Die Stamping Sheet Metal

Pieces of flat sheet metal which is also referred to as the blanks are fed into the sheet metal stamping press wherein there is a set of tool and die surface which helps give it the desired shape and form.

Die stamping sheet metal. A stamping die is a special one of a kind precision tool that cuts and forms sheet metal into a desired shape or profile. 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. Forming dies were typically made by tool and die makers and put into production after mounting into a press the die was a metal block that was used for forming materials like sheet metal and plastic for the vacuum forming of plastic sheet only a single form was used typically to form transparent plastic containers called blister packs for merchandise. Dies also can contain cutting and forming sections made from carbide or various other hard wear resistant.

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. Metal stamping is a cold forming process that makes use of dies and stamping presses to transform sheet metal into different shapes.