Tag: blanks
The Stamping System
A recurring theme on this blog, so far, has been sources of variation in production that might not be apparent to engineers when defining,...
Stamping Cost Estimation is Like Trying to See the Future
Estimating stamping piece costs is a challenge for nearly everybody in the sheet metal value stream. To bring sheet metal product to market, you...
In the rearview mirror
Earlier this year AutoForm started this blog, “We Think In Sheet Metal”. Our goal: to communicate directly with you—the metal forming and engineering community. ...
Progressive die developed blank and trim line development
One of the most time-consuming and difficult-to-predict aspects of die build and tryout for progressive dies is the development and validation of the blanking...
Have you been burned by minimum blank quotes?
Has this happened to you? The sales department wins a job for process engineering, die design, tool build, and stamping production. Upon review of...
Material Matters: as-shipped vs. as-engineered material
Are all coils created equal? Various coils have potentially different mechanical properties. Source image attribution: www.terexmphs.com
In tryout and production the engineering “boundary conditions” used...
