| Sheet metal stamping is the system wherein metal | | | | stamping companies after the metal sheet is |
| sheets are used for producing final products. When a | | | | stamped. |
| metal sheet is inserted into the die or the press, it is | | | | There are three main components in sheet metal |
| molded into the required shape and size. Metal sheets | | | | stamping -- the die, the punch and the binder/blank |
| of only a certain thickness can be inserted into metal | | | | holder. The sheet is kept between the blank holder |
| stamping machines. The maximum limit for most | | | | and the die and the punch is driven into the die |
| metal stamping machines is ¼ inch. However, | | | | wherein the sheet spreads over the die because of |
| machines can be designed to accommodate sheets | | | | the drawing and stretching. The blank holder provides |
| of greater thickness also. Even the kind of metal | | | | the restraining force that is required to control the |
| sheets that can be processed in metal stamping are | | | | sheet flow into the die. This force prevents wrinkling |
| also specific. Only certain metals or alloys can be used | | | | and tearing of the sheet as the quantity of material |
| like aluminum, brass, steel (hot rolled or cold rolled), | | | | going into the machine can be controlled. For some |
| galvanized steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc and | | | | processes where the blank holder force is too high |
| titanium. | | | | for the material, draw beads are used to create the |
| Before the metal sheet is inserted into the machine, | | | | restraining force. |
| the customer provides the prototype or at least a | | | | Sheet metal stampings are also known as thin |
| diagram of the final product. In case the customer | | | | stampings. Sheet metal stamping is used most |
| doesn't have a clear idea of what the final product | | | | primarily in the case-building process. It is also the |
| should look like, most metal stamping producers also | | | | most important part as each of the panels has to be |
| offer engineering services for designing the products | | | | stamped one by one. First the motherboard tray is |
| as well. Even some secondary services such as | | | | stamped, then one-side panels on the right and left |
| deburring and plating are provided by the metal | | | | from bottom to top and back. |