There are many different ways to make parts and components for any type of equipment, machine or system. When sheet metal is the material, the options include cutting, welding, forming, bending or a combination of these processes.
Each process adds costs to the operation, which in turn impacts the profit the OEM receives. Keeping the costs of production down with sheet metal parts is a key part of the success of any business.
What is Metal Stamping?
Custom sheet metal stamping is a highly efficient and effective way to make simple to complex parts and components. It does not require heating of the metal, and therefore there is limited change in the physical properties of the metal. Additionally, without the need for welding, there are no joins in the part, adding to the strength and durability and eliminating the need to further process the part after the welding process is complete.
Metal stamping involves the use of high pressure and room temperatures sheet metal pushed through carefully designed dies. The stamping presses can be either hydraulic or manual, and the force generated through a single die or through a series of progressive dies shapes the sheet metal effectively, efficiently and with extremely low waste.
Types of Parts
It is important to recognize that custom sheet metal stamping is not just for blanking or for creating simple parts. Through both stamping and forming which is often called four slide forming, it is possible to develop 3-dimensional shapes used in parts and components in all industries from household items to automotive parts and for components in the aerospace sector.
Fast, reliable and highly precise, automated systems using custom sheet metal stamping can produce high volume orders in very short turnaround times, which is ideal for OEMs of any size or industry.
