Stamping Part

Benefits of Stamping Part

Applications of Stamping Part

Automotive industry
For the automotive industry, the production of high volumes of custom parts is common. Progressive die stamping fills this need for customization and volume. Progressive stamping also produces small parts that frequently appear in engines, cabins and throughout vehicles. With new automobile models introduced annually, the need for custom parts for this industry does not diminish.
Oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry needs both small seals and connectors and larger components, such as pipeline parts. Many of these parts may end up on off-shore rigs with temperature extremes, salt exposure and high moisture levels.
For large orders of small seals or connectors for refineries, transport, or pumps, progressive stamping serves the need. With progressive stamping, you get customized parts produced in a cost-effective, high-volume manner to optimize price and production.
Medical industry
For medical purposes, the production of components is tightly controlled regarding materials and tolerances. When creating medical housing or devices, you need parts made from metals that won't wear or react when used inside or around human bodies. Due to the individual nature of patients, customizing the sizes and designs of these enclosures and other medical parts is essential for ensuring compatibility with patients. Surgical tools, implant components and more made from medical-grade metals are possible with custom metal stamping.
Electronics industry
The electronics industry uses metal stamped parts for the creation of battery components, washers, connectors and sensor parts. Choosing the types of materials used in part creation can optimize the performance of electronics and electrical components. For instance, you can request the creation of mica-containing insulators for your parts or tantalum for wires used in the cell phones, appliances or other small electronic devices you create.
Aerospace industry
The aerospace industry must ensure every component used meets the forms, tolerances and dimensions required. Lives and mission successes rest on the accuracy and reliability of every part of an aerospace craft.
Construction and housing industry
One of the major markers of the construction industry is the need for stamping part longevity. Components must meet strict building requirements while ensuring years of life in place. To meet the demands of these new constructions, builders may need to turn to custom-created components such as trusses, fuse boxes, brackets, clips and more. These parts may go into electronics, lighting, housings and structures for construction projects.
Mining industry
The metal used for mining equipment has to hold up to the intense processes of drilling, extracting, hauling and moving mined materials. With mining spanning products as hard as stone to softer sand, the tools used in the sector also have to be versatile and durable. Precision in creating stamping part ensures the performance and accuracy of the parts and their compatibility with the equipment. Durable construction to precise measurements for use in harsh environments is the mark of quality parts custom-made for the mining industry.

How is Fine Blanking Different from Progressive Die Stamping?

In both processes a press applies pressure to a die, which impacts the metal and creates part features. But there are some big differences too, including: 

● Number of press strikes per part

In fine blanking, a single stroke of the press performs all the operations needed to form the part. In progressive stamping, a strip of coiled metal advances through a series of stations within the die. Each station performs a single small step that builds on the previous one and prepares for the next.

● Material deformation

Fine blanking uses a counter punch and guide plate to reduce deformities, marks, and burrs on cut edges, and to maintain flatness. Progressive stamping does not.

● Material thickness

There is some, but not complete, overlap in material thicknesses that work with both methods. Fine blanking can be used for parts between 0.005" and 0.5" thick or even thicker. For miniature and small stampings, a supplier like CEP Technologies can use material between 0.002" and 0.080" thick.

● Dimensions and tolerances

For some applications, fine blanking may be able to achieve tighter tolerances for dimensions and flatness; however, progressive stamping may also be able to achieve the same or similar part features with minor adjustments. An experienced stamper can advise you on what’s possible.

● Production volume

Progressive stamping can often achieve higher volume production in the same or less time.

● Tooling costs

Due to the high press forces involved in fine blanking, tooling may wear out or require repairs faster than in progressive stamping. It’s a good idea to look for a supplier who will maintain tooling for the life of your project.

How to Choose Stamping Part?

Metal stamping part offers many benefits to its processes, when choosing a stamping part, you should consider: