| What is Sheet Metal Engineering? | | | | female and male roller dies or by passing a strip of |
| Sheet metal, a thin and flat sheet, has enormous | | | | metal between rolls of the sought after pattern, on |
| uses in various industries both as construction and | | | | sheet metal is known as embossing. Bulging process |
| raw material. The process of making sheet metal | | | | is used to create different shells like pyramidal shells, |
| useable in different industries is known as sheet | | | | shells of pyramid frustums, shallow pans and |
| metal engineering. Forming, cutting and finishing are | | | | embossed panels. In roll forming a sheet of metal is |
| the three primary steps of sheet metal engineering. | | | | passed through continuous sets of stands or rolls to |
| Every sheet metal has to go through these three | | | | get the sought after cross-section profile. A tube or |
| processes and after these they are ready to use in | | | | disk of metal is spun at a very high speed and |
| the required industries. | | | | formed into a symmetrical part in the spinning |
| The Steps of Sheet Metal Engineering | | | | process. |
| Forming | | | | Cutting |
| The process of shaping thin sheets of metal is | | | | In cutting sheet metals are cut into tiny pieces to |
| known as forming of sheet metal. This is done by | | | | give them desired shapes. Various tools from tin |
| applying pressure through dies, male or female. | | | | smips to massive power shears are used to cut |
| Stretching, bulging, bending, flanging, deep drawing, | | | | sheet metals. Multi-tool CNC punch presses (also |
| spinning, embossing, and roll forming are the | | | | known as computer numerical control presses) and |
| processes by which sheet metal are formed. | | | | laser cutters are currently the most modern sheet |
| Sheet metal is secured between clamps and | | | | metal cutting processes being done today. |
| stretched over a block form in the stretch forming | | | | Finishing |
| process. In bending sheet metal is bent not only along | | | | This is the last stage of sheet metal engineering. In |
| a straight line, but also along a curved path. In depth | | | | this stage a finished and soft surface is given to the |
| drawing process the depth of the part being made is | | | | metal sheet by using the techniques such as sanding, |
| more than half its diameter. The process of creating | | | | vibration painting and visual design applications. |
| raised and smooth designs, by means of matched | | | | |