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Industry: 3544—Special Dies and Tools, Die Sets, Jigs and Fixtures, and Industrial Molds

Establishments commonly known as contract tool and die shops and primarily engaged in manufacturing, on a job or order basis, special tools and fixtures for use with machine tools, hammers, die-casting machines, and presses. The products of establishments classified in this industry include a wide variety of special toolings, such as dies; punches; diesets and components, and subpresses; jigs and fixtures; and special checking devices. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing molds for die-casting and foundry casting; metal molds for plaster working, rubber working, plastics working, glass working and similar machinery are also included. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing molds for heavy steel ingots are classified in Industry 3321, and those manufacturing cutting dies, except metal cutting, are classified in Industry 3423.

Diamond dies, metalworking	Industrial molds
Dies and die holders for metal die-casting and metal cutting and forming, except threading	Jigs and fixtures (metalworking machinery accessories)
Dies, metalworking, except threading	Jigs: inspection, gauging, and checking
Dies, plastics forming	Punches, forming and stamping
Dies, steel rule	Subpresses, metalworking
Diesets for metal stamping (presses)	Welding positioners (jigs)
Extrusion dies	Wiredrawing and straightening dies
Forms, metal (molds): for foundry and plastics working machinery

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
3544	Special Dies, Tools, Jigs, and Fixtures	4,465
354400	Special dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures	434
35440000	Special dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures	434
354401	Special dies and tools	2,949
35440100	Special dies and tools	2,503
35440101	Diamond dies, metalworking	19
35440102	Die sets for metal stamping (presses)	82
35440103	Die springs	1
35440104	Dies and die holders for metal cutting, forming, die casting	123
35440105	Dies, plastics forming	47
35440106	Dies, steel rule	107
35440107	Extrusion dies	39
35440108	Paper cutting dies	10
35440109	Wire drawing and straightening dies	18
354402	Jigs and fixtures	91
35440200	Jigs and fixtures	78
35440201	Jigs: inspection, gauging, and checking	5
35440202	Welding positioners (jigs)	8
354499	Special dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures, nec	991
35449901	Forms (molds), for foundry and plastics working machinery	166
35449902	Industrial molds	799
35449903	Punches, forming and stamping	21
35449904	Subpresses, metalworking	5