| Metal stamping machines are used to give the exact | | | | punch forcing the metal into a die cavity. Four slide |
| shape and parameters to the metal products. When | | | | and multislide stamping is for horizontal die applications |
| a metal sheet is inserted into the metal stamping | | | | from multiple directions, done either successively or |
| machine, it can be molded into the exact shape. | | | | simultaneously. |
| The kind of shape that has to be given to the | | | | There are a variety of metal stamping machines |
| product should be pre-determined before putting the | | | | from the simplest manual presses to computerized |
| metal in the stamping machines. The customer | | | | progressive die processors that are highly advanced |
| provides a sample or a diagram of the product that | | | | and involve complicated parts. Depending on the type |
| has to be created. Sometimes, the customer may | | | | of machine, the features of a product can be |
| not even know what the final product will look like. | | | | changed based on the customer's requirements. The |
| He will come with a vague idea of what purpose the | | | | more advanced a metal stamping machine, the faster |
| product would serve. Most metal stamping producers | | | | and more efficient the processes. |
| have designing capabilities to assist the customer with | | | | Metal stamping machine functions |
| what the actual design and requirements of the | | | | A metal stamping machine can perform a variety of |
| product should be. | | | | functions that includes fine blanking, wire forming, |
| Metal stamping machines are of many kinds. They | | | | deep drawing, four-slide and multi-slide stamping. |
| can range between the simplest manual presses to | | | | Fine blanking – Shears the material to produce |
| highly computerized progressive die processors that | | | | finished parts without secondary operations. |
| involve complicated parts. Depending on the kind of | | | | Wire forming – The process of stamping metal |
| machine, the features of the product can be changed | | | | wire into different shapes such as rings, pins, clips and |
| according to the customer's requirements. The more | | | | springs. |
| advanced the machine, the process also becomes | | | | Deep drawing – A cold forming process using a |
| much faster and more efficient. | | | | flat, blank sheet of metal that is formed by punch |
| Metal stamping machines can perform a variety of | | | | forcing the metal into a die cavity. |
| functions like fine blanking, wireforming, deep | | | | Four-slide and multi-slide stamping – This is for |
| drawing, fourslide and multislide stamping. Fine blanking | | | | horizontal die applications from multiple directions, |
| involves the shearing of the material for producing | | | | done successively or simultaneously. |
| finished parts without secondary operations. | | | | Most metal stamping companies also offer |
| Wireforming is the stamping of metal wire into | | | | supplementary services like designing, material |
| different shapes such as springs, clips, rings and pins. | | | | sourcing, prototyping, short run manufacturing, |
| Deep drawing is a cold forming process in which a flat | | | | upgrading or re-designing, assembly services and |
| blank of sheet metal is formed by the action of a | | | | specialty packaging. |