Introduction to metal stamping presses

There are a variety of metal stamping machines from the simplest manual presses to computerized progressive die processors that are highly advanced and involve complicated parts. Depending on the type of machine, the features of a product can be changed based on the customer’s requirements. The more advanced a metal stamping machine, the faster and more efficient the processes.

Metal stamping machine functions

A metal stamping machine can perform a variety of functions that includes fine blanking, wire forming, deep drawing, four-slide and multi-slide stamping.

• Fine blanking – Shears the material to produce finished parts without secondary operations.
• Wire forming – The process of stamping metal wire into different shapes such as rings, pins, clips and springs.
• Deep drawing – A cold forming process using a flat, blank sheet of metal that is formed by punch forcing the metal into a die cavity.
• Four-slide and multi-slide stamping – This is for horizontal die applications from multiple directions, done successively or simultaneously.

Most metal stamping companies also provide supplementary services to metal stamping such as design assistance, material sourcing, prototyping, deep drawing, precision and custom metal stamping etc.

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