Metal Stamping Materials and Processes
Little is known about this process, what type of machinery it uses or how it benefits our lives. The truth is simple. The process of metal stamping and the products it produces are virtually unlimited. Today, this process helps your car operate, medical equipment function and supplements other key components of our daily life.
Metal stamping operations utilize leading precision stamping presses including Bruderer, Kyori, Ingyu, and Minster with sizes ranging from 5 tons - 220 tons. Materials used in the process include Beryllium Copper, Phosphorous Bronze, Stainless Steel & Copper and Cold Rolled Steel with thickness ranging from 0.002" to 0.180". As a result, manufacturers have the capability to provide services and products for a wide variety of industries.
The Metal Stamping Process is put to use for a number if industries, including:
* Automotive parts stamping
* Medical stamping
* Stamping for mobile devices
* Stamped and drawn shields for industrial and electronics industries
* Bandolier
* Bandolier wire
* Header pins
* Contact pins
* Terminals
* Sleeved terminals
* Reel to reel
* Precision miniature stamping
* High speed
* Micro
* Stainless steel
* Medical Stamping
In addition, several types of metals are used in the process, including:
* Aluminum
* Beryllium
* Brass
* Bronze
* Cold Rolled Steel
* Copper
* Mylar
* Phenolic
* Stainless Steel
* Teflon
* Titanium and more!
The process of bandoliering involves the use of a delivery member (a "band", or "carrier") that conveys components from one point to another. In the precision metal stamping arena, bandoliering has been used extensively for manufacturing components such as pins assembled into electronic connectors. Bandoliered components are formed by a special type of precision metal stamping die (referred to as a progressive bandolier die), which is operated in a mechanical press (typically 60 ton, or greater). Raw material in the form of wire (ferrous or nonferrous) is fed into the die to be formed (stamped) into the final desired component, and raw material in the form of strip is introduced into the die to be formed into the bandolier to carry the final component. This article expounds on the use of the bandoliering technique for manufacturing various types of precision metal components. Specifically, the following will be discussed: (1) the benefits of bandoliered components, (2) examples of various applications that can employ bandoliering, and (3) various manufacturing options that can be incorporated into this process.
First, the benefits of producing a precision metal component in a bandoliered configuration (mainly for high volume applications) are threefold: (a) reduced unit cost, (b) repeatable quality, and (c) in-line post-processing. Unit cost can be reduced due to the fact that the stamping operation is performed in a progressive precision metal stamping die, and also because of the fact that the bandoliering process allows for time-saving secondary operations (such as assembly), which reduce overall unit cost. Quality is inherently repeatable in a progressive stamping die. The most significant benefit of the bandoliering process is related to the fact that the stamped components all exit the die in an "ordered" configuration, ready for an assembly process (either manual or automated) or for other secondary operations while still on the band (carrier). Related to this benefit is the fact that this process also lends itself to other manufacturing operations that can be performed inside the die (discussed later).
Second, the types of applications for which bandoliering may be employed are numerous. The following are examples of various industries that could employ this process: Medical devices (e.g., surgical components), Orthopedic components (e.g., pins), Electronic connectors (e.g., connector pins), Military components, as well as many other industries/applications.
Lastly, a bandoliered process can provide for various manufacturing operations to be performed either inside the precision metal stamping die, or outside of the stamping die (while the components are still located on the bandolier). Some examples of in-die operations that can be performed include: coining, sharpening, machining, assembly, and welding. Examples of secondary operations performed outside of the die (while the precision formed components are still on the band) include: cleaning, coating, heat-treating, and automated assembly.
High volume applications for stamped metal components should be evaluated to see if a bandoliered application could be used, especially if the need is present for secondary operations such as assembly, or other operations as discussed above.
The parts manufactured during the metal stamping process vary from tiny parts in material as thin as .05mm to larger frames and heavy duty metal components. Precision presses vary in size from 5 tons to 220 tons, and with speeds up to 1,500 per minute. Stamping services also have skiving equipment to contour metal thickness and configuration as required.
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