A circular plate with a hole in the center contoured to fit a forming punch used to support the blank during the forming cycle.

A plate attached to a pattern to facilitate drawing of a pattern from the mold.

Draw plates are used to wire drawing to make wire thinner. They can also be used to draw tubes of wire (chenier). Plates are available in many different sizes and shapes for drawing different shapes of wire, including round, square, oval, half-round and hexagonal.