Sheet Metal Stamping Dies Processes

Stamping dies are the tools that shape and cut sheet metal parts.

Sheet metal stamping dies processes.

Once these stamping dies are mounted into presses sheet metal is fed to them. Stamping includes a variety of sheet metal forming manufacturing processes such as punching using a machine press or stamping press blanking embossing bending flanging and coining. Once the die is placed on the stamping press the metal sheets unrolls itself steadily and automatically moves into the stamping press one after the other till it reaches the final station. Progressive die stamping is a process that performs in a progressive manner on a series of stations and most importantly uses die for stamping.

Metal stamping is a cold forming process that makes use of dies and stamping presses to transform sheet metal into different shapes. Production stamping is generally performed on materials 020 to 080 thick but the process also can be applied to foils as thin as 001 or to plate. They are commonly developed using computer aided design cad software and analytical programs to create and prove out highly accurate unambiguous designs. Stamping includes a variety of sheet metal forming manufacturing processes such as punching using a machine press or stamping press blanking embossing bending flanging and coining.

These designs are then translated into stamping dies by skilled craftsmen known as diemakers. Stamping also known as pressing is the process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where a tool and die surface forms the metal into a net shape. Stamping also known as pressing is the process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where a tool and die surface forms the metal into a net shape.