology. The PACE award, sponsored by Automotive News and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, LLP, recognizes creativity, excellence, and innovation in the automotive supply industry. The PACE Award, considered the most coveted of all automotive supplier awards, recognizes automotive suppliers from around the world who have embraced innovation to meet the growing service and quality demands of their customers; the world’s major automotive manufacturers

POM ADVANTAGE

Through a conbination of advanced metal fabrication technologies, highly skilled employees, advanced planning techniques and superior service, POM offers a complete solution to the high cost and long lead-time associated with designing and building tooling systems. POM's Advanced Product Development Center, located within Michigan's Automation Alley, houses the world's largest additive metal fabrication facility and offers 24/7/365 lights-out tooling fabrication, restoration and repair. POM's wide range of service offerings include:
• Tooling Design
• Tooling Performance and Predictive Modeling
• Tooling Optimization
• Reverse Engineering
• Tooling Reconfiguration (NuTool)
• Tooling Repair and Restoration (ToolRx)
• Additive Metal Changes to Existing Tooling
• Advanced Thermal Management Tooling (CoolMOLD)
• Tooling Surface Hardfacing (LaserCLAD)
Rapid Tooling Systems